Balance Is Bullshit: A Realistic Approach to Integrating Healthier Habits into Your Life

by Alicia McKenzie, Regina Shklovsky (Illustrator)

Overview

Life can be unpredictable and messy, and that’s OK! Balance Is Bullshit introduces the 4 pillars of wellness—physical, mental, financial, and social—and provides a blueprint for building a stable foundation for a healthy life. 

Balance Is Bullshit is a guided workbook/journal with exercises and challenges focusing on physical, mental and financial wellness, as well as community engagement. The workbook will prompt the reader to define realistic, achievable goals and increase the efficiency of everyday life. Journal prompts encourage writing and introspection. Weekly schedules provide readers with a clear structure for planning their days. With a holistic approach to wellness, Balance Is Bullshit will help anyone eliminate chaos and achieve more stability and productivity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951412302
Publisher:	The Collective Book Studio
Publication date:	09/12/2022
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Alicia McKenzie is a former weightlifter and athlete and has a career that encompasses Health and Wellness, Information Technology, and Real Estate. With four children, she has become widely known as LiftLikeAMother™ and recently launched a non-profit with a mission to bring health and wellness opportunities to underserved and underrepresented populations. Alicia credits much of her success and wellbeing to the healthy lifestyle and habits outlined in Balance is Bullsh*t. She lives in McLean, VA, with her family.

Regina Shklovsky is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Sonoma County, California. She illustrated the 2018 picture book, Fun in the Mud, which was a 2019 Moonbeam award winner and a 2018 Nautilus award winner. She is passionate about bringing stories to life with pictures and thoughtful design. Her work is rooted in traditional drawing and painting, mixed with vector graphics. She collaborates with local entrepreneurs and authors, as well as independent publishers.

Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword (probably from Nick Shaw, author of Fit for Success)
Introduction
Let the Journey Begin
Chapter 1: Where Do You Start?
Create a Morning Routine
Create an Evening Routine
Time Block Your Day
Weeks at a Glance
Chapter 2: Physical Wellness
My Philosophy on Movement
1 Mile a Day
My Philosophy on Food
Hydration
My Love Affair with Apple Pie
Chapter 3: Mental Wellness
Small Accomplishments Matter
Don't Break the Chain
My Philosophy on Motivation
Chapter 4: Community Wellness
Blue Zones
Grace and the Village
Changing the Narrative
Chapter 5: Financial Responsibility
The Power of Financial Knowledge
Time | Value | Money
Compounding Interest 101
The 24-Hour Rule
30 Days of Journal Prompts
Blank Journal Pages
Resources