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On Purpose with Jay Shetty

I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen...

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9 Months That Count Forever: How Your Pregnancy Diet Shapes Your Baby's Future cover

9 Months That Count Forever

Jessie Inchauspe

Mentioned 4 months ago

Jessie Inchauspé: 90% of Pregnant People Are Missing THIS Nutrient (Follow THIS Simple Diet To Reduce Glucose Spikes & Protect Your Baby’s Brain & Metabolism)

The host highlighted the book as a new resource that explains how pregnancy nutrition shapes a child's lifelong health, and listeners were urged to preorder it for practical guidance.

Jessie's new book, Nine Months That Count Forever: How Your Pregnancy Diet Shapes Your Baby's Future, releasing March 17th. If you haven't already ordered it, make sure you get it right now as you're listening to this conversation.

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Messy Conversations: Saying the Things We Think but Rarely Say Out Loud cover

Messy Conversations

La’Shondra Johnson

Mentioned 5 months ago

Stop Trying to “Win” An Argument With Your Partner! (THIS Shift Will Turn Conflict into Communication)

Jay Shetty discussed his Audible original "Messy Love", describing it as a collection of relationship lessons and reallife couple sessions that teach how to handle difficult conversations and build emotional safety.

Welcome back to On Purpose. Today we're talking about messy love, difficult conversations for deeper connection.

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The New Attachment Theory: Heal Every Relationship by Rewiring Your Brain & Nervous System cover

The New Attachment Theory

Thais Gibson

Mentioned 5 months ago

Relationship Expert Thais Gibson: Do You Keep Attracting The Same Emotionally Unavailable Partner? (Use THIS Attachment Reset To Break The Cycle And Choose Better Partners)

It was cited as Thais Gibson's book that explains how to heal relationships by rewiring the brain and nervous system.

In Thais' book, The New Attachment Theory, heal every relationship by rewiring your brain and nervous system