+ It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey - The obligatory summer rom-com beach read of today's haul is It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey. I needed to balance out the self-help books with something on the light and fun side. I loved Tessa's book Fix Her Up so this one seemed like a great choice to kick the summer off with. The book has been compared to the likes of Schitt's Creek with the typical plot of rich-girl-from-the-big-city visits small town, gets a culture shock and ends up falling in love with the sexy-hard-working-physical-labor-doing-man who despises everything she stands for. Hallmark movie vibes with a little heat. I always enjoy an enemies-to-lovers vibe so I'm very excited for this one!
+ The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now is a personal growth + development book focusing on spiritual enlightenment by bringing yourself into the current moment of "Now." By being in the present, you have the ability to experience joy, inner peace and embrace your true self. I've heard amazing things about this book and focusing on the present is something that I think we can all do more of. It's so easy to dwell on the past or worry about the future-- I am guilty of both of these regularly. Looking forward to reading this + hoping for some positive transformations.
+ The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk - I've had The Body Keeps the Score on my TBR list for several months now. When I first saw a recommendation for it, I wasn't entirely sure what it was about but I knew it was health-focused and was said to be a great book for healing. I was initially under the impression that the idea of the book was based upon consumption + lifestyle factors. Recently I've been interested in learning more about stress, it's affect on us and ways to regulate our sympathetic nervous system (causes "fight or flight" response). With the books title, it made sense in my head? I should also add that I don't typically do a ton of research on books before actually reading or buying them. I'll usually go based off of a recommendation or a quick blurb + that's it. Research can be too telling at times and I prefer to fly in by the seat of my pants! I'd rather make my own conclusion than be skewed.
To get back to the point-- this appears to be completely different from what thought it was. I read more on the back of the book (and under the title-- totally missed that the first time?!) which very clearly states "Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma." Trauma is a highly discussed topic today so I do think the book will be interesting and hopefully a valuable read. It's interesting because when you hear people discuss trauma today, it's often stated that we all have our own trauma in some way, shape or form. Depending on who you listen to, everything can either be a trauma response or is falsely labeled as such. Without an obvious event or circumstance, the gray areas can definitely be tricky so I can understand the polarity in that. I'm always interested to learn more, especially on topics relating to health. I'll keep you posted on this one once I start reading it.
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