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Book Review

Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Braving the Wilderness

I read this book on December 31, mostly while flying home from a family vacation. In some ways, it was exactly what I needed to read when I most needed to read it, and in other ways it was somewhat forgettable. I tried to explain to my husband over dinner what the book was about and why I’d enjoyed it, and I had a hard time describing the details. They’d flown out of my head. … Continue reading Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Book Review

The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

The Four Tendencies

I’m a semi-regular listener to the Happier podcast, hosted by Gretchen Rubin and her sister, Elizabeth Craft, so I’ve known for awhile this book was coming. I also, over this past summer, read Better Than Before , Rubin’s previous book which introduced the Four Tendencies. That book focused on habit building and reasons why it’s sometimes easy to stick to new habits, and other times so difficult to keep or restart a habit. The Four Tendencies … Continue reading The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin