"If it doesn't come easily, don't walk away from it," she says. "I imagine every person's answer is going to be in some way unique to their circumstances and life." The most profound thing for her has been the sense of returning to the fact that i can hear my own mind, my own ideas matter,. I get to explore them. She also talks about how we have so much of a sense of productivity shame because our brains are wired this way.
Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book. Since then, she’s written seven additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman’ s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has lead retreats and workshops internationally since 1992, written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine, and been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown’s books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and appeared on hundreds of TV, radio shows and podcasts—even on Oprah. Her new book ,
Why Bother (https://amzn.to/2xfESk9), challenges you to choose what you devote yourself to in a more intentional way.
You can find Jennifer Louden at: Website: http://jenniferlouden.com/| Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenlouden.writer/
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