self-help Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/genres/self-help/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Mon, 03 Sep 2018 02:19:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg self-help Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/genres/self-help/ 32 32 38398750 Inventing the Rest of Our Lives by Susan Levine Braun https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/08/inventing-rest-lives-susan-levine-braun/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/08/inventing-rest-lives-susan-levine-braun/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2016 07:56:11 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6907 Yesterday, I had a milestone-ish birthday. 55, which means I can no longer say I’m in my early 50s. Boo to that. I’m not generally one to find age markers to be difficult—I thought 40 was a blast, but this one, for whatever reason hit me harder than any other in awhile. I decided I […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/08/inventing-rest-lives-susan-levine-braun/feed/ 19 6907 Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/03/tim-gunn-the-natty-professor/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/03/tim-gunn-the-natty-professor/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:21:03 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=3896   To say that I am a huge fan of Tim Gunn is an understatement. In the same way that a Chanel suit is on my bucket list (as revealed last week when I reviewed Mademoiselle Chanel) so is a week spent in New York City with Gunn reworking my style and taking me shopping for […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/03/tim-gunn-the-natty-professor/feed/ 5 3896 At Home with Madame Chic https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/10/home-madame-chic/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/10/home-madame-chic/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 07:56:05 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=3353   I read Jennifer Scott’s first book Lessons from Madame Chic and loved her take on the way French women approach beauty and fashion. So much so that I’ve tried to emulate her credo that you only need a ten-piece wardrobe. Granted, I’m doing it because the majority of my clothes are packed in boxes […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/10/home-madame-chic/feed/ 2 3353 Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/03/friendfluence/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/03/friendfluence/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:11:47 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=1441   We tend to think all of our traits and life decisions can be traced back to our genes or the influence of our parents or partners, but it has become increasingly clear that our peers are stealth sculptors of everything from our basic linguistic habits to our highest aspirations.   Friendfluence is a well-researched […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/03/friendfluence/feed/ 0 1441 Much Ado About Loving https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/02/much-ado-about-loving/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/02/much-ado-about-loving/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:22:32 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=1324 Just in time for Valentine’s Day, two writers with a love for literature take a light-hearted look at relationships based on some of the world’s greatest works of fiction, in Much Ado About Loving. Maura Kelly has written a daily dating blog for Marie Claire and has written for Glamour, Rolling Stone, and Slate.  Jack […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/02/much-ado-about-loving/feed/ 1 1324 Hijacked by Your Brain https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/01/hijacked-by-your-brain/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/01/hijacked-by-your-brain/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:57:02 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=1213 It is possible to prepare your brain to truly manage stress. And the result is well worth the effort: discovering a sense of calm and confidence that makes life ultimately worthwhile.   Strong words for an introduction and ones that will certainly grab a lot of readers. In today’s world of chaos and unpredictability our brain’s […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/01/hijacked-by-your-brain/feed/ 3 1213 May Cause Miracles https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/01/may-cause-miracles/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/01/may-cause-miracles/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:04:36 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=1172 Gabrielle Bernstein is already well-known amongst the inspirational set. Her books and speaking tours draw large crowds, not necessarily because her message is so new but because her optimism is infectious without being gag-inducing and her ideas not only inspire but feel practical. In her latest book, May Cause Miracles, Bernstein is back with a […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/01/may-cause-miracles/feed/ 0 1172 The Style Mentors: Women Who Define the Art of Dressing Today https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/11/the-style-mentors/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/11/the-style-mentors/#respond Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:15:12 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=878 “For me fashion is fun, and it’s supposed to help you feel good about yourself. I think that’s what all women should focus on: what makes them happy and feel comfortable and beautiful. I wear what I love. Sometimes people like it, sometimes they don’t. I’m fine with that.”    -Michelle Obama    For anyone […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/11/the-style-mentors/feed/ 0 878 The Great Work of Your Life https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/09/the-great-work-of-your-life/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/09/the-great-work-of-your-life/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:18:03 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=663 If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you; if you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.  The Great Work of Your Life opens with these lines from the Gnostic Gospels of Thomas Author Stephen Cope then skillfully […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/09/the-great-work-of-your-life/feed/ 2 663 Inventing the Rest of Our Lives https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/07/inventing-the-rest-of-our-lives/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/07/inventing-the-rest-of-our-lives/#respond Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:11:08 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=18   I recently had the opportunity to read Suzanne Levine Braun’s Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood. Although not a new release its message is still relevant for mid-life women. The book explores what Levine calls the Second Adulthood, the years from fifty forward, years that are often portrayed as a winding down […]

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