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Great testimonial from one mama to another. Sometimes hearing/reading "I've been there" is what we need as parents.
It's also great to hear about a mama so invested in her child that she never gave up until she found out what worked.
It's a very quick and easy read!
*I was given this book in exchange for my honest review*
It's also great to hear about a mama so invested in her child that she never gave up until she found out what worked.
It's a very quick and easy read!
*I was given this book in exchange for my honest review*
(This is also posted on Mama Bear Reads at http://www.mamaandthebears.com)
Besides reading and writing, health & wellness is a top passion for me. I love reading everything I can about keeping our temples in tip-top shape. I also love reading about it from a business perspective because I have SO MANY friends in the biz and maybe one day I will be too! That's why I jumped to the chance to read, "Blissful Business: A Gorgeous Guide to Creating Your Dream Career in Health and Wellness" by Gabrielle Pelicci PH.D
This is an easy and quick to read e-book or "manual" to help you visualize and make a plan of attack for those big, beautiful career goals!
Dr. Gabby is a leading expert on Holistic Medicine and TV Host at Miami-based Health & Wellness Channel. Dr. Gabby has traveled to 40 countries, worked with thousands of clients – including celebrities and high profile people – and has more than a decade of teaching experience under her belt at top universities in Mind-Body Medicine and Holistic Health. Dr. Gabby’s expertise is regularly featured in National and Local Media such as MSNBC, The New York Post, and the Huffington Post. Dr. Gabby is the Founder of Women in Wellness Career Training, a one-of-a-kind course and community designed to empower and inform you about how to build a purposeful and profitable holistic business.
In other words-this woman knows what she's talking about.
Now, let's talk about her book:
First, the actually book itself is just about as gorgeous as Gabby herself! The pages are filled with beautiful photos and colorful graphics. There is absolutely nothing boring about this book! Each page is a joy to read-and this is coming from someone who isn't always so thrilled about reading an e-book. So if the fact that it's a digital copy is throwing you off-trust me-it isn't an issue at all. In all honesty, I would recommend sending this over to Staples and getting it printed off and putting it into a binder. There are exercises inside that would be beneficial to write directly into the book, while also adding your own notes.
The book is roughly 100 pages, but is packed with uplifting and focused information. There's even a chapter on how to meditate and truly zone in on your goals. This may weird some of you non-crunchy folks out, but it's honestly no different than a visual board!
Gabby also covers the topics of teaching, coaching, publishing, presenting, media presence (which if you think isn't important-you're living in 1999), and lastly-she goes over how to create your own business plan. The whole system is so simple, but I can see how MANY skip this step and wonder why their business is not succeeding. Her method really causes you to stop and think and put those dreams down on paper to change them into real goals.
If you have a health and fitness business or are thinking about starting one, give this ebook a look! It may give you new insight from someone who has "been there; done that".
There's no doubt that one NEEDS to have a plan with whatever business venture you are wading out into. Blissful Business gives you the simple steps on how to zone in on those goals and make it happen.
To those that are taking the steps to encourage others to get healthy and fit-I thank you and am so inspired by you!
As always, please give this author some love and help spread the word! You can find Dr. Gabby at her website, on Facebook, and on Twitter.
I give Blissful Business: A Gorgeous Guide to Creating Your Dream Career in Health and Wellness 4.5 out of 5 stars.
*I received this book in exchange for my 100% honest review*
Besides reading and writing, health & wellness is a top passion for me. I love reading everything I can about keeping our temples in tip-top shape. I also love reading about it from a business perspective because I have SO MANY friends in the biz and maybe one day I will be too! That's why I jumped to the chance to read, "Blissful Business: A Gorgeous Guide to Creating Your Dream Career in Health and Wellness" by Gabrielle Pelicci PH.D
This is an easy and quick to read e-book or "manual" to help you visualize and make a plan of attack for those big, beautiful career goals!
