Bookshelf
Reads to inform and inspire.
Healthy Mind Toolkit
Dr Alice Boyes, Penguin Random House, $35
In The Healthy Mind Toolkit, Good’s psychology columnist uses cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, scientific research and personal anecdotes to create skills to quit stress-generating habits for a calm, clear mind.
Happy As: Why the Quest for Happiness is Making Us Miserable
By Lisa Portolan, Echo, $30
Portolan suggests an alternative path to contentment, starting with discovering our true, authentic identities, instead of chasing the modern day’s construct of what it means to be happy.
Keeping it Real
By Makaia Carr, Penguin Random House, $38
Despite a troubled upbringing, Carr has created a successful personal brand as a fitness and lifestyle influencer. Here, she shares advice on self-acceptance, body image and motivation.
Recharge
By Julie Montagu, Hachette New Zealand, $35
Nourish and care for your mind, body and soul as you follow this month-by-month self-care book covering everything from mindful eating, finding your passions and managing stress.
Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ Woman
By Barbara Else, Penguin Random House, $45
A beautifully illustrated storybook filled with more than 50 influential Kiwi women not afraid to stand out to reach their goals. This is an inspiring read to motivate women of any age to be a #GoGirl.
Song for Rosaleen
By Pip Desmond, Massey University Press, $30
A family’s journey through the struggles of losing someone with dementia. A delicately written novel bringing focus to an epidemic affecting New Zealand’s older population.
Lonely Planet Food: The World’s Best Bowl Food
Lonely Planet Food, $27
One hundred one-pot recipes from 46 destinations. Explore the culture behind easy-to-replicate recipes. Think England’s Eton Mess, acai bowls from Brazil and Tom Yam Gung from Thailand.
The Infinite Game: How to Live Well Together
Niki Harre, Auckland University Press, $30
This is an invitation to live life differently and live well together – as an infinite game, where playing matters more than winning, where anyone can join, and rules change with more players.