Me Time: Self-Care in a Challenging World
$7.50 Kindle e-book on Amazon
$12 paperback from Brenda
75 pages
I know you have your own ways of combating stress, seeking balance, and finding focus and purpose in life. I also know it is not always a smooth journey. Sometimes it is just nice to get a fresh perspective or new ideas or know that someone is cheering you on as you create and expand healthy habits for a balanced life. That is what I wish to do for you. I hope the many tools shared and explained in Me Time nurture you and bring better balance to your mind, body, and soul.
Categories include tools to calm and focus the mind, feed the intellect, nourish the body, feed the spirit, open the heart, and be nourished by nature. Me Time includes specific step-by-step instructions for each tool while infusing engaging and interesting personal anecdotes.
Newest edition is available for purchase from Brenda at any gong event.
Riffs on Wisdom Teachings
$7.50 on Amazon Kindle ebook
$12 paperback from Brenda
83 pages
This book seeks to share a small corner of what I have loved and learned through my own exploration of spiritual wisdom teachings. In it I include a short passage from a text and then “riff” or explicate upon its message, meaning, and impact on my life. My hope is that you will find value in the stories and reflections herein and become inspired to read the original works yourself.
Available for purchase from Brenda at any gong event.
Adulting 101 Coupons: Guided Conversations with Your Young Adult
$11 Kindle e-book on Amazon
$15 paperback from Brenda
114 pages
This book is unique because it can be used to launch guided conversations between you and your son or daughter in the final months before they leave home using reproducible coupons. When your child is ready to redeem a coupon, read the associated chapter. There you will find a “cheat sheet” to guide your discussion as well as three communication tips to enhance your parent-child communication skills. The lessons in this book arrived by inspiration. The communication tips came through research, hard work, and life experience both as an adoptive parent of two children and as a high school teacher for thirty-two years. The desire to share the lessons and advice with other parents comes from my heart.
Available for purchase from Brenda at any gong event or by mail upon request (w/ additional shipping).
Lessons in Life School
$7.50 Kindle ebook on Amazon
$12 paperback from Brenda
67 pages
As a middle-aged woman, mother, daughter, and wife, I have recognized my life lessons with greater and greater intensity and clarity. At long last I felt compelled to share these lessons with others beyond my circle of family and close friends. As I share my ever unfolding journey of lessons with you, I invite you to recognize your own life lessons along the way.
Paperback available for purchase from Brenda at any gong event.
With a Grateful Heart (NEW!)
$10 paperback from Brenda
$7.70 Kindle e-book
52 pages
This book is primarily a compilation of a series of articles called With a Grateful Heart originally published on Life Cheat Sheets in the fall of 2021. Each article was originally created to bring closure to our family’s eleven years abroad in Asia. From 2010-2014 we lived in Seoul, South Korea. And from 2014- 2021 we lived in Hong Kong, SAR.
In entering into my world through the eyes of gratitude, I hope you experience more gratitude in your own life.
Reasons for Hope (NEW!)
$12 paperback from Brenda
$7.50 Kindle e-book
75 pages
Come journey with me as I explore hope and as I share what I have learned, what I am learning, what I believe and what I know.
In these pages I encourage you to be open to the potential for hope. I challenge you to make empowering choices, while encouraging us all to change and alter the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. Get ready to re-see your self, your Self, and humanity as a unified whole. Along the way, I will share some personal stories, some spiritual traditions, and some science from the natural world.
Life Cheat Sheets (coming in 2024)
paperback
Life is hard! Sometimes you’d just like to know how to have a good day. Sometimes you want a bit of guidance to navigate your way to a happier, more balanced You. In Life Cheat Sheets, walk step-by-step through clear and practical ways to engage with life to boost your happiness, respond to triggers, disentangle from fear, make friends after forty, parent more effectively, experience hope, and more. Each chapter contains an eye-catching cheat sheet for quick reference as well as personal stories and the science behind why the techniques work. This is a perfect book to have at the breakfast table or on your nightstand.
Life Cheat Sheets
Who doesn’t like a cheat sheet? It’s not just for kids anymore. In the archives you will find all nine original newsletter series. Life Cheat Sheets is a newsletter about navigating life, communicating effectively and connecting with those you love. Along the way you’ll get plenty of stories. Each article includes an audio recording read by the author. Subscribe for free at Brendabrayko.substack.com
- Adulting 101 Coupons: A Gift from your Parents
- Partnering 101: A Deep Dive into Leaving Kindly
- Me-Time: Self-care in the time of Covid
- Reasons for Hope
- From Fog to Flow
- With a Grateful Heart
- Lessons in Life School
- Life Cheat Sheets
- Riffs on Wisdom Teachings