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"We congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office breakroom. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We feel virtuous when we wake up at dawn to get a jump on the day. We put others' needs ahead of our own and believe this makes us exemplary. In On Our Best Behavior, journalist Elise Loehnen explains that these impulses - often lauded as unselfish, distinctly feminine instincts - are actually ingrained...
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"That was the question Layla Palmer struggled with after developing an anxiety disorder that shrunk her confidence and her world. For the first time, Layla shares the details of her circuitous, hard-fought journey, and through soul-suffusing stories, inspiring imagery, curative quotes, helpful research, and restorative family recipes she helps you: Feel calmer, clearer, and better equipped to handle stress, tap into the healing power of nature, move...
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From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A'ja Wilson comes an inspirational collection on what it means to grow up as a Black girl in America. This is a book for all the girls with an apostrophe in their name. This is for all the girls who are "too loud" and "too emotional." This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, "Oh, what did you do with your hair? That's new." This is for my Black girls. In this empowering...
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You are worthy of a joyful pregnancy and positive birth at any size! For too long people in bigger bodies have been told the same story of fat pregnancy-- it is risky, complicated, and birth will be anything but straightforward. In Fat Birth, Michelle Mayefske debunks common myths and exposes the single fatphobic narrative that has led to the overmedicalization of plus size birth. She encourages birthing people everywhere to stand in their power and...
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"At a time when many long-held workplace structures and beliefs are changing, Career Forward is a beacon for women aspiring to achieve success and satisfaction in rewarding careers. Drawing on decades of experience reaching the top of Fortune 500 companies, Grace Puma and Christiana Smith Shi show women how to maximize their career journeys, get paid what they're worth, navigate the shifts that occur in any company, build a leadership identity, and...
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"Todo lo resuelve, siempre está dispuesta y para ella nada es imposible: Doña Huevotes se encarga de tener orden en la casa, acepta las cargas más duras del trabajo y enfrenta los problemas más graves de la familia. Pero también sufre, se enferma y cae, aunque evita expresar su dolor. Pero... ¿quién es Doña Huevotes? ¿Por qué actúa así? ¿Qué deseos, rencores, anhelos guarda? ¿Es feliz o soporta todo con tal de demostrar que...
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"In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs-Streets experienced a series of losses: her stepfather, then father, and finally her family's puppy. Unmoored by grief, she couldn't sleep. But she discovered something surprising: during her wakeful nights, the darkness became a place of sanctuary, filled with creativity, reflection, and wonder. And once she stopped fighting her insomnia, Annabel tapped into something mysterious and beguiling: her Night Self....
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