Live a Life You Love: 7 Steps to a Healthier, Happier, More Passionate You

by Susan Biali M.D.

Overview

Live a life you love by being equipped with principles that will make you happy, healthy, and passionately in love with life.

Dr. Susan Biali makes a simple promise: being true to your most authentic self and following essential principles of wellness will help you reinvigorate your passion for everyday life and turn your dreams into a reality.

With insights drawn from her own personal transformation from a depressed medical doctor to a joyful and fulfilled dancer, writer, and life coach, Dr. Biali’s seven-step plan encourages you to discover (or re-discover) the hopes, passions, and talents that make up the real you. Learn how to maximize your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being along the way.

In Live a Life You Love, you’ll determine how to:

• Begin making yourself a priority
• Understand your body language
• Choose foods that slow aging, boost health, and improve energy
• Strengthen important relationships
• Define a work / life balance, and make time for what counts
• Turn all of this knowledge into actionable steps

Don’t be afraid to live a life you love. You deserve it!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780825305993
Publisher:	Beaufort Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/01/2010
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr. Susan Biali is an internationally recognized medical doctor, wellness expert, life coach, and flamenco dancer. She has performed for and taught celebrities, and speaks and dances across North America. Today, Dr. Biali helps free others to live a happier, healthier life by unveiling the blueprint that they already carry inside. Dr. Biali blogs for PsychologyToday.com and appears regularly in media.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Time is Right! ix

Step 1 Allow Yourself to Be You 1

1 My Story 3

2 Who are You, Really? 15

Step 2 Learn to Love Yourself 27

3 Self-Love 101 (A Mandatory Course) 29

4 Master the Art of Receiving 47

Step 3 Honor Your Body 53

5 Learn Your Body's Language 55

6 Look Good, Feel Fabulous: The Anti-Aging, Healing Power of Foods 67

Step 4 Rescue and Revitalize Your Relationships 81

7 Happily Ever After 83

8 Tend to Your Own Garden-Leave Their Weeds Alone 89

Step 5 Get a life! 107

9 Dare to Dream 109

10 Heal Your Life Through Creativity 123

11 Find Your Perfect Balance 132

Step 6 Make Room for The Divine 147

12 Bless Your Health and Self Through Spiritual Practice 149

Step 7 Make "Someday" Today 161

13 Stop Waiting for Tomorrow-Make "Someday" Today! 161

Appendix: Your Prescription for Healthy Eating 171

Sample Menu: What I Eat in a Typical Day 173

Examples of Healthy Food Choices 177

Quick Fixes: Healthy Substitutes for Everyday Foods 179

Editorial Reviews

"Live a Life You Love inspires and motivates us to discover the healthy and happy life we all long for. Easy to read and filled with practical steps. A must read!"
—Eva Selhub, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Author of The Love Response

Live a Life You Love will help you to reclaim your life on all levels...body, mind, and soul. I love this book!
—Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., Author of "Feel the Fear...And Do It Anyway"

"Warm, inviting and personal, Live a Life You Love will inspire you to succeed and gives you the tools to get you to where you want to be."
—Kenford Nedd, M.D., President, International Stress Control Center, Author Power Over Stress

"5 stars - Physical and mental health suggestions are linked and reinforced in this fine addition to any self-help library"
—Midwest Book Review

"The book is a beautifully written and rare melding of memoir, science and experience-based guidance in self-empowerment. Dr. Biali has provided the gear and compass to the road less traveled."
—Alan C. Logan, ND, FRSH, Author, The Brain Diet

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