The Spirited Woman

The New Year is a time for starting anew. Making resolutions. Striving for change. On our New Year's Top 12 Book Pick list, we've included an array of gifted authors to help inspire and transform you. We urge you to support these spirited talents! Save this list all year round! A great book resource for you.

GO ONLY AS FAST AT YOUR SLOWEST PART FEELS SAFE TO GO - Emotionally uncensored tales share lessons from clinical psychologist Robyn Posin's personal journey healing the ravages of the hyper-self-criticism and super-achievement that plague most women. Reading the stories, one vicariously experiences ways to move from self-reproach to compassionate self-nurture and self-acceptance. A companion journaling workbook is also available. www.compassionateink.com.

LIFE BY HEART: A 30 DAY JOURNEY by Elle Febbo. An inspiring and powerful 30-day journey to the heart of your sacred self. Explore, embrace, heal and celebrate your life experience through daily "Action to Inspiration" prompts, enlightening journal exercises, powerful declarations and inspiring, true stories. Life is a journey...your heart knows the way! Learn more about this 5 STAR title and the author at www.ellefebbo.com.

222 QUESTIONS WE SHOULD ASK OURSELVES at least once... - The reader will find inspiration, exhaustion, exhilaration, confusion and renewed awareness of the ridged places of their minds wrapped in cobwebs. The book will expand a person's thinking allowing them to question their purpose, their choices and the way in which they live their life. Amazon 222 Questions on Facebook.

THE UNEXPECTED HOMESCHOOLER recounts one family's incredible ordeal with public schools and the discovery that their troubled and unhappy child has an extraordinarily high IQ. Recommended for parents and grandparents of kids with high emotional and intellectual needs, or those that have been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD or other disruptive diagnosis. Things may not be as they seem! Amazon.

THE SEVEN CHAKRA SISTERS - by award winning author, Linda Linker Rosenthal puts a delightful new spin on the chakras, with a metaphysical teaching tale for all ages. The chakras are depicted as seven unique personalities who live in an enchanted crystal castle (the human body.) They remind us how cooperation and love creates healthy energy and inner peace in our 'castle'. Amazon.

OVERCOMING OVEREATING - If you've had it with dieting this book will teach you how to break the diet/binge cycle and eat your way out of your eating problem. Learn how to cure compulsive eating by feeding yourself on demand. Imagine being able to think about your problems rather than eat about them! Imagine turning to yourself instead of to food! www.overcomingovereating.com.

A WOLF SONG is a healing story about a multidimensional, dual-life journey of tragedy, gratitude and forgiveness. Its key characters - Hanna and Margaret; their "spirit" wolves, Nano and Nala; family members; and teacher Trudy Goodenough - meet every ten years under Trudy's guidance and the wolves' whims. "There is wisdom in this book that I can take with me on my life journey." www.lisaosina.com.

LISTEN FOR THE WHISPERS: COPING WITH GRIEF AND LEARNING TO LIVE AGAIN - By listening to the guiding whispers within her, Kim Kluxen Meredith's journey from unfathomable heartache to a life once again filled with love and laughter is the inspiring story of hope for everyone who has experienced the loss of someone beloved to them. Available on Amazon. www.listenforthewhispers.com.

THE DON'T DIET, LIVE-IT WORKBOOK offers an alternative to the pervasive, yet ineffective, diet-mentality. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all (they never do!) program, this book guides you toward learning to eat normally. Extremely readable, it contains moving personal stories and insightful writing exercises to help you step off the diet/binge roller-coaster once and for all. www.innersolutions.net.

REAL DOGS DON'T WHISPER - Read the award winning true story about four rescue dogs given a second chance at life; instilling faith, hope, and love to those they meet. This heart-warming story will lead you through a journey of self-discovery; authored by Kelly Preston and her Lhasa Apso, Mr. MaGoo; who is highly spirited and not short of entertainment. www.realdogsdontwhisper.com.

BEYOND YOUR SHADOWS OF DOUBT - Ascend out of fear and conflict into confidence and authentic power. Judy K. Katz, transformational coach and spiritual mentor of 20 years, shares her revealing story of transformation out of her "dark night of the soul." She reveals surprising "golden keys" for transformation to have what's possible and desired, rather than what's subconsciously predictable. www.beyondyourshadowsofdoubt.com.

STEPPING THROUGH THE EDGE - Going through a hard time in your life, or know some one who is? Here, Dr. Margaret Aranda reveals her quagmires and her Christian faith. Then she answers that timeless question so many have asked: "How do you do it?" Inspired by the movie Australia with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, watch the movie first. Then open the book. www.arandamd.com.

Would you like your book to be "showcased" in our Top 12 Book Pick List? Next book pick list is coming out for Valentine's Day - great for romance, relationship authors. Call Nancy to insure a spot at 805-698-3555 or via e-mail: NancyMills@TheSpiritedWoman.com.