Our choices define the course of our lives. But quite often, we end up making poor choices. According to author Sean Watt, decision-making depends on a person's personality, their knowledge, and their skills. With Decisions That Fit, Watt seeks to help readers improve their decision-making...

Daffy by Andrea Moriarty is a collection of stories focused on motherhood, especially the experience of raising children on the autism spectrum. Instead of following a single, linear narrative, the book unfolds through a series of personal essays and shared reflections by a close-knit group...

At first glance, the flexible nature of remote work seems like a brilliant innovation. While it offers so many benefits over more traditional employment models, that convenience often comes at a heavy price. Working from home blurs the boundaries between work tasks and recreation, as...

Few other pet species share our lives as intimately as dogs do. They can be trained to perform a huge variety of roles. But in exchange for their loyalty and devotion, we owe them compassionate care through each stage of life. This means not only...

In Daughter Unbound: Breaking the Chains of Generational Trauma, Heather Jefferson talks about her childhood in a family affected by unresolved trauma. She shares how her mother’s mental illness, addiction, and abuse affected her life, along with a father who was gentle but emotionally distant....

In his self-help book Deleting Anxiety: Why Your Anxiety Is Lying to You and How to Push Back by Brian J. Fernandez, LMFT, anxiety is described as a survival alarm, misapplied in settings where it is wholly unnecessary. Fernandez explains how the brain converts the...

Don’t Call Me Widow: How to Support Someone Who Has Lost Their Spouse by Samina Bari is a self-help book that every adult should read to be ready to handle tragedy in someone else’s life, a tragedy we all are bound to encounter sooner or...

Dr. Toad’s Short Book for a Long Memory by Jeffrey Tolstad presents a seven-day guide explaining how information moves from short-term to long-term memory through attention and repetition. He identifies visual, auditory, and tactile learning styles and says that combining them during study activates multiple...

Dancing with Our Selves: A Practical Guide to Harness the Ego and Live on Purpose by Brittany Hopkins Switlick is an engaging book about understanding and harnessing your ego self in healthy ways and cultivating a stronger connection with your higher self. As the ego self...

Dying to Live: Finding Life's Meaning Through Death by Andy Chaleff is a well-written book that shows how accepting death can influence the way we live. Chaleff shares some of the losses he experienced, starting from his childhood when he lost his pet, to the...