Your fully charged life A radically simple approach to having endless energy and filling every day with yay

Meaghan B Murphy

Book - 2021

"The Fully Charged Life is Meaghan's practical guide to bringing your best self to every moment, even when the pressures of daily life leave you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and wallowing in negative thoughts (and a pint of your favorite gelato). Spanning health, work, family time, and more, the book reveals small changes in outlook and habits that yield big results, without ever sacrificing who you are"--

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Subjects
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
New York : TarcherPerigee, Penguin Random House LLC [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Meaghan B Murphy (author)
Other Authors
Beth Janes O'Keefe (author)
Physical Description
xxiii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-231).
ISBN
9780593188576
  • Introduction: Lightning Bolts
  • Chapter 1. Take Charge
  • Chapter 2. The Positive Charge
  • Chapter 3. The Love Charge
  • Chapter 4. The Work Charge
  • Chapter 5. The Health Charge
  • Chapter 6. The Extra Charge
  • Chapter 7. The Recharge
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Murphy, former executive editor for Good Housekeeping, dishes up a hodgepodge of ideas for living a happier life. She covers myriad aspects of relationships, health, and work, and is never short on advice, though self-help readers will be familiar with many of her suggestions, among them maintaining a gratitude journal, visualization prompts, and ways to "reframe what's lame" in one's mind to respond positively to feedback. There isn't much of a guiding principle at play, and the magpie approach results suggestions borrowed from a number of schools: readers are encouraged to set boundaries, meditate, listen to music for motivation and to increase energy, apologize correctly, and make the bed every morning. Murphy also divulges how her positivity suggestions helped her through health struggles and depression following the death of a friend, but these fleeting serious moments, and her take on the Covid-19 pandemic ("The lockdown reminded me that it's okay to feel however you feel"), feel incongruous with the otherwise relentlessly sunny tone (a "cycle of good deeds and good vibes will energize us for life"). This self-care buffet will leave readers feeling overstuffed. (Feb.)

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