Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
by Nedra Glover Tawwab · 16 Mar 2021 · 325pp · 67,076 words
, avoidance, and other mental health issues as common presentations of boundary issues. Neglecting Self-Care We’ve all heard the analogy from airplane-safety language: “Put on your oxygen mask first before helping others.” Simple, right? Nope. Neglecting self-care is the first thing to happen when we get caught up in our desire to help others. I can
Marriage and Lasting Relationships With Asperger's Syndrome: Successful Strategies for Couples or Counselors
by Eva A. Mendes · 1 Sep 2015 · 291pp · 75,110 words
a luxury. NS partners, especially those with kids, may often feel like their needs come last. However, the airplane analogy of putting on one’s own oxygen mask before helping others put on theirs is a good lesson for the NS partner. If they don’t take care of themselves, their partner and
The Capitalist Manifesto
by Johan Norberg · 14 Jun 2023 · 295pp · 87,204 words
about themselves and are not forced into self-sacrificing relationships may have more energy and will to help others – a kind of ‘put on your own oxygen mask first before assisting others’ effect. Another explanation they raise is that individualistic attitudes undermine tribal cultures and make us more prepared to help strangers as
Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
by Mark Goulston M. D. and Keith Ferrazzi · 31 Aug 2009
rule for taking control in a stressful situation is this: get yourself under control first. (That’s why flight attendants instruct you to put your own oxygen mask on first before placing one on your child.) The good news is that getting yourself under control is simpler than you think. ■ SPEED IS EVERYTHING
The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms
by Danielle Laporte · 16 Apr 2012 · 203pp · 58,817 words
was done suffering fools. No, I would not make pretty, spiritualized excuses for anyone’s bad behavior anymore—mine included. I would put on my own oxygen mask first. I would stand in my very immense power. And I would aim to do it free of vengeance, free of resentment, grateful for all
Dirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health
by Ben Lynch Nd. · 30 Jan 2018 · 438pp · 103,983 words
all make the world a better place. Before you reach out and help others, though, I want you to reach up and put on your own oxygen mask first. Today is the day you’re starting your journey to clean up your dirty genes. You deserve to reach your genetic potential. Now go
Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly
by Evy Poumpouras · 20 Apr 2020
time as a mother and she prioritized her self-care. It reminded me of the safety instructions you get on an airplane—put on your own oxygen mask before helping someone else put on theirs. Taking care of ourselves is how we are fortified and able to care for others. From her I
The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich
by David Bach and John David Mann · 6 May 2019 · 146pp · 34,934 words
always give on airplanes, when you’re about to take off? About how, in the event there’s a problem, you should put on your own oxygen mask first and then take care of the children? It sounds backwards. You’d think they’d tell you to take care of the kids first
Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed With Alcohol
by Holly Glenn Whitaker · 9 Jan 2020 · 334pp · 109,882 words
I’d been doing to her for the last thirty years. I told her to save her life at all costs, to put on her own oxygen mask, and to put it on first. And when other people told her she was wrong, that she couldn’t trust herself, that she was selfish
Happy Inside: How to Harness the Power of Home for Health and Happiness
by Michelle Ogundehin · 29 Apr 2020 · 245pp · 78,125 words
mornings, trying to persuade/order children into their clothes or downstairs in time to eat, it’s like they say on an aeroplane: put your own oxygen mask on first. If you’re grouchy from too little sleep or suffering from caffeine withdrawal, the odds are stacked against you for a streamlined start
The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life
by Sahil Bloom · 4 Feb 2025 · 363pp · 94,341 words
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice From the Best in the World
by Timothy Ferriss · 14 Jun 2017 · 579pp · 183,063 words
The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means
by Jeff Yeager · 8 Jun 2010 · 189pp · 64,571 words
Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-And What We Can Do About It
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace · 21 Aug 2023 · 309pp · 86,747 words