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Our society tells us that if we are not constantly moving, we are not being productive. Yet often the most productive choice we can make is the choice to slow down—before our hectic lifestyle catches up and forces us to focus on our own self-care as outlined in personal testimonies in the book.

Every year, millions of post-secondary hopefuls vie for enrollment at the nation's top academic institutions with hopes of standing out in a saturated crowd of equally talented candidates. But as those would-be students and their parents know all too well, gaining admittance is a small part of the battle—the bigger hurdle can often be how to pay for it. In an era where families are willing to put themselves into suffocating debt for the sake of higher education, paying for college is increasingly prohibitive.

How many times have you heard the advice, "Don't cry. You don't want to seem weak."? Have you ever considered that rather than being a sign of weakness, crying may actually be considered a sign of strength? This is one of the key messages that Heidi Lewis and her seven co-authors aim to get across in Black Girl Cry: What Black Women Need to Know to Amplify Their Voices.

Since her childhood, Kelechi A. Uduhiri, MD, MPH, MS wanted to be a physician. Inspired by the bedside manner and kind deliberations of her family's house-call doctor, she finally realized that dream, as the first woman in her family to become a medical doctor. She delighted in the time spent with her patients, hearing their stories, understanding them more deeply. As years passed, however, she spent less and less time with her patients, ending up at a shocking seven-minutes-per-patient timeline due to the enormous amounts of paperwork and documentation.

In Body Fixx: A Positive Guide for Losing Weight with Confidence, Dr. Hope Watts tackles the old attitude that all there is to losing weight is restricted eating and lots of exercise. Inspired and informed by years of experience coaching patients and clients, Dr. Watts stresses that there is no singular lifestyle change that fixes all. She delves into various diets and exercises that can accommodate different lifestyles and preferences. She also debunks common weight loss myths and emphasizes that there is one barrier to success often overlooked: mindset.

We all struggle. We doubt our abilities, and we feel hopeless about our future. For some of us, these struggles manifest as depression, and for others, as a rough patch. In difficult times, we lean on our friends for comfort and guidance. We consult that one person with the wisdom and courage to tell us exactly what we need to hear.