INNER PEACE FOR BUSY WOMEN/TRADE

The bestselling author of Inner Peace for Busy People now reveals the truth about busyness and peace in a way that helps women change their lives. Inner Peace for Busy Women is about getting real-about balancing work and family while nurturing the spirit.

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker in spirituality, integrative medicine, and the mind/body connection and has a doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, the best-selling author of numerous books, and a journalist and radio personality.

Preface: I Am a Woman Telling the Truth

1

(14)

Acknowledgments

15

(6)

Introduction: As the Tide Turns

21

(12)

PART I: Putting Your Busy Life in Perspective

1. Champagne Suffering

33

(4)

2. Make Inner Peace Your First Priority

37

(3)

3. Lighten Up

40

(7)

PART II: Emotional Freedom

4. Setting Boundaries: Of Twisted Sister and the Fairy Godmother

47

(5)

5. The Essence of Bravery

52

(6)

6. Listening to Busyness

58

(3)

7. Women and Stress: How We Tend and Befriend

61

(5)

8. Mother Guilt and Other Guilt

66

(9)

9. Mothers and Daughters: Forgiveness and Grace

75

(6)

10. Being and Doing: How to Make Love Visible

81

(10)

PART III: Coming Back Home to Yourself

11. Lost and Found

91

(4)

12. Mindfulness: The Lights Are On, and Somebody's Home

95

(5)

13. Meditation and Inner Peace

100

(6)

14. Transitions: Letting Go and Following the Signs

106

(9)

PART IV: Getting Real: Necessary Practicalities

15. Sleepless in America

115

(5)

16. Burning Out?

120

(6)

17. Do You Really Need That Lizard? Creating Financial Freedom

126

(6)

18. Working in a Man's World: If We All Leave, Then What?

132

(7)

19. The Sandwich Generation: Taking Care While Caretaking

139

(7)

20. His and Her Marriages: What's Bothering Women?

146

(10)

PART V: The Heart of the Matter

21. A Parable: What Do Women Want?

156

(7)

22. The Web That Holds the World Together

163

(5)

23. Morning Blessing

168

(3)

Afterword: Sisters on a Journey

171

(3)

Endnotes

174

(2)

Other Books and Audios by Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D

176

(3)

About the Author

179

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