Self Joy

After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void,'" she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe." Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build.

Feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck in a cycle of putting everyone else first? Struggling to find time for yourself while juggling responsibilities, expectations, and daily stress? It’s time to shift the focus back where it belongs—on YOU. Focusing on Myself: Transform Your Life by Reclaiming Your Time, Energy, and Happiness is your step-by-step guide to reclaiming your time, energy, and joy. Packed with practical strategies, self-care routines, and mindset shifts, this book will help you break free from guilt, set healthy boundaries, and start living a life that truly fulfils you...

Have you spent your life giving so much of yourself to others that you no longer know who you are anymore? 40-year-old Joy Donnoly, recently widowed following her husband’s decade-long progressive illness, finds herself all alone after her triplets leave for college and university. Without anyone to take care of for the first time in two decades, Joy realizes she has given so much of herself to take care of her family that she lost herself in the process. Unable to figure out what to do next, she falls into a depression, losing herself to television and social media to cope with her grief...

A sacred feminine initiation of self-love and soul care rituals, tools, and exercises. Spiritual teacher, intuitive coach, and award-winning author Abiola Abrams invites you to activate African goddess magic to transmute your fears and limiting beliefs so that you can create more happiness, abundance, and self-acceptance.

The Inner Smile is a practice that focuses gratitude and joy on the internal organs to resolve the physical and mental tensions that can lead to illness. In Taoism negative emotions - anger, sadness, depression, fear, and worry - are seen as low-grade energy that causes chronic disease and steals our major life force by creating energy blockages. Master Mantak Chia shows that the internal awareness produced by the simple yet powerful Inner Smile meditation practice flushes the organs of negative energy that may be blocking chi energy flow in order to nourish the entire body.

Can we really learn to be happy? Yes, we can. Each semester, nearly 1,400 students sign up for Harvard professor Tal Ben-Shahar's life-changing class, "How to Get Happy". Currently it's the hottest course at Harvard, taken by 20 percent of its graduates. In Happier, Professor Ben-Shahar brings the ideas of the Ivory Tower to Main Street, distilling the lessons and exercises from his course into a slim volume of practical wisdom.

You know those awful, terrible, sucker-punch moments in life? The ones that knock you down, burn you up, or make you cringe so hard you wish it was all a bad dream? Probably–because we all do. These epic, messy, oh-no-oh-crap moments of chaos are just part of life–yet, as Dr. Neeta Bhushan shows us, they're also beautiful opportunities for change.

Whether we’re facing deadlines, difficulties with family or friends, personal crises, or just the uncertainty of the world—stress is the ocean we swim in. Even our negative thoughts can trigger our body’s stress response so we rarely experience periods of ease and deep restoration. In The Stress Prescription, Dr. Epel distills decades of research, infused with wisdom, into a practical yet transformative seven-day plan of science-based techniques that can help you harness stress through more positive challenge and purpose.

Black Joy is everywhere. From the bustling streets of Lagos to hip-hop blasting through apartment windows in the Bronx. From the wide-open coastal desert of Namibia to the lush slopes of Jamaica’s Blue Mountains. From the thriving tradition of Candomblé in Bahia to the innovative and trendsetting styles of Soweto, and beyond, Black Joy is present in every place that Black people exist. Now—at last—is a one-of-a-kind celebration of this truth and a life-giving testament to one of the most essential forces that fuels Black life: The Black Joy Project.

What if your most powerful transformation isn’t about what you're not? What if it’s all about reclaiming your dismissed self? The Accelerated Self: Powerful Source Guidance to Engage Your Higher Self, Fast-track Your Potential, and Walk the Path of Greatness is not just a self-help book it’s a powerful transmission from Universal Consciousness (Source) designed to reawaken the truth of your unseen self, which dwells beyond memory, muscle, and manifest. IT'S SOUL-EXPANDING GUIDANCE THAT: Connects you to your Higher Self Purges the wounded identity shaped by experiences Develops your ...

Whether you're struggling with racing thoughts, emotional tension, or long-term insomnia, this trauma-informed self-hypnosis program offers a safe, natural path back to deep and restorative rest. Unlike rigid sleep routines or performance-based techniques, these guided sessions are designed to help you unlearn the stress of not sleeping, and recondition your body and subconscious mind to rest with ease.

Happiness is considered a destination, but the finish line is constantly moving—when we get married, find that dream job, move away from home, have a baby, build a dream house, etc. We are promised that a happy life is tied to these milestones. But what if society has it wrong? What if happiness isn't the goal at all? With her trademark candor and hilarious storytelling, MK paints a picture of a different life—one bursting with a force that is far more sustainable and vibrant: joy.

Protect yourself from burnout and find the balance you've been craving in this chaotic world. Maybe you’re feeling exhausted, both mentally and physically, from the last few years and all of the uncertainty and change that came with them. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed and struggling to meet the constant demands on your time.

Facilitate Spiritual Transformation with Light Language "Galactic Frequencies of Light: Experiences in Light Language" is a fascinating and illuminating exploration of the ancient practice of using light language for personal and spiritual growth. Through this book, readers will learn about the powerful potential of light language as a tool for healing, self-discovery, and connection with the divine. Whether you are new to the concept of light language or have already been practicing it, "Galactic Frequencies of Light" offers a wealth of insight and inspiration to help you navigate your own...

If you feel overwhelmed, you're not alone. Three out of five people admit to doing more than they can manage. Thinking God requires this, we say, "I must be everything to everyone". Then we struggle and feel selfish and guilty when we say no, grow weary, or snap at someone out of sheer exhaustion. Is this what God desires? Somewhere along the line of being a good Christian, wife, daughter, or friend we lose sight of who we are in Christ.

There once was a time when we joyfully raised our hands to answer questions, connected easily with others, believed that anything was possible, and fearlessly jumped into new experiences. A time when we viewed each day not as something to endure, but as a marvelous gift to explore and savor - when we danced through our lives in awe of the ordinary moments and eager for the promise of tomorrow. In Awe reveals how we can regain that ability to see fresh insights, reach for new solutions, and live our best lives.

Life is meant to be joyous! We are pleasure-seeking creatures by nature. Joy makes you younger, smarter, more intuitive, and healthier with better hormonal balance and immune-system functioning. Joy even positively affects your metabolism. In this audio presentation, you'll find your ten-step prescription for bringing joy into your life every day. Overcome habitual patterns of negative thinking, guilt, and pain; and use intention to evoke the power of joy right now!

Retired wreckhead Catherine Gray, author of surprise best seller The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, is now in her ninth sober year and has learnt a damn sight more. This hotly anticipated sequel enlists the help of experts and case studies, turning a curious, playful gaze onto provocative questions. Is alcohol a parenting aid? Why are booze and cocaine such a horse and carriage? Once an addict, always an addict? How do you feel safe—from alcohol, others and yourself—in sobriety?

A powerful synthesis of meditation, compassion, nutrition and self-healing to step up your spiritual practice. Did you think that veganism was only a diet? This book explores the spiritual, social and cultural aspects of the vegan path. Discover more about yourself than you have ever realized before. Are you looking for a holistic spiritual path? Experience the secrets of nutrition and compassion that most spiritual books won’t dare mention. Practice effective hands-on techniques and life-style changes that enhance your inner journey. Are you searching for a self-help book that sincerely ...

Pluck narcissism out from the roots and build long-lasting, mutually beneficial, nurturing relationships with those you love! Have you been called a narcissist not one or two times, and you want to understand whether you are one and what you can do to become a more wholesome person if this is, in fact, true? Or perhaps something at the back of your mind tells you that you might have narcissistic tendencies, and you're looking to do a bit of introspection regarding this? Either way, this guide will be your shining light!