The book of moods : how I turned my worst emotions into my best life

The book of moods How I turned my worst emotions into my best life

Lauren Martin

Book - 2020

"For most of her life, Lauren Martin thought that she was the only one who experienced insecurity, inferiority, and self doubt that could detail her entire day. But after a chance encounter with a (beautiful, successful) stranger who revealed that she felt it, too, Lauren realized that she wasn't alone in mood swings. She set out to better understand the hold that her moods had on her, and began to blog about the wisdom she uncovered. Quickly, it exploded into an international online community of women who felt like she did: lost, irritable, depressed, anxious, moody, and desirous of change. Inspired by her audience to press even deeper, The Book of Moods shares Lauren's journey to infuse her life with a sense of peace and st...ability. With observations that will resonate and inspire, this conversational compendium of moods has something for everyone, whether what gets under your skin is your relationship with your mother, the relentless grind at your job, days when you wish the mirror had a Valencia filter, or all of the above. Blending cutting-edge science, timeless philosophy, and effective forms of self-care, Martin has written a powerful, intimate, and incredibly relatable chronicle of transformation"--

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Subjects
Mood (Psychology)
Emotions.
Self-acceptance in women.
Self-help publications.
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
New York ; Boston : Grand Central Publishing 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Lauren Martin (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xxxii, 256 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781538733622
  • Disclaimer
  • What Are Moods?
  • Where Do Moods Come From?
  • The Mood: The Past and Future
  • The Mood Described
  • What the Mood Is Telling You
  • Remember the Writers
  • Swipe Left
  • Accept the Worst
  • See the Past as a Story
  • See Stress as a Challenge
  • The Mood Transformed
  • The Mood: Beauty
  • The Mood Described
  • What the Mood Is Telling You
  • Go Visit Your Grandmother
  • Stop Thinking You Know What You Look Like
  • Stop Self-Cherishing
  • Stop Looking in Mirrors
  • You're Not Pretty Like Her, You're Pretty Like You
  • The Mood Transformed
  • The Mood: Work
  • The Mood Described
  • What the Mood Is Telling You
  • Regretfully Decline
  • Build Indulgent Rituals
  • Remove Excess Choke
  • Change the Wording
  • The Mood Transformed
  • The Mood: Friends
  • The Mood Described
  • What the Mood Is Telling You
  • Find Your Flow
  • Rejection Isn't Rejection
  • Everyone's a Freak
  • Doing Things You Don't Want to Do
  • The Mood Transformed
  • The Mood: Family
  • The Mood Described
  • What the Mood Is Telling You
  • Realize Everyone's Role
  • Communication versus Conversation
  • Understand You Don't Understand
  • Learn to Apologize
  • The Mood Transformed
  • The Mood: The Body
  • The Mood Described
  • What the Mood Is Telling You
  • Acknowledge Your Cycles
  • Find Your True Bedtime
  • Give Your Body a Routine
  • The Mood Transformed
  • The Mood: Unforeseen Circumstances
  • The Mood Described
  • What the Mood Is Telling You
  • Think of the Feathers You'll Get
  • Moment of Appreciation
  • Realize Your Path Is Somewhere Else
  • Remember Down Is Part of Up
  • The Mood Transformed
  • Acknowledgments
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Martin, founder of online writing community Words of Women, debuts with a thoughtful take on how to prevent emotional responses from becoming negative moods. Feeling frustrated or anxious is universal, Martin writes, and overcoming such feelings is the key to living one's best life. To that end, she outlines strategies to mentally and emotionally reset, through small acts like taking the time to spoil oneself or giving oneself permission to walk away from an aggravating situation. Martin also shares how she came to recognize and deal with emotional triggers: "My triggers were the unique set of things that had the power to push my buttons. If I could avoid my triggers, I could avoid the emotions that would follow." While many of the tactics are elementary (taking deep breaths, developing a daily routine), Martin's buoyant tone will help any reader break out of a funk: "Becoming a strong woman is like becoming a self-made millionaire: It doesn't happen overnight." Self-help readers who enjoy the work of Gretchen Rubin should take a look. (Dec.)

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Review by Library Journal Review

Astonished to meet a beautiful and accomplished woman who shared her moody blues and feelings of self-doubt, Martin began studying the roots of her wayward emotions and blogging about what she found. Eventually, she built the Words of Women online community, which boasts a 125,000-member newsletter and adherents like Brie Larson and Bobbi Brown.

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