Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Lifestyle and Wellness

Posted by Quirk Books Staff

These lifestyle and wellness books are beautifully designed with great self-care tips and friendly, accessible advice. Happy shopping!

 

 

Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven

by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman

A magical lifestyle guide for everything from powering up a stylish crystal to banishing terrible Tinder dates.

Want to feel terrifyingly beautiful? Wear the right color of eyeshadow to project otherworldly glamour. Need to exorcise a toxic friendship? Repeat the proper incantation and make it disappear. Want to increase your energy? Whip up a tasty herbal “potion” to rev up your stamina. DIY projects, rituals, and spells—along with fun historical sidebars—summon the best trends of the modern witchy lifestyle and the time-trusted traditions of the hell-raising women of the past. With humor, heart, and a hip sensibility, Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman dispense witchy wisdom for the curious, the cynical, and anyone who could use a magical boost.

 

 

The Astrology of You and Me

by Gary Goldschneider

This astrological relationship guide is indispensable for dealing with everyone from friends and family to bosses and coworkers.

Steer your life by the stars and make all your interpersonal relationships shine. This beautifully designed, horoscope-driven handbook will teach you to bring energy to your relationships and divine the true nature of personalities using the power of astrology. Do you know how to live peacefully with a Taurus? Discuss money issues with a Cancer? Improve your sex life with a Scorpio? With chapters arranged by astrological sign, The Astrology of You and Me will give you help and guidance for every imaginable star-crossed situation, and the beautiful design features astrology-inspired illustrations throughout.

 

 

Good Sh*t: Your Holistic Guide to the Best Poop of Your Life

by Julia Blohberger and Roos Neeter

It’s time to talk sh*t—literally! Improve your gut health, and your life, with this relatable and humorous handbook.

If you grew up in the Western world, you were probably taught that poop is gross. Unspeakable, even. But it’s a waste to think of poop as a waste. Bags under our eyes tell us we’re not getting enough sleep. Sallow skin, thinning hair, and brittle nails tell us if our diets are imbalanced or if we’re overstressed. Poop tells us all of that—and much more.

This friendly and conversational handbook from two certified yoga and Ayurveda coaches teaches you how to think of poop as a useful gauge of overall health, and helps you track the effects of simple lifestyle adjustments with:

•  A seven-day tracker to observe your current poop health.
•  Insights on the impact of diet, exercise, sleep, and stress on your poop, with tips for making improvements in all areas.
•  Journal prompts that help you analyze behaviors that lead to good and bad poops.
•  A 21-day tracker to help you see the positive impact of lifestyle changes on your poop over time.
•  And more!

 

 

What’s Your Grief?: Lists to Help You Through Any Loss

by Eleanor Haley, MS, and Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C

A friendly and accessible book of 75 lists that will help anyone experiencing a change or loss—for readers of Maggie Smith, Cheryl Strayed, and Katherine May—from the creators of the popular What’s Your Grief website and community.

Losses, big and small, turn your world upside down. What’s Your Grief? will help you through all of them.

Many life changes need to be grieved, from the loss of a loved one to the loss of a job, from a breakup to a relocation, and all the rest of life’s ebbs and flows. In What’s Your Grief?, mental health professionals Eleanor Haley and Litsa Williams help you examine, investigate, and move through the complex but universal experience of grief.

Through seventy-five engaging, informative, and accessible lists, such as to-do (and not-to-do) lists, bucket lists, interactive lists, and more, you’ll discover:

• 5 Little-Known Truths About Grief
• 4 Reasons Guilt Is Even More Complicated Than You Think
• 9 Tips for Communicating What You Do (and Don’t) Need
• 7 Common Defense Mechanisms
• And much more

There’s no single way to experience grief. But this unique book will help you move through whatever it looks like and feels like to you.

 

Take me back to the full holiday gift guide!

A Book You May Enjoy

Good Sh*t

Your Holistic Guide to the Best Poop of Your Life

Good Night

Your Holistic Guide to the Best Sleep of Your Life

Basic Witches

How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven

Crystal Clear

Reflections on Extraordinary Talismans for Everyday Life

The Astrology of You and Me

How to Understand and Improve Every Relationship in Your Life