“The Power of Attachment” by Diane Poole Heller examines the four attachment styles that we fall into and how they play out in our adult significant relationships. She dedicates an entire to the, as she calls it “attachment adaptations;” secure, avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized. Each chapter is full of clear descriptions, origins of the styleContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: The Power of Attachment by Diane Poole Heller”
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Katie’s Bookshelf: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
“The Tao of Pooh” by Benjamin Hoff is a cute little book exploring the principles of the philosophy of Taoism. Hoff uses the characters, predominately Pooh to show how their traits and actions reflect Taoism. Such as Pooh being the epitome of the “Uncarved Block,” when he has used his “inner nature,” and following theContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff”
Katie’s Bookshelf: Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
“Girl, Wash Your Face” by Rachel Hollis is a book about the lies we believe and how to stop believing them in order to live your most full life. Rachel owns an event planning company in LA as well as runs a lifestyle blog. She uses her own experience growing up to explore the liesContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis”
Katie’s Bookshelf: Rising Strong by Brene Brown
“Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way we Live, Love, Parent, and Lead” by Brene Brown is the third book in her sequence about overcoming adversity and coming out the other side even better than before. Brown references “being in the arena” where we reckon(with our uncomfortable emotions), rumble(with the stories weContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Rising Strong by Brene Brown”
Katie’s Bookshelf: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
“The Untethered Soul; The Journey Beyond Yourself” by Michael A Singer explores the mind and our thoughts and how they create suffering in life. We tend to attach to our thoughts and believe them to be truth; truth about other, the world, circumstances, and ourselves. Singer calls our thoughts our “inner roommate.” He emphasizes theContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer”