4 days agoHeal Your Relationship With Food by Juliet Rosewall, Amy Chisholm, and Maureen MoerbeckLast year I created a college-level class called Eating, Moving, and Sleeping, a pass/fail course meant to give students a bit of a fact-or-fiction primer on some of the common misnomers that exist in the health and wellness world. Most of the students enjoyed the class, but some others remarked…Mindful Eating12 min read
Jun 27Move by Caroline WilliamsOne of the newest (and best) books I’ve read about the links between exercise, movement, sleep, brain health, mental and emotional health, and overall wellbeing. I try to keep as up-to-date as I can on all of this material for my classes and clients, and Move is packed with some…Exercise14 min read
Jun 22Mental Immunity by Andy NormanI remember as far back as middle school I had a very, very difficult time comprehending or understanding anything that even resembled “philosophy”, or any book, assignment, or lecture that broached upon the teachings of Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle — to name just a few of the guys that we…Philosophy16 min read
Jun 13How I Built This by Guy RazA book based on the popular podcast of the same name, Raz does a wonderful job here telling the stories of the trials, tribulations, successes, failures, errors, and lessons learned from the founders of some of the world’s most well-known and noteworthy companies and brands: Southwest Airlines, Clif Bar, Spanx…How I Built This13 min read
Jun 4First Principles by Thomas E. RicksIn the aftermath of the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings these past few weeks, I found myself craving some sort of answer or explanation as to what was happening. Something, ANYTHING, that could help me understand how we got to this point. I thought about digging into books about the Second…Thomas Jefferson14 min read
May 29Showtime by Jeff PearlmanAlthough the HBO series of the same name was very, very entertaining, I found myself unsatisfied with the actual facts of what went down. Was Jerry West that much of a paranoid dick? Was Kareem that moody? Did Magic seriously have sex with that many women? Was Jack McKinney —…Magic Johnson5 min read
May 24Changeable by J. Stuart AblonExcellent book, recommended by some therapist friends of ours and a perfect primer for some creative problem solving — in and out of the home. Dr. Ablon is an advocate of something he calls CPS (Collaborative Problem Solving), and it’s counterpart, Plan B, where you (parent, teacher, manager, etc.) work…Mass General Hospital11 min read
May 17Arguing with Zombies by Paul KrugmanAn excellent book from an excellent writer. Krugman is a very famous writer/economist — more specifically labeled by some as “liberal economist Paul Krugman” — and Arguing with Zombies is really a collection of his New York Times columns from over the years, with a smattering of blogs and his…Paul Krugman16 min read
May 11The Great Indoors by Emily AnthesI had never heard of this book when I picked it up at my local bookstore, which is a bit odd as this is the type of book that I would normally hear about and then read rather quickly — especially during the height of the pandemic when it came…Indoor Plants12 min read
May 9The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan HaidtI heard about this book after reading this article, then listening to this podcast, then finding the book on sale at my local bookstore. I can honestly say this was one of the best and most informative books I have read in the past couple of years, and, being an…Jonathan Haidt16 min read