Celebrated trainer and trauma practitioner Laura Khoudari brings a fresh approach to healing from trauma in her debut, Lifting Heavy Things. Compassionate, witty, and fastidiously researched, this breakthrough title will empower and inspire you to develop resilience and build emotional and physical strength through working out with weights, while mindful of the ways that trauma can compromise the well-being of the mind and body.

Khoudari blends practical training advice and neuroscience insights with a candid and endearing account of her own personal journey, from an... keep reading

When Brad Aronson’s wife, Mia, got sick with leukemia, they were overwhelmed by the outpouring of kindness from friends, family members, and complete strangers. Often they were rescued by the smallest of gestures during that dark time. Aronson spent a lot of time in the hospital as Mia underwent two-and-a-half years of ultimately successful chemotherapy and so a patient advocate suggested he create a project to provide purpose and focus. During his wife’s treatment, Aronson realized fully, and for the first time, how life-changing a small act of kindness can be. So he began compiling an... keep reading

After the death of a neighbour and fellow Olympic athlete, Melinda Harrison felt deeply moved to examine the difficulties faced by many high-performers after reaching what seemed to be the height of their careers or lives. Focusing her lens on elite athletes in particular, Harrison interviewed more than 100 high-achievers who have successfully navigated the transition from a life filled with peak performance to a new arena.

Personal Next describes the arc of transition common to all high-performers, including the ascent to peak achievement, the messy middle of change... keep reading

So many of us strive to live a purposeful life, yet we struggle to move past subconscious internal obstacles that prevent us from feeling truly fulfilled or joyful. Stress and self-sabotage can cause us to feel tired, even burnt out, and removed from a greater sense of meaning in what we do every day. This sense of detachment suggests that the intelligence we’ve brought to bear on our life’s direction has somehow been disconnected from the deeper wisdom of our heart, an inner guidance urging us toward those actions that will give us a felt sense that we are fulfilling our potential.

A successful entrepreneur and accomplished market research executive, Claire Booth has been striving for decades. Driven by ambition, competition and an unquenchable thirst for praise, she pushes herself hard toward professional and athletic goals in an attempt to quiet the voice in her head that insists: “You’re not trying hard enough. You’re a loser. You failed.” Her career is flourishing, but she is not. Tired, unhappy and full of self-doubt, Claire finally realizes something has got to change. Maybe it’s her.

A whiz at capturing consumer insights for her Fortune 500 cli... keep reading

Silver Winner for Body, Mind & Spirit category in the 30th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

Romantic relationships can bring both great joy and deep anguish. At any moment, millions of men and women are seeking relationships, while millions more are ending them. Why are we so fervently drawn to romantic relationships if it’s so hard to find lasting fulfillment in them?

The answer, according to existential spiritual philosopher Gerald Sze, is that we misunderst... keep reading