Shift into Softer Self-Care This Fall
It’s officially the dog days of summer! While we prepare for the cooler weather and a new season, check out our book recommendations for soft self care to read this fall.
Many of us assume that once we understand why we feel the way we do, things will finally change. Traditional talk therapy often equips us with the language and self-awareness we’ve been missing — yet so many of us find ourselves stuck. We can recognize the trigger, name the pattern, and explain the story, yet still feel unable to create tangible change in our day-to-day lives. So, where’s the disconnect? What’s missing?
Registered social worker and trauma therapist Simone Saunders believes the answer lies in crossing the threshold from the mind into the body—moving from self-awareness into a felt, embodied understanding. In Where Do You Feel That in Your Body, Simone guides you through a gentle and practical approach to noticing what emotions feel like in your body, understanding the protective patterns shaped by identity and past experiences, and recognizing how your nervous system responds to stress and disconnection. You’ll learn how to read your body’s signals with curiosity, and how to build the capacity to stay present with your emotions instead of disconnecting from them.
In recent years, the language of the body—posture, facial expressions, movements, and sensations—has become more widely recognized for the integral role it plays in shaping and maintaining our survival patterns. Where Do You Feel That in Your Body shows you how to build a steady, supportive relationship with your nervous system that grows and shifts over time. You’ll understand how your body and mind communicate, how identity and culture shape your emotional responses, and how to gently shift the patterns that once helped you survive.
The last self-help book you’ll ever need—learn how to accelerate personal growth and mental well-being with the collective wisdom of self-help: the 12 Levers.
“A powerful toolkit that you can use for whatever challenges life has thrown at you.” —Annie Duke, bestselling author of Thinking in Bets and Quit
After years of research—analyzing 106 self-help books and 23 therapies—psychology experts Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson discovered that, from a bird’s-eye view, all self-help techniques collapse into just 12 broad strategies. Knowing these 12 Levers can prepare you for so many of the challenges that life will throw at you. You’ll learn how to…
- Clarify your intrinsic values to give your life direction
- Overcome fear by using the most scientifically validated anxiety approach in the world
- Alleviate insomnia and out-of-sync sleep routines with techniques largely known only to sleep therapists
- Enrich your downtime by doing more glad-you-did-it activities
- Get more done by understanding the three factors of The Productivity Equation
- Interrupt spirals of self-consciousness using the Attention Training Technique
…and much more.
Together, the 12 Levers form the complete psychological toolkit for improving your life.
The instant #1 New York Times bestselling author and creator of PlantYou is back with her easiest recipes yet!
Thirty minutes or less. Five-minute prep. Batch cooking. Dump-and-bake meals everyone will love. No matter how little time you have for the kitchen, Quickies has you covered with healthy, delicious meals.
PlantYou: Quickies is your go-to guide for fast, easy, plant-based cooking on days when you feel like doing anything but. Designed for real life and real schedules, Carleigh’s recipes will help you get a fabulous meal on the table.
In Quickies you’ll find:
- Approachable, speedy recipes, many doable in 30 minutes or less
- Carleigh’s signature “Got This, Make That” visual guide to help you use what you have in your fridge and pantry
- Dump & Bake and S.O.S. (Save Our Sanity) Suppers sections for minimal mess and maximum ease
- Shortcuts and meal prep tips for when your time and energy are limited
- Gluten, nut, and oil-free options, giving you the flexibility to adapt to your own dietary needs
- A Plant Point counter with each recipe, so you can eat healthier without the stress.
With recipes for every meal, Quickies will make plant-based cooking simple, speedy, practical, and truly delicious!
A groundbreaking book from the “Stress Reset Expert” reveals that contrary to popular belief, cortisol isn’t the enemy—it’s an essential hormone your body depends on to function, heal, and thrive, and the key to reclaiming your health is restoring your natural supply. For fans of Good Energy and Age Like a Girl.
Our relationship to cortisol, the stress hormone, is often misconstrued. We believe cortisol is bad—something we want to lower and keep at bay. But here’s the truth: the migraines, bloating, mood swings, weight gain, and joint pain may not stem from too much cortisol at all. More often, they arise when your body’s cortisol levels are depleted. When you learn how your system really interacts with this vital hormone, you create the conditions for your body to repair, rebalance, and reset.
In The Cortisol Cure, Dr. Erin Kinney introduces her powerful and accessible framework: the “Cortisol Bank Account.” Think of cortisol as the “currency” your body uses to generate energy, handle stress, heal, and perform at its best. When you rest, you earn cortisol. When stress demands your attention—physical, emotional or environmental —you spend it. And just like with any budget, when you consistently spend more than you earn, you slip into hormonal debt. This debt sends your body into survival mode and can manifest as a wide range of symptoms that feel mysterious or disconnected.
This book maps the journey Dr. Kinney has used to help over 7,000 patients and clients heal their body, health, and life. You will:
- Understand what you want for your body—you’ll learn how to balance your relationship with cortisol in each area of your life.
- Read real patient stories that illustrate the science in clear, relatable, and empowering ways.
- Learn habits that you can put into practice—and that will stick for the long term.
The Cortisol Cure is a wake-up call and action plan for anyone who doesn’t feel well and isn’t sure why, but needs to feel better. If you’re human and you want to be well—this book is for you.
A comprehensive and compassionate approach to breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and what comes after, to educate and empower you to be your own—and best—advocate.
A breast cancer diagnosis is profoundly life-changing at any age, but can be especially distressing for younger women who must navigate their diagnosis and treatment while balancing the responsibilities and pressure of career goals, parenting, fertility concerns, dating, relationships, marriage, and more. Despite the rise in breast cancer among younger women, resources for these patients can be few and far between, and it can be difficult to know which ones to trust.
Enter Beyond the Pink. As a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer, Dr. Teplinsky picks up where the clinical visits leave off. Beyond the Pink goes beyond the science and medicine to focus on the challenges encountered by younger breast cancer previvors, survivors and thrivers, but the material is applicable for all who have been touched by breast cancer. Dr. Teplinsky helps them navigate their way through recovery and life, offering:
- A comprehensive look at screening, diagnosis, and genetics with the most up-to-date information on treatment options
- Practical tools for emotional and psychological issues, such as anxiety, depression, body image, and fear of cancer recurrence
- Information on treating and living with metastatic breast cancer
- A clear overview of how cancer treatments affect health, including menopause, cardiovascular, bone, muscle, brain, and sexual health, with practical strategies to manage them
- Real stories from breast cancer previvors, survivors and thrivers
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with breast cancer, Beyond the Pink is your go-to resource from a trusted expert.