Shelf Empowered Book Club

Chaos Reimagined is a book club focused on self-empowerment, reflection, and building community. This community is for those who want to shed the chaos in their life and are invested in personal growth, development and reaching new levels of self-awareness.
To maximize our engagement with each book, we allocate the initial portion of our meeting to discussing its contents and reserve the latter half for incorporating the book's themes into our daily lives.

Book Club Topic for May 2024:

Self Compassion

Book: Self Compassion - Kristin Neff, PHD

Description:
Kristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life.
More and more, psychologists are turning away from an emphasis on self-esteem and moving toward self-compassion in the treatment of their patients—and Dr. Neff’s extraordinary book offers exercises and action plans for dealing with every emotionally debilitating struggle, be it parenting, weight loss, or any of the numerous trials of everyday living.

Cost:
$5

Session: May 26, 2024

Location: To be Determined

Shelf Empowered is a book club focused on self-empowerment, reflection, and community-building. This community is for those who want to shed the chaos in their life and are invested in personal growth, development and reaching new levels of self-awareness.

To maximize our engagement with each book, we allocate the initial portion of our meeting to discussing its contents and reserve the latter half for incorporating the book's themes into our daily lives.

Book: Fierce Conversations - by Susan Scott

Description:
In this guide, which includes exercises and tools to take you step by step through the Seven Principles of Fierce Conversations, Scott teaches readers how to:

• Overcome barriers to meaningful communication
• Expand and enrich conversations with colleagues, friends, and family
• Increase clarity and improve understanding
• Handle strong emotions-on both sides of the table

Cost:
$5

Location: To be Determined.

Shelf Empowered is a book club focused on self-empowerment, reflection, and community-building. This community is for those who want to shed the chaos in their life and are invested in personal growth, development and reaching new levels of self-awareness.

To maximize our engagement with each book, we allocate the initial portion of our meeting to discussing its contents and reserve the latter half for incorporating the book's themes into our daily lives.

BOOK: Getting to Neutral - How to Conquer Negativity - by Andy Staples and Trevor Moawad

Description:
It’s easy to be positive when everything is coming up roses. But what happens when life goes sideways? Many of us lapse into a self-defeating negative spiral that makes it hard to accomplish anything. Getting to Neutral is a step-by-step guide that shows readers how to use mental conditioning coach Trevor Moawad’s innovative motivational system to defeat negativity and thrive.

Neutral thinking is a judgment-free, process-oriented approach that helps us coolly assess situations in high-pressure moments. Moawad walks readers through how to downshift to neutral no matter how dire the situation. He shows us how to behave our way to success, how to determine and practice our values in a neutral framework, and how to surround ourselves with a team that helps us to stay neutral.

Filled with raw, inspiring stories of how Trevor navigated health challenges with neutral thinking as well as insights drawn from some of the world’s best athletes, coaches, and leaders, Getting to Neutral will help readers learn to handle even the most complex and turbulent situations with calm, clarity, and resolve.

Cost:
$5

Location: To be Determined.