Hello Reader!​ ​

Things keep coming up and sliding the Bookletter to later in the week but I at least got it done! I will try to get it to you all earlier next week. Stay warm!

Close Your Eyes, Get Free

I first listened to Grace Smith on the Kate Northrup Podcast: Unlocking Financial Abundance with Hypnotherapy With Grace Smith and I was so fascinated that I had to read her book.

Hypnotism has such a stigma attached to it that I couldn't help but be intrigued. What is hypnotism if not a parlor trick? Do people really lose weight and quit smoking from it? Grace's book pulls you in with the first story of helping her father-in-law, a paralyzed veteran, find a spark of electricity to move his finger. Her method of using hypnosis is a tool to get to our subconscious beliefs, emotions, habits, values, protective reactions, imagination, and intuition.

"Willpower, logical thinking, and critical thinking are the domain of the conscious mind." Grace uses hypnosis to directly get to our subconscious and the areas holding us back. She also has an app that has prerecorded sessions for you to do hypnosis on your own.

As I am an on-again, off-again meditator, I found her sessions very specific and interesting. I think if you have something in particular to work on, they could be very helpful.

The Food Book

I'm a sucker for the why and history about anything so when I saw The Food Book: The Stories, the Science, and the History of What We Eat, I had to check it out. And it didn't disappoint!

I learned so much random stuff perfect for small talk at the next awkward kid's party I have to attend. Like did you know that coriander is cilantro? And that prehistoric people were unable to digest milk after babyhood. It took lots of yogurt and 7000 years before humans were lactose tolerant. Finally, Lima beans have cyanide in them and must therefore always be cooked before eating!

This book is so full of interesting facts and it's fun to leave where you can pick it up and easily learn something new about the food in our lives!

Thanks for reading! Please feel free to write back with any comments or suggestions. I love to hear from readers!

I'm also still doing HR work so if you or any of your friends and family need resume & cover letter help or coaching, please reach out! - Kate

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