INNER PEACE FOR BUSY WOMEN/TRADE

by Borysenko, Joan

• ISBN13: 9781401902735
• ISBN10: 1401902731
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: Hay House Inc.

Summary

The bestselling author of Inner Peace for Busy People now reveals the truth about busyness and peace in a way that helps women change their lives. Inner Peace for Busy Women is about getting real-about balancing work and family while nurturing the spirit.

Author Biography

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker in spirituality, integrative medicine, and the mind/body connection and has a doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, the best-selling author of numerous books, and a journalist and radio personality.

Table of Contents

Preface: I Am a Woman Telling the Truth	1	(14)
Acknowledgments	15	(6)
Introduction: As the Tide Turns	21	(12)
PART I: Putting Your Busy Life in Perspective
1. Champagne Suffering	33	(4)
2. Make Inner Peace Your First Priority	37	(3)
3. Lighten Up	40	(7)
PART II: Emotional Freedom
4. Setting Boundaries: Of Twisted Sister and the Fairy Godmother	47	(5)
5. The Essence of Bravery	52	(6)
6. Listening to Busyness	58	(3)
7. Women and Stress: How We Tend and Befriend	61	(5)
8. Mother Guilt and Other Guilt	66	(9)
9. Mothers and Daughters: Forgiveness and Grace	75	(6)
10. Being and Doing: How to Make Love Visible	81	(10)
PART III: Coming Back Home to Yourself
11. Lost and Found	91	(4)
12. Mindfulness: The Lights Are On, and Somebody's Home	95	(5)
13. Meditation and Inner Peace	100	(6)
14. Transitions: Letting Go and Following the Signs	106	(9)
PART IV: Getting Real: Necessary Practicalities
15. Sleepless in America	115	(5)
16. Burning Out?	120	(6)
17. Do You Really Need That Lizard? Creating Financial Freedom	126	(6)
18. Working in a Man's World: If We All Leave, Then What?	132	(7)
19. The Sandwich Generation: Taking Care While Caretaking	139	(7)
20. His and Her Marriages: What's Bothering Women?	146	(10)
PART V: The Heart of the Matter
21. A Parable: What Do Women Want?	156	(7)
22. The Web That Holds the World Together	163	(5)
23. Morning Blessing	168	(3)
Afterword: Sisters on a Journey	171	(3)
Endnotes	174	(2)
Other Books and Audios by Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D	176	(3)
About the Author	179