Dr. Gabby is a leading expert on Holistic Medicine and TV Host at Miami-based Health & Wellness Channel. Dr. Gabby has traveled to 40 countries, worked with thousands of clients – including celebrities and high profile people – and has more than a decade of teaching experience under her belt at top universities in Mind-Body Medicine and Holistic Health. Dr. Gabby’s expertise is regularly featured in National and Local Media such as MSNBC, The New York Post, and the Huffington Post. Dr. Gabby is the Founder of Women in Wellness Career Training, a one-of-a-kind course and community designed to empower and inform you about how to build a purposeful and profitable holistic business.
In other words-this woman knows what she's talking about.
Now, let's talk about her book:
First, the actually book itself is just about as gorgeous as Gabby herself! The pages are filled with beautiful photos and colorful graphics. There is absolutely nothing boring about this book! Each page is a joy to read-and this is coming from someone who isn't always so thrilled about reading an e-book. So if the fact that it's a digital copy is throwing you off-trust me-it isn't an issue at all. In all honesty, I would recommend sending this over to Staples and getting it printed off and putting it into a binder. There are exercises inside that would be beneficial to write directly into the book, while also adding your own notes.
The book is roughly 100 pages, but is packed with uplifting and focused information. There's even a chapter on how to meditate and truly zone in on your goals. This may weird some of you non-crunchy folks out, but it's honestly no different than a visual board!
Gabby also covers the topics of teaching, coaching, publishing, presenting, media presence (which if you think isn't important-you're living in 1999), and lastly-she goes over how to create your own business plan. The whole system is so simple, but I can see how MANY skip this step and wonder why their business is not succeeding. Her method really causes you to stop and think and put those dreams down on paper to change them into real goals.
If you have a health and fitness business or are thinking about starting one, give this ebook a look! It may give you new insight from someone who has "been there; done that".
There's no doubt that one NEEDS to have a plan with whatever business venture you are wading out into. Blissful Business gives you the simple steps on how to zone in on those goals and make it happen.
To those that are taking the steps to encourage others to get healthy and fit-I thank you and am so inspired by you!
As always, please give this author some love and help spread the word! You can find Dr. Gabby at her website, on Facebook, and on Twitter.
I give Blissful Business: A Gorgeous Guide to Creating Your Dream Career in Health and Wellness 4.5 out of 5 stars.
*I received this book in exchange for my 100% honest review*
You must know, Kyle did EVERYTHING on this book. No agent. No editor. No marketing team. This is all him. That's why the story is so great, because its in a very raw form. Through the pages you get an intimate glimpse of his knack for descriptive writing. He's incredibly good at immersing the reader and their five senses into the story. Sometimes it may seem a bit much, a bit rough around the edges-but still a beautiful story with a purpose. This isn't a bunch of fluff between the covers, there is a grand message here.
You get it all in the story of grace and hope and how we typically find it in the most unlikely of places. Jesus used parables to tell a story so we could easily find the truth-Kyle has done the same here, for the gospel. He has taken a story so familiar, so real, so relateable-only to direct our focus to the King.
I can only imagine the angst, anxiety, and excitement that comes from being so exposed and vulnerable when having others critique and analyze your art. I give Kyle's "Coma, California", a 4.5 out of 5 stars! There are some tweaks that need to be done, but that is totally expected from a debut, self-published novel. I will, without a doubt, read whatever this man puts forth. I can stand behind any author that writes from the heart like he does.
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review*
You get it all in the story of grace and hope and how we typically find it in the most unlikely of places. Jesus used parables to tell a story so we could easily find the truth-Kyle has done the same here, for the gospel. He has taken a story so familiar, so real, so relateable-only to direct our focus to the King.
I can only imagine the angst, anxiety, and excitement that comes from being so exposed and vulnerable when having others critique and analyze your art. I give Kyle's "Coma, California", a 4.5 out of 5 stars! There are some tweaks that need to be done, but that is totally expected from a debut, self-published novel. I will, without a doubt, read whatever this man puts forth. I can stand behind any author that writes from the heart like he does.
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review*
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Full review and interview at Mama Bear Reads
There are those books that you can't put down, but then there are those books you MUST put down. "Redemption of the Innocent" was a bit of both. Intense writing with a cringe-worthy subject made for a great read-but one I had to take some breaks from.
Why?
