Joan Z. Borysenko - Inner Peace for Busy Women

Words of Praise for

Inner Peace for Busy Women

Deeply touching and funny as hell. Every woman
whos ever harbored a secret desire to pack her bags and
leave her busy life behind needs to read this book.

Cheryl Richardson, author of Stand Up for Your Life
and Take Time for Your Life

Inner Peace for Busy Womenis filled with practical
and truthful advice and inspiration for every woman who
is determined to live a whole and meaningful life.

Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Womens Bodies,
Womens Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

Please stop reading the reams of material that speak to
models of faux self-care for women.... No amount of candles,
scents, or being able to understand toxic relationships really gets
to the core of what it means to be a woman. This book does...
because it tells the truth, and the truth will set you free.

Loretta LaRoche, star of PBS television,
and the author of Life Is ShortWear Your Party Pants

With stories and insights born both of personal experience
and sound research, Joans words penetrate the hard places
in our lives and hearts, inviting us to let go where we
have been holding on so long that we had forgotten it could
be otherwise. Reading this book, you will hear the voice
of Feminine wisdom, and it will give you the strength and
comfort needed to continue the sometimes messy
and often wonder-filled adventure of life as a woman.

Oriah Mountain Dreamer,
author of The Invitation, The Dance, and The Call

I almost never read self-help booksI find them annoying
but Joan Borysenkos is a gem. Shes gifted and wise, but shes also
vulnerable and subject to stress, migraines, and burnout. Shes a
passionate and imperfect mother, a control freak who learns to
let go, a workaholic who reminds herself she needs to play. She writes
truth fully, deeply, intimately, and always with compassion. Her book
is like the friend whos there when you need her, who knows
what youre feeling before you can articulate it yourself, who helps
you laugh and who makes you feel loved. This is a keeper.

Sara Davidson, author of Cowboy: A Love Story and
Loose Change

Inner Peace for Busy Women offers up a fresh breeze
of honesty, a tasty banquet of wisdom, and a healthy dose of
practical tips for bringing sanity to anyones life. Joan Borysenko
has written a wonderful handbook for the good life.

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

Inner Peace
for
Busy Women

Hay House Titles of Related Interest

Books

Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, by Karen Kingston

Life Is ShortWear Your Party Pants, by Loretta LaRoche

The Love and Power Journal, by Lynn V. Andrews

Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook, by Louise L. Hay

The Relationship Problem Solver for
Love, Marriage, and Dating,
by Kelly E. Johnson, M.D.

10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace,
by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Turning Inward:A Private Journal for Self-Reflection,
by Cheryl Richardson

and

Suze Ormans Will & Trust Kit (a boxed set)

Card Decks

I Can Do ItCards, by Louise L. Hay

If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules,
by Chrie Carter-Scott, Ph.D.

Until Today Cards, by Iyanla Vanzant

Womens Bodies, Womens Wisdom Healing Cards,
by Christiane Northrup, M.D.

Words of Wisdom for Women Who Do Too Much,
by Anne Wilson-Schaef

All of the above are available at your
local bookstore, or may be ordered by visiting:
Hay House USA: www.hayhouse.com
Hay House Australia: www.hayhouse.com.au
Hay House UK: www.hayhouse.co.uk
Hay House South Africa: orders@psdprom.co.za

JOAN Z. BORYSENKO, Ph.D.

HAY HOUSE, INC.

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Copyright 2003 by Joan Z. Borysenko

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The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Borysenko, Joan Z.

Inner peace for busy women : balancing work, family, and your inner life / Joan
Z. Borysenko.

p. cm.

ISBN 1-4019-0122-0 (hardcover) ISBN 1-4019-0273-1 (tradepaper)
1. Peace of mind. 2. WomenPsychology. I. Title.

BF637.P3B673 2003
158.1082dc21

2003007713

ISBN 13: 978-1-4019-0273-5
ISBN 10: 1-4019-0273-1

08 07 06 05 6 5 4 3
1st printing, September 2003
3rd printing, April 2005

Printed in the United States of America

FOR JANET QUINN.

I am a Woman so thankful
for my Friend.

Contents

T he danger in books about balance is that they can make you feel bad about yourself. You pick up yet another self-help book by Dr. Perfect, or even better, by Dr. I-Was-a-Mess-but-Now-Im 'Perfect, thinking, If she can do it, why cant I? Am I the only one with fantasies of running off and giving the whole thing up?