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Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture.

Trying to live a completely stress-free life is a zero-sum game. The true goal of your relationship with stress is to figure out how to manage it effectively, how to use it to build and support a meaningful, resilient life. In these 18 enriching and inspiring lectures, discover how to manage and minimize the stress in your life. You'll explore the nuances of stress in ways you never really considered. Rooted in scientific findings from experiments, research papers, and case studies, these lectures offer you nothing less than a bold new way of facing (and appreciating) daily life.

A comprehensive, practical guide for the busy working woman to enable better understanding of yourself, your goals and how to identify and change negative behaviours and beliefs, manage stress and overwhelm and to practice better self-care. You deserve a happy, abundant, empowered and balanced personal and working life.

Don’t let stress control your life. Discover how to conquer it quickly with the international bestseller by Sarah Wright. This guide strips away the medical jargon and overwhelming exercises to offer you simple, effective techniques that you can start using immediately.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Ivanka is donating the unpaid portion of her advance and all future royalties received from Women Who Work to the Ivanka M. Trump Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund that will make grants to organizations that empower and educate women and girls.* "This is a...

The ability to make sound and timely decisions is the mark of a good leader. But when leaders with otherwise strong track records suddenly begin making poor decisions - as seen in the recent corporate scandals that rocked the business world - the impact can be widespread. In The Stress Effect, leadership expert Henry L. Thompson argues that stress is often the real culprit behind this leadership failure.

This new roadmap for stressed-out strivers reveals the surprising limits of resilience and offers a second skillset for overcoming life’s greatest challenges. Are you working too much but feel like it’s never enough? Have you turned the act of pretending you’re “fine” into an art form?...

Are you a Sensitive Striver? Learn how to get out of your own way and rediscover your sensitivity as a superpower. ___ Highly sensitive and high performing? ___ Need time to think through decisions before you act? ___ Judge yourself harshly when you make mistakes? ___ Take feedback and criticism...

Do you wish you had more time to devote to your own well-being? Are you tired of putting others needs before your own? If so, it sounds like you are ready to start putting yourself first and focusing on what makes you happy and content. I am a true believer that self care starts from the inside out, and this is why I always choose to focus on the mind before the physical. In this audiobook, we start by cleansing your mind, helping you imagine a better version of yourself, and break down the barriers of your past beliefs.

In this book Apurva Purohit, CEO of Radio City 91.1 FM, shows how women can accept, adapt and achieve their way to the highest rung in every arena. Through real-life stories and funny anecdotes, she provides pithy tips on a multitude of topics, from training husbands to training interns, from the right attitude to getting it right with kids, from dealing with household crises to office emergencies, from building a reputation to paving one's way to the top.

Harness the power of breathwork with this compassionate, healing guide for Black women. As a Black woman, Jasmine Marie knows the impact that intergenerational trauma and systemic racism have had—and continue to have—on her community. Those experiences, along with her own journey through...

If you're overwhelmed, stretched thin, or feeling like burnout is your new normal, you're not alone. Modern life is stressful—and most advice doesn’t help for long. The Stress Solution offers a science-backed, practical path forward. Grounded in the SMART (Stress Management and Resiliency Training) Program from the Benson-Henry Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, this guide helps you reconnect mind and body to manage stress, sleep better, and build lasting resilience—without overhauling your life.

An essential guide to protect yourself from burnout by learning to develop and master key emotional intelligence skills Why do some people in the world’s most stressful careers avoid burnout while countless others are overwhelmed by the demands of ordinary jobs? What can we learn from these...

Overcome chronic stress and regain control over your life with this step-by-step guide! Do you feel physically and emotionally drained even though you do your best to relax? Do you often get infections such as colds or influenza? Do you experience headaches and brain fog? Do you often feel helpless or trapped? This looks like chronic stress. And it's more dangerous than you think. Your body is not designed to stay in fight-or-flight mode for extended periods of time. Derick Howell will show you the exact steps you need to take to manage your stress.

Tone your muscles, improve your flexibility, and feel amazing using this easy-to-follow program that only takes 15 mins each day! In the 100 years since it was invented, hundreds of thousands of people have benefitted from Pilates' simple, but highly effective, exercises that target specific muscles to transform your body. This incredible guide will revolutionize your fitness goals and help you shift your mindset from hating exercise to loving it, so you can focus on feeling good every day.

Terri Cheney ripped the covers off her secret battle with bipolar disorder in her New York Times bestselling memoir, Manic. Now, in this "stigma-buster" and "must-read", she blends a gripping narrative with practical advice (Elyn Saks). Cheney flips mental illness inside out, exposing the...

A revelatory five-step process to help women heal “the success wound,” the pain that comes from mistaking success for self-worth, to achieve both personal and professional health and success. Are you a Grinder, believing that the more you work, the more successful you will be? Or are you a...

Workplace bullying is a serious problem. If it's happening to you, it's important to take the right steps to deal with it. If you notice it happening to someone else, you should reach out and help that person. By fighting back against bullying wherever you see it happening, you can help to make your work environment happier, healthier, and more productive.

For too long, we’ve been participating in “hustle culture” which says if we’re not moving and achieving, we’re not enough. Sometimes, the only way to release ourselves from this exhausting feedback loop is to take a break from work. Sabbaticals provide time and space for a reset and can give us energy to launch something new, adjust priorities, or rediscover passions. Most people would love to take an extended sabbatical, but the truth is, you probably haven’t made a plan to address fears that arise the moment you step away from full-time work.

In a world where ambition often feels like the ultimate measure of success, many driven women find themselves caught in a relentless cycle of work and personal demands. The pressure to excel professionally, while managing a multitude of responsibilities at home, can lead to chronic stress, burnout, and a sense of overwhelm. This book is designed to help you navigate these challenges, offering practical strategies for reducing stress and achieving balance between work and home life.