Healthbolt Reading Room
September 27, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Book Reviews, Mental Health, Psychology
What I’ve been reading this week…
Healing through writing is the theme of Writing Away The Demons: Stories of Creative Coping through Transformative Writing edited by Dr. Sherry Reiter. The book is a collection of stories written by those who took up a pen and paper during their crisis - be it alcoholism, domestic violence, cancer, and addiction. Informative, enlightening, and inspiring, each story offers encouragement and insight to readers who might be in similar circumstances.
Deborah King suggests that what you hide can hurt you in Truth Heals, a book that focuses on the relationship between the suppression of truth and …read more
Book Review: ‘Road Rules’ to live by
September 25, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Book Reviews, Easy Health Tips, Happy Living Tip
Did you know that around 40 million squirrels a year get run over on US roads simply because they are so busy running back and forth, with no plan or strategy, with the sole aim of finding nuts?
Which is why Andrew J Sherman, in his self-improvement book Road Rules, suggests that we need to ‘Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel.’
Unlike squirrels, trucks are big, powerful, and have a plan, road map, and destination in mind. They, unlike the squirrel, don’t get squashed.
Yes, it sounds a bit extreme, even violent and aggressive. But once you get into the book, you’ll find …read more
And the Winner of ‘Road Trip Guide to the Soul’ is…
February 6, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Book Reviews, Contests and Giveaways, Easy Health Tips, Happy Living Tip, Health, How To, Mental Health, Psychology, Relationships
Am happy to see that so many of you are like me and love hitting the road. Road trips really are exhilerating and result in such memorable experiences.
But road trips aren’t only about getting in the car and driving off in the sunset. They can also be about looking for change, looking for answers, and clearing the mind.
And that’s really what the book ‘Road Trip Guide to the Soul’ is all about. I can guarantee that by the time you’ve finished reading it and following some of the ideas and action plans, you’ll be feeling as exhilerated as when you …read more
Take a ‘Road Trip to the Soul’: Book Review and Giveaway.
January 29, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Book Reviews, Contests and Giveaways, Easy Health Tips, How To, Psychology
Friends say that whenever I hear the words ‘road trip’ my eyes light up and I’ve got one foot heading out the door trying to catch a ride. I just love getting out on the road and heading somewhere. I don’t even have to be heading anywhere in particular. I just like to be on the road.
So it‘s not surprising that Sadie Nardini’s book ‘Road Trip Guide to the Soul’ caught my eye. After, the whole premise of the book rested on one of my favorite activities. But once I started reading, I soon realised that this road trip was …read more
