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Alyson Stoner's Book Recommendations

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Ideas and inspiration to kick-start your personal transformation

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Alyson Stoner is an actor, the co-founder of Movement Genius, and the author of "Mind Body Movement". In this collection, you'll find the Blinkist Shortcast host's top Blinkst and Shortcast episodes that support thoughtful, evidence-based personal development. Learn how to cultivate self-awareness, discover the tools you need to begin deep healing, and shift your mind, body, and lifestyle towards positive growth and well-being. You deserve it!

Alyson Stoner's Book Recommendations

Ideas and inspiration to kick-start your personal transformation

Insight

Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life

Search Inside Yourself

Search Inside Yourself

The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)

Move!

Caroline Williams

The New Science of Body Movement and How it Can Set Your Mind Free

When the Body Says No

When the Body Says No

The Cost of Hidden Stress

Exercise and Activity

Exercise and Activity

Instinctively, we know that exercise is good for us—but what’s actually happening inside our bodies when we workout? In this episode, Dr. John Sykes takes Rupy through the science of how exercise and activity affect us, its relationship with inflammation, and shares some striking statistics around exercise and our health.

Scarlett Curtis: It's OK to Feel Blue

Scarlett Curtis: It's OK to Feel Blue

Do you ever feel like you have no right to be sad? However perfect your life looks on paper, your mental health is a personal journey, and you should never feel ashamed about the way you feel. Scarlett Curtis is a full-time activist and the curator behind the Sunday Times best-selling anthology, It’s Not Ok To Feel Blue and Other Lies. In this episode, she shares with Emma how you can let go of shame and move the conversation around mental health forward.

Daring Greatly

How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Don’t think of a White Bear

Don’t think of a White Bear

If you’ve had a song stuck in your head that just won't go away, then you know first-hand that suppressing an unwanted thought only makes it stronger. In this episode, learn why our brains work in this way—and what Holocaust survivors can teach us about the long-term health benefits of talking about our most traumatic experiences.

The Legacy of Critical Parents

The Legacy of Critical Parents

Do you ever feel doomed to be trapped in a people-pleasing prison? In this episode we're looking back to our childhoods to learn how early experiences of criticism have shaped who you are today. You'll explore the power of empathy and how understanding our parent’s personal journey with criticism can shine a light on the way they engaged with us growing up—and how we can grow from it and move past it towards engaging with it in a more constructive and compassionate way.

The Life-Changing Power of Sophrology

The Life-Changing Power of Sophrology

Dominique Antiglio

Breathe and Connect with the Calm and Happy You

You Can Heal Your Life

You Can Heal Your Life

A classic of self-realization with practical and spiritual advice for emotional and physical problems

Fully Present

Susan L. Smalley and Diana Winston

The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness

Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess

Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess

5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinkin

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