BOOKS
Hidden Valley Road
By Robert Kolker
Chosen for Oprah’s book club, this is a dramatic biographical novel about a family that has six of twelve children living with schizophrenia. Its an entertaining read with diverse elements that include: institutionalization, insurance issues, medicinal side effects, therapies, murder, love and forgiveness.
Publisher: Double day
Building a life worth living
By Marsha M. Linehan
The heart of DBT, dialectical behaviour therapy is mindfulness and acceptance. This memoir guides us through Marsha’s experience, her diagnosis with borderline personality disorder and the steps that led to the birth of DBT.
Publisher: Random House
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
By Alice Wong
A well-known activist and writer who lives with disabilities, Alice Wong’s latest book takes a deeply personal look at the definition of intimacy. Her exploration offers us alternative ways of thinking about connections, sexual liberation and discovery.
Publisher: Vintage
AUDIO BOOKS
Yoga for Bendy People
Written for yoga teachers and practitioners who want a deeper understanding of hypermobility syndromes and how to optimize the benefits of yoga for them. Author Libby Hinsley is a long-time yoga teacher, teacher trainer, and physical therapist is a person living with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She is passionate about raising awareness about hypermobility in the yoga community and beyond. Her own chronic pain, joint instability, and yoga-related injuries lead her to share what’s common among bendy practitioners. In this book, she offers guidance on how to develop a sustainable yoga practice tailored to the unique needs of bendy practitioners—body, mind, and spirit.
TED TALKS
Your relationship expectations could be holding you back
What if the secret to a happy relationship isn’t following the rules, but rewriting them? In this refreshing talk, couples therapist Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile explores why letting go of traditional societal expectations of romantic relationship- like sharing the same routines or even, in some cases, living together-—can help couples embrace their individuality and reduce conflict.
How to find laughter anywhere
Why are some people really funny and others no so much? Comedian Chris Duffy shows you how you can sharpen your sense of humour and start laughing every day.
PODCASTS
Self-care for extremely busy women
By Suzanne Falter
Suzanne shares simple, bite-sized suggestions to help you ease onto the path of effective self-care in a way that feels doable rather than demanding. Slow down and tune in to true, a how-to-story from a well known author.
Not Wonder Woman
By Cyran and Mel
Professional women with successful careers and social media channels who want to connect with other women share how we can balanace work, family, side gigs and take care of ourselves. This podcast offers productivity hacks so women can thrive in their day-to-day lives.
