Book Review: The Velveteen Principles, A Guide To Becoming Real

Book Review: The Velveteen Principles, A Guide To Becoming Real

By: Toni Raiten-D'Antonio When I was in college, way back in the late 60s, a popular book being passed around was The Velveteen Rabbit. Yes, it is a children's book and yes, I said I was in college. Deep within this simple, classic story of a well loved stuffed rabbit is hidden many basic life t

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Book Review: Life Strategies by Phillip C McGraw, Ph.D.

You are probably familiar with Dr. Phil from The Oprah Show. Dr. Phil offers you advice on doing what works and doing what matters in your life. He offers stories about people he’s chatted with and shows how they have determined what they need to change in their lives to be happier and make their

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Book Review: Body Signs – From Warning Signs to False Alarms…How To Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective

Every patient over the course of their disease will learn the tell tale signs pointing to their body entering a "flare up". I am one of those patients who know their body like a road map. I know every scar, every blemish, every black and blue. I have learned that any change, addition, or variation o

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Book Review: Natural Pain relief – A Practical Handbook for Self-Help

The author , Jan Sadler, developed these techniques for pain-relief after drug therapy was ineffective in controlling her pain caused by a back injury and operation. Unlike many books on alternative pain relief, which concentrate on alternative therapies from outside our bodies, this book is entire

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Book Review: Three Days To A Life That Works

by Lee Watters I had this book for a few weeks before I even attempted to begin it. The title, alone, is intimidating - Three Days To A Life That Works. I knew that this was not going to be a book that I could breeze through. This book takes work, lots of work. For those of you that enjoy self-he

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Book Review: Positive Energy

by Judith Orloff, M.D. I just finished spending the bulk of my Memorial Day weekend reading the book, "Positive Energy" and I found it a compelling and insightful read. My daughter, Christine has battled Lupus and its tiring effects for more than 10 years now, and I too have struggled wi

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Book Review: Appetites: Why Women Want

by Caroline Knapp In Caroline Knapp’s last book before her death, Appetites: Why Women Want, she explores the thought-provoking and often heart wrenching questions about bodily, spiritual and psychological desires women grapple with in our everyday lives. Throughout the book, Knapp chronicles h

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