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Recommended Reading for Mental Health Awareness Month
This May marks the 75th anniversary of Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, and we’ve teamed up with our friends at Harper One to combine books and pop culture in one hearty recommended reading list.
AND THEN WE RISE: A GUIDE TO LOVING AND TAKING CARE OF SELF (Common)
Multi-award-winning performer, author, and activist Common lays out a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health in order to find fulfillment in both body and spirit. Framing his journey to wellness as a vital component of his success, Common shares personal stories, knowledge gleaned from friends and experts, and a deliberate, hope-filled approach to creating the daily life you want.
THE ART OF THE STRAIGHT LINE: MY TAI CHI (Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson)
A remarkable collection of legendary musician Lou Reed’s unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts—a subject he began studying in the 1980s—alongside selected musings on life, meditation, and art supplemented with over 150 photos.
FINDING ME (Viola Davis)
In this deeply personal memoir, the EGOT-winning superstar shares her journey and struggle finding her purpose and reconciling who she was told to be with who she knew she was. In her own words: “I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love . . . My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.”
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