Rodgers has given us a tale of hurt and anguish. Her characters are an eclectic mix with emotions and flaws that are the same you find in the people you meet every day. Yet some of the secrets and issues are things we only hear about, and with a steady hand she introduces us to the dangers of bulimia and its aftermath.
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Book Review: ‘Are You Fully Charged?’ by Tom Rath
'Are You Fully Charged?' gives you a new way of looking at all the aspects of your life and how to bring in sync with what you really want.
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There is simply no reason to accept fading looks and vitality as the inevitable byproducts of a modern, busy life.
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Dr. McBride believes our bodies know how to heal themselves and give us information to assist in that healing.
Read More »Interview: Motivational Speaker Allan McDougall, Author of ‘Breaking Through: Discovering the Riches Within’
"I'm very leery of people saying, 'We're sending them to rehab and in 30 days, they'll be fine.' That's setting them up to fail."
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"Singletasking" offers irrefutable evidence about the fallacies equated with multi-tasking and the damage its inflicting on us
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Frank Bruni investigates the madness of the college admissions process, and offers a needed new perspective.
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Kent’s book is clear and practical, filled with savvy secrets, ah-hah moments and best of all, a step-by-step approach to mastering the Twitter universe.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Reinvent Yourself: Essential Tools from a Brooklyn Psychiatrist Who Has Seen It All’ by Dr. Johnny Lops
Not only is Lops quite relate-able, he’s persuasive, and in a large part that comes form his own life and career.
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We need to be consistent in how we love, while understanding how people struggle with loving themselves, which makes it difficult for them to love us.
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