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Are you fed up with your work/life balance? Do you feel burnt out
and uninspired? Are you stuck in a job you hate and desperate for
change but don't know where to start? Then you need this
refreshingly honest book that will change your relationship with
work for good. One evening after missing the train home, standing
on the cold platform, exhausted and quietly sobbing, Anniki
Sommerville realized she wouldn't get to see her kids before
bedtime for the fourth time that week, she knew it was time for a
major change. When podcaster, author, and journalist Anniki first
landed her dream job, she was overjoyed. But she very quickly felt
trapped in a toxic work culture that was making her miserable and
anxious. We're constantly told we should be doing work that is 100%
fulfilling and makes us feel authentic and bursting with happiness
at every moment. But the perfect job doesn't exist. What if there
was another way? From running a multi-million-pound company to
becoming a freelancer and everything in between, Anniki has learnt
some valuable life lessons about what work means to her. She's
figured out that 'nailing it' is a one-way ticket to burnout and
disillusionment, and instead found a more joyful path to
contentment. In this essential guide to getting your work life back
on track, The Big Quit will show you how to: 1. Spot the early
signs of burnout 3. Embrace trying new things and overcome fear of
failure 4. Navigate your way through work anxieties 4. Create
boundaries with your work and home life 5. Benefit from slowing
down and looking after yourself 6. Build your confidence up after a
career break 7. Enjoy your job! Packed with real and practice
advice, fans of Arianna Huffington, Everything is Figureoutable,
Roxie Nafousi's Manifest and Caitlin Moran will love The Big Quit.
Read what everyone is saying about Anniki Sommerville: 'I loved
this book. Full of wit and wisdom, Anniki tells it like it is.'
Clover Stroud 'I LOVED this book... I couldn't put down... so
refreshingly honest...The language used made the book feel like I
was talking to a friend...really helpful and full of useful
advice...such a brilliant read!' NetGalley reviewer ??????????
'Laugh-out-loud funny! As a woman in her 40s, I thoroughly enjoyed
this book... Spot-on for many of the thoughts & worries &
oddities running through my head too.' NetGalley reviewer
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*** #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *** 'Immensely helpful...a tome of
medical knowledge. I'm mildly obsessed by Louise Newson. Buy the
book!' Davina McCall 'What a brilliant, helpful and
straight-forward guide to menopause. I wish I could have had it
when I first had symptoms, it would have made a huge difference to
me' Louise Minchin 'This book is indispensable. Keep it by your
bedside. It will transform your life. Dr Louise is a miracle
worker' Lorraine Kelly Take charge of your menopause and feel great
Dr Louise Newson is the UK's leading menopause specialist, and
she's determined to help women thrive during the menopause. Despite
being something that almost every woman will experience at some
point in their lives, misdiagnosis, misinformation and stigma are
commonplace. In Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause, Dr
Newson will demystify the menopause and show why every woman should
be perimenopause aware, regardless of their age. Drawing on new
research and empowering patient stories from a diverse range of
women who have struggled to secure adequate treatment and correct
diagnosis, Dr Newson will equip you with expert advice on: * Common
and 'taboo' symptoms to look out for * HRT treatment options *
Going through an early menopause * Getting a good night sleep *
Optimising your nutrition in the menopause * Exercising for a
better menopause * Your mental health during the menopause Dr
Newson empowers women to confidently take charge of their health
and their changing bodies. It's never too early to learn about the
perimenopause or menopause and this essential book will equip you
with everything you need to know. ******* Dr Louise Newson is
donating 10% of all royalties she receives for the book to The
Menopause Charity. Part of the Penguin Life Experts series.
Your period has power. Embrace your natural cycle, work with your
hormones and connect to the innate feminine wisdom of your
menstrual cycle. Your period is way more than PMS, carb cravings
and lady rage - it's actually a 4-part lady code that, once
cracked, will uncover a series of monthly superpowers that can be
used to enhance your relationships with others, build a better
business, have incredible sex and create a 'bloody' amazing life.
