Jennifer Louden

Before the book was in my hands I wanted to love it -- but wanting to love a book has not made it so, in my experience. Once I got it, I let it languish for over a week because I was afraid it wouldn't live up to my hopes.

Happy relief! Once I finally took the plunge and began reading, I couldn't resist the warmth and wisdom of [b:Woman's Cofort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your Life|136143|Woman's Cofort Book A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your show more Life|Jennifer Louden|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348569331s/136143.jpg|1094272].

Jen Louden serves up a delicious collection of comfort recipes that stir curiosity and delight with each page. Thoughtful guidance and meaty reference lists round out the engaging tone of each chapter.

As a relatively new convert to self-care, I found quite a few fresh ideas for personal wellness and nurture. A real treasure to keep or to share with someone dear. show less

I keep trying over and over again to read this book, but I always get only so far before I start to gag on the cloying, nauseating "cuteness" of the "Comfort Queen." She gets tedious pretty quickly. Maybe Ms. Louden has some important things to say, but framing it in this juvenile cotton-candy doesn't work for me.

This is a neat little set of exercises designed to help women unwind, connect with their inner wisdom or nurture themselves. I don't think I have ever formally done any of the exercises, but just flipping through the book usually provides some relief, and inspiration for what might be helpful. I especially like the index where you choose what you are feeling, like stressed or jittery, etc., and there are suggested exercises in the book to look at. A nice resource, if you can make time to do show more any of the exercises. show less

I ordered this book and before I knew it, I had filled 6 pages of a notebook. This was exactly what I needed - not a solution but a process. Perfect!