Nonfiction4Life

By: Janet Perry: podcaster blogger nonfiction book lover
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  • Looking for great nonfiction that's insightful, inspiring, and uplifting? Nonfiction4Life is your source! Listen to Janet interview authors who share compelling true stories captured in biographies and memoirs and others discuss great ideas for living well. Topics include health & wellness, personal development, business & entrepreneurship, home & family, and community-building. From long-standing classics to new releases, we offer something good for everyone!
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  • Repost N4L 036: "Vitamin N" by Richard Louv

    Repost N4L 036: "Vitamin N" by Richard Louv
    May 20 2022
    Richard Louv, co-founder of the San Diego-based Children & Nature Network, author Richard Louv adds Vitamin N to his growing list of books encouraging us to get outside. Aimed especially at families eager to share nature with their kids, Louv’s practical guidebook offers "500 Ways to Enrich the Health & Happiness of Your Family & Community." All are appropriate for Earth Day, but they're also fitting throughout the year. Through his 2008 landmark book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Louv brought international attention to a backyard crisis. We are unnaturally detached from our natural surroundings. A decade later, this clarion call to parents, policymakers, and pediatricians continues to resonate. Sadly, society still suffers from obesity, attention disorders, and depression. Fortunately, however, Louv’s message has galvanized an international back-to-nature campaign to “Leave No Child Inside.” City folks inclined to develop an adversarial relationship with nature find Louv's ideas comforting. For instance, dirt can strengthen immune systems; sticks are perhaps the world’s oldest toys; sunshine and water are for our use and pleasure. Louv invites these urbanites to step beyond their world of concrete and hand sanitizer, and, instead, gather courage as they build resilience and new outdoor skills.  Following Louv’s charge to return to nature, adults report regaining their own sense of wonder. Those stepping outside are feeling a greater sense of work-life balance and freedom from frenzied family schedules. (For more ideas aimed at adults, see The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age by Richard Louv.)   Just how much "Vitamin N" do we need? Louv believes “Some is good, and more is better.” BUY Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life Please consider donating to Nonfiction4Life by visiting our Patreon page. RECOMMENDATIONS Check out other titles by Richard Louv: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder (2008) The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder (2011) Read our blog about Frederick Law Olmsted, creator of New York’s Central Park. Listen to Angela Hanscom (Episode 104) talk about her book, Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children, then buy the book. Connect with us! FacebookInstagramTwitter YouTube Website Special thanks… Music CreditSound Editing Credit
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  • N4L 187: "Splitting" by Amanda Ellison

    N4L 187: "Splitting" by Amanda Ellison
    May 11 2022

    Amanda Ellison, a leading neuroscientist and physiologist at Durham University in the UK, explains head pain in her book Splitting: The Inside Story of Headaches.

    What is the point of pain, especially the kind we suffer from headaches? Ellison addresses this age-old question and, combining humor with wide-ranging research, she also defines all kinds of headaches—from a “brain freeze” to much more serious cluster headaches—and their possible remedies.  

    Those with a science background will not be disappointed. Ellison serves up loads of research and technical terms (enough to give the less scientific a headache) to explain how different parts of the brain talk to each other. Best of all, her book is packed with practical advice and information any headache sufferer can use. Learn what causes migraines, how sinus pain happens, and whether to reach for the painkillers or try some other remedy.

    QUOTES FROM ELLISON

    • “Even from [an early age, we seem to attribute our headaches to emotional causes, and the biggest of these is stress.”
    • "The most common fix for minor nagging headache comes out of your tap."
    • “Posture, bad diet, dehydration, alcohol consumption, lack of sleep, and the wrong kind of exercise all put the body and particularly the head, brain, and neck region under stress, leading to tension headache.”
    • “Cluster headache is four times more common in men than women.”
    • “Prodrome symptoms [are] quite obvious, including pronounced yawning, drowsiness, food craving, adversity to light, increased thirst or blurred vision.”

    RECOMMENDATIONS

    Avoid headaches by lightening up and getting (back) in touch with your fun side!

    • Listen to Nonfiction4Life Episode #76 with Dave Crenshaw discussing The Power of Having Fun: How Meaningful Breaks Help You Get More Done and buy his book.
    • Read Catherine Price’s latest book, The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again.

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    44 mins
  • N4L 186: "Thrivers" by Dr. Michele Borba

    N4L 186: "Thrivers" by Dr. Michele Borba
    Apr 27 2022

    In her latest book, Thrivers, child psychologist Dr. Michele Borba identifies seven teachable strengths that can safeguard kids for now and the future. To find these traits, Dr. Borba combed scientific studies on resilience, spoke to dozens of researchers and experts in the field, and interviewed more than 100 young people from all walks of life.

    Each strength is like a superpower that helps protect kids against the depression and anxiety that threatens to derail them. Better yet, when the superpowers are combined, they become even more potent, creating a Multiplier Effect that prepares children to succeed in our fast-paced, ever-changing world. And the best news of all: these strengths aren’t inborn. They can be taught – and Dr. Borba shows parents and educators how to do it so kids cope today and thrive tomorrow. Unlike raising strivers set on top test scores and other resume-packing accolades, parents can learn how to raise thrivers—young people who flourish in a rapidly changing, anxiety-driven, uncertain world.

    Thrivers is a mix of keen cultural analysis of modern stresses and practical “how-to” strategies and everyday activities that build up kids’ mental strength, resilience, happiness, and success.

    BUY Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine by Dr. Michele Borba

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    Listen to other parenting podcasts on Nonfiction4Life:

    • #81: “The Gift of Failure” by Jessica Lahey
    • #90: “Teach Your Children Well” by Dr. Madeline Levine
    • #96: “How to Raise an Adult” by Julie Lythcott-Haims

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    41 mins

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