Code Red, from the Creatrix of www.thesassyshe.com, Lisa Lister, is
a call to action. A rallying cry that dares you to explore,
navigate and most importantly, love your lady landscape. You'll
learn how to live and work in complete alignment with the rhythms
of nature, the moon and your menstrual cycle, be inspired by
insights from Wise + Wild Women like Meggan Watterson, Alexandra
Pope and Uma Dinsmore Tuli, and gain access to easy-to-follow
strategies and SHE Flow yoga practices. You'll be invited to
connect with your true nature as a woman, tap into the
transformational power of your innate feminine wisdom and use your
menstrual cycle as an ever-unfolding map to crack your lady code.
Lunar Abundance is a prescriptive, interactive, and illustrated
guide for today's women on cultivating peace, purpose, and
abundance in both their personal and professional lives, guided by
the phases of the moon. In a world in which women feel increasingly
disconnected-from their inner selves, each other, and the world,
Lunar Abundance offers a path to reconnection, with results that
you can actually see. It shows how by tuning into the natural
rhythm of lunar ebbs and flows, you can connect with work,
relationships, your body, and surroundings on a higher level than
ever before, becoming more productive and self-aware in the
process. Filled with inspirational photography, helpful charts, and
interactive features, it's also a practical guide to self-care that
will help you summon your true potential and create a better life
for you and for those in your orbit.
'Pippa Campbell is a fantastic nutritionist.' Gabby Logan Do you
struggle to lose weight? Have you tried a number of plans that work
for others but not for you? Are you looking for an easy,
sustainable solution to staying healthy? Diet and nutrition expert
Pippa Campbell's clients turn to her for help when their
weight-loss plans fail. Now she wants to share her secrets with
everyone and help you become your own 'diet detective' along the
way. Through a simple Q&A Pippa helps to identify what's going
wrong in the 7 key body systems that might prevent weight loss,
before creating a diet that is specific to you and your needs and
formulating a personalised plan for sustainable weight-loss and
better health. Packed with tasty recipe ideas, meal planners and
illuminating client case studies, Eat Right, Lose Weight debunks
the one-size-fits-all diet myth and is the book that will change
the way women approach weight loss.
Do you think it's normal to have painful periods, to feel like your
hormones are running the show, to always be an emotional mess as
your period approaches? Do you have to plan your life around heavy,
painful or irregular periods? You Can Have A Better Period is here
to tell you that it doesn't have to be that way! This fully
comprehensive guide offers friendly, practical and highly effective
advice to improve your menstrual health. It will equip you with the
tools you need to tune into your own body and change your cycle for
the better. Discover what's normal and what isn't at each stage of
the menstrual cycle Learn how your food choices shape your period
experience Tailor exercise and lifestyle choices to fit each stage
of the cycle Discover answers to key questions: "Are periods
supposed to be so painful?" "Why is my period so heavy?" "Why am I
so moody right before my period?" "Where has my period gone?" This
book will empower you to embrace your feminine rhythm so that you
feel in control of - not held captive by - your period and
menstrual cycle.
The ultimate holistic fitness guide for new mums, including a
gentle 12-week Baby Steps Body Plan, 75 nutritious and simple
recipes, and tips on self-care. 'I assure you that the phrase
"snapping back" does not appear within these pages in anything
other than an angry way! Instead, this is a "feel stronger,
healthier and more confident" plan.' The Ultimate Body Plan for New
Mums is the second fitness and recipe book from actress, presenter
and fitness guru Gemma Atkinson. Based on her own experiences,
Gemma wants to help other new mums ease their way back into
exercise and nourish themselves with the right kinds of food. This
is not about weight loss or dieting, or unachievable workout
routines. Instead, it's a book that keeps things real, with a focus
on safe post-natal exercises that have been divided into those you
can do at home and those you can use to build your confidence when
returning to the gym. These exercises form the 12-week Baby Steps
Body Plan, which can be started six weeks after giving birth. Along
with 75 nutritious and simple recipes, perfect for fitting around a
newborn baby's routine, the book will also include self-care advice
for being kind to yourself during those early weeks and months of
getting used to being a new mum. Gemma will share her own
experiences of giving birth and caring for her new baby, including
the impact on both her body and her mental health. Crucially, she
didn't put herself under any pressure to lose weight or to follow a
diet regime after giving birth to her daughter; instead, she gave
herself time to find her way back to herself, through carefully
structured post-natal fitness routines and eating well - and now
she wants to help other new mums to do the same. Alongside the
recipes and fitness plan, Gemma will also share the secrets behind
her seemingly boundless energy and positivity!