Well, this book is about a woman named Eliza who suspects that one of her son's friends-a little girl named Joey-is being abused at home. The little girl has all the tell-tale signs. Problem is, she has absolutely no proof and Joey isn't talking. To make matters worse, he dad is about as nice and helpful as they come.
This is still something that Eliza can't seem to shake, causing her own decent into the dark truths of her past and opening up some forgotten wounds.
B.J. Nicol did an excellent job with taking on such a hard subject. This isn't something to just throw around, and you can tell she did her research. She created well-rounded characters with REAL problems/flaws. No one was perfect yet everyone seemed like someone you could already know. This could easily be a non-fiction account, if you didn't know any better. And Joey? I wanted to take that little girl home myself. I felt so immersed in the story, that sometimes the difficult chapters were too much for this mama. Sometimes I just wanted it to be over, but then once I got to the end-I was sad to close the book. I consider this a suitably good thing.
I honestly have only two complaints about the book, Eliza's husband was not one of my favorite characters. He seemed a little hard to invest in on a personal level. Maybe because he wasn't present much in the action, but I still wasn't a fan. My second complaint is just pace. From beginning to climax has excellent pacing and flows really well. From climax to ending seemed to be slightly rushed. This also could stem from the fact that I didn't want the book to end!
All in all, this was a fantastic read, and I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars!
There are those books that you can't put down, but then there are those books you MUST put down. "Redemption of the Innocent" was a bit of both. Intense writing with a cringe-worthy subject made for a great read-but one I had to take some breaks from.
Why?
Well, this book is about a woman named Eliza who suspects that one of her son's friends-a little girl named Joey-is being abused at home. The little girl has all the tell-tale signs. Problem is, she has absolutely no proof and Joey isn't talking. To make matters worse, he dad is about as nice and helpful as they come.
This is still something that Eliza can't seem to shake, causing her own decent into the dark truths of her past and opening up some forgotten wounds.
B.J. Nicol did an excellent job with taking on such a hard subject. This isn't something to just throw around, and you can tell she did her research. She created well-rounded characters with REAL problems/flaws. No one was perfect yet everyone seemed like someone you could already know. This could easily be a non-fiction account, if you didn't know any better. And Joey? I wanted to take that little girl home myself. I felt so immersed in the story, that sometimes the difficult chapters were too much for this mama. Sometimes I just wanted it to be over, but then once I got to the end-I was sad to close the book. I consider this a suitably good thing.
I honestly have only two complaints about the book, Eliza's husband was not one of my favorite characters. He seemed a little hard to invest in on a personal level. Maybe because he wasn't present much in the action, but I still wasn't a fan. My second complaint is just pace. From beginning to climax has excellent pacing and flows really well. From climax to ending seemed to be slightly rushed. This also could stem from the fact that I didn't want the book to end!
All in all, this was a fantastic read, and I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars!
Naming Our Abuse: God's Pathways to Healing for Male Sexual Abuse Survivors
Daniel Gorski, Andrew Schmutzer, David Carlson
With Naming Our Abuse, I felt I NEEDED to bring this book to light because the sexual abuse of males is rarely discussed. And well, it needs to be. This isn't something that should be swept under the rug-especially in the church. And for the victims of such atrocity-they must be told that healing and hope is possible. Not by just anyone-but by someone who has been there.
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review*
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review*
I've been following Crystal for a while, and her heart for these women is just so darn beautiful. Her words resonate truth and speak life. This book isn't "preachy" but filled with compassionate and empathy. Journey to Heal is such a gift.
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review*
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review*
Very basic introduction to Twitter. There were however, a few nuggets I hadn't thought of. I still consider it worth the read, considering how short and to the point it is.
Meh...
Not as in depth as I would have liked. Simply a basic outline without going into too much detail. I was hoping for a little more than I got.
Not as in depth as I would have liked. Simply a basic outline without going into too much detail. I was hoping for a little more than I got.
Worth it!
Well worth the read. Took about a hour to get through, but is really packed with great information. I plan to implement these strategies today!
Well worth the read. Took about a hour to get through, but is really packed with great information. I plan to implement these strategies today!