The author's premise is that within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature of women. Here, the author unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories to help women reconnect with the fierce, healthy, visionary attributes of this instinctual nature. Through these stories and commentaries, the...

An analysis of the role of anxiety in the life of the editor-in-chief of the Tasting Table website expands on her high-profile CNN article to explore her adolescent diagnosis with depression and her daily struggles with making choices and pursuing treatment.

In this research-based primer, the author reveals the powerful key to help women draw enough strength from life to feel fulfilled, loved, successful, and in control by helping them reconnect with their purpose and giving them a starting point for change.

"We congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office breakroom. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We feel virtuous when we wake up at dawn to get a jump on the day. We put others' needs ahead of ourown and believe this makes us exemplary. In On Our Best Behavior, journalist Elise Loehnen explains that these impulses - often lauded as unselfish, distinctly feminine instincts - are actually ingrained...

Seeks to inspire confidence in women to help them achieve the life they want.

"If you're arriving to the midlife crisis party--the one that's serving low self-esteem, desperation, unreliable behavior, forgetfulness, carelessness, and the loneliness of loss--the stories and anecdotes in this memoir will assure you that you are not alone. For Sara Arnell, it took a rogue lobster, a dying rock star, an eighteen-pound tumor, a meditation guru, a famous medium, and a former monk to put her on a path toward light, hope, and healing....

"In this stunningly illustrated essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations they've faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection"--