Use the power of nature to heal your body and enjoy a lifetime of
good health . .
In "Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine," naturopathic
physician Tori Hudson shows you how to safely and effectively
combine conventional and natural medicine to maintain health and
address specific medical conditions. Her groundbreaking work offers
sound information on complementary therapies such as bio-identical
hormones, vitamin supplementation, herbs, diet, and exercise and
helps you make informed choices about your health. .
Learn how to: . Treat a whole range of female health issues,
from contraception to menopause, heart conditions to infections.
Safely integrate alternative therapies with traditional medicine.
Determine when you should seek a practitioner's help . And much
more. .
Compassionate and authoritative, "Women's Encyclopedia of
Natural Medicine" demonstrates that an informed, integrative
approach to staying well is often the best medicine.. .
This is a book that should be in every woman's health library
and every alternative practitioner's library. It is a resource for
the new breed of conventional practitioners who are open to a more
integrative health-care system.
. --Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of "Women's Bodies, Women's
Wisdom,"
Are you one of the millions of people suffering from Binge Eating
Disorder? Are you caught in the trap of binge eating, emotional
eating, mindless eating, and diet obsession? This book will help
you to stop binge eating right now. You will heal the underlying
issues that lead to your binge eating when you implement this
complete mind, body and spirit approach to healing. It will help
you to become the person who you know you are while gently guiding
you away from the tyranny of food and body obsession, diets, binge
eating and scales. You will come to a place of freedom and peace
around food and your body so that you can enjoy your life. You will
be able to breathe with ease and settle in to a place of normalcy
around food and your body. Reclaiming Yourself from Binge Eating
uses a new approach to treating binge eating that does not include
dieting, deprivation, willpower, or any kind of self-criticism.
These easy steps to becoming a normal eater are thought provoking,
action oriented and enjoyable. Recovery from the torment of food
and negative body image is within reach.
Explaining the practical implications of new discoveries in
'life-course biology', Nutrition and Lifestyle for Pregnancy and
Breastfeeding is an informed resource on factors that affect
offspring development. The impact of parental lifestyle and
behavioural choices influence not only fetal development and birth
outcomes, but also postnatal development, yet guidance on
appropriate diet, behaviour, and exposures during pregnancy is
often confusing and contradictory. With accessible explanations of
the latest scientific research, and clear summaries and
recommendations, this book is a valuable and authoritative guide
for all levels of health care providers. The authors provide an
overview of the background evidence, highlighting the importance of
lifestyle choices prior to and during pregnancy. In-depth
discussions of nutritional and lifestyle factors that impact on
pregnancy and offspring outcomes are based on the latest research
and exploration of key scientific studies. Nutrition and Lifestyle
for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding is a manual offering both
scientific and clinical evidence to empower health care providers
and ensure they have the information necessary to confidently care
for prospective and new parents.
"Women with epilepsy have different needs than men with epilepsy,
especially at various stages in their life cycle. Epilepsy and its
treatment can affect or compromise the menstrual cycle,
contraception, fertility and pregnancy, child development in the
womb, child care, and menopause. Conversely, the mesntrual cycle,
contraception, pregnancy, and menopause can all affet epilepsy and
its manaegment.
Epilepsy in Women: The Facts adopts the female perspective and
describes in detail the special problems that epilepsy can cause.
It offers information and practical advice on the symptoms,
diagnosis, and management of the different types of epilepsy,
providing an invaluable resource that will empower women with the
knowledge that they need to take control of their health and to
cope with their condition. The book contains numerous case
histories, which provide surprising insights into the experiences
of women with epilepsy, and 'Myths' and 'Facts' boxes, which help
the reader immediately highlight the most important information.
*** 'Essential reading for anyone wanting to achieve their dreams.
Liv is an inspiration.' - Grant Cardone, New York Times bestselling
author 'Liv's extraordinary ability and passion is admirable. A
winning read.' - Gary Lineker In The Way To Win, Freestyle Football
World Champion and TikTok sensation Liv Cooke opens up about her
journey to becoming the best freestyler in the world. Drawing from
experience Liv shares an easy-to-follow 10-step guide to achieving
your dream - from correctly setting out your goals and forming good
habits to handling nerves and maintaining success. With a positive
attitude and holistic approach to productivity, Liv explores how
you can find inspiration in your life... and of course, provides an
insight into how she achieved incredible success at such a young
age. The Way To Win is the ultimate guide to reaching the top of
any industry and becoming your best self.
Headache in women is truly a major health issue. Every year, over
22 million women in the United States suffer from migraine
headache, often debilitating attacks that can leave the sufferer
bedridden and that, in many cases, can undermine both one's career
and even one's marriage. The Woman's Guide to Managing Migraine is
a concise and practical handbook that gives female headache
sufferers all the tools they need to work with their healthcare
providers to properly diagnose types of headache and develop the
best possible treatment plans. A headache specialist, family
practice physician, and fellow migraine sufferer, Dr. Susan
Hutchinson introduces the reader to seven women with different
lives--ranging from a nineteen-year-old college student, to a
twenty-nine-year-old attorney, to a fifty-five-year- old mother of
three grown children--different women with the common thread of
suffering from disabling monthly migraines. As these women's lives
unfold throughout the book, the reader gains insight into their own
headache experience. Readers will learn about hormonal therapy,
preventive strategies, and treatment options, ranging from the most
promising new drugs to the most effective complementary and
alternative therapies. Dr. Hutchinson answers common questions,
such as how to plan for pregnancy and how to manage family and work
life while coping with ongoing migraine attacks. She shows you how
to carefully maintain your body and brain to minimize disruptions
that can trigger a migraine, how to keep a migraine diary, how to
find a headache-focused provider in your area, and how to make the
most out of a visit to your doctor. The book includes a "headache
quiz" that will determine if you are having true migraines. The
time in a woman's life when migraine is most common--her twenties
through her early fifties--represents her peak earning- power and
child-raising years. The Woman's Guide to Managing Migraine will
empower women to take charg
On the precipice of starting her adult life, aged eighteen, Sophie,
a rebellious and incorrigible wild child, crashed her car and was
instantly paralysed from the chest down. Rushed to hospital,
everything she had dreamed for her life was instantly forgotten and
her journey to rediscover herself and build a different life began.
But being told she would never walk again would come to be the
least of her concerns. Over the next eighteen years, as she strived
to come to terms with the change in her body, her relationships
were put to the test; she has had to learn to cope with the many
unexpected and unpredictable setbacks of living with paralysis; she
has had to overcome her own and other people's perceptions of
disability and explore the limits of her abilities, all whilst
searching for love, acceptance, meaning, identity, and purpose.
Driving Forwards is a remarkable and powerful memoir, detailing
Sophie's life-changing injury, her recovery, and her life since.
Strikingly honest, her story is unusual and yet relatable,
inspiring us to see how adversity can be channelled into
opportunity and how ongoing resilience can ultimately lead to
empowerment.
The Power Source shows how and why our pelvic floor is so important
from a variety of different perspectives, ranging from purely
physical body mechanics to how it impacts our nervous system to how
it is the seat of all life force energy. Located at our root, all
energy and strength flow up from the pelvic floor. Our pelvic floor
determines how strong our core is, how we handle stress, and how
much energy reaches the rest of our body. In other words, without
addressing the health of our pelvic floor, we are all missing out
on a powerful key component of our overall physical, emotional, and
spiritual health. The Power Source offers a deep understanding of
how to cultivate this strength in their bodies and in their lives
by following a holistic, multi-sensory program that works from the
pelvic floor up. Roxburgh demonstrates how it relates to the other
areas of our body (or, as she calls them, "containers"), both
physically and energetically. And, most importantly, she shares a
program for how readers can align their bodies and their lives by
adopting an entirely new and more powerful definition of
"strength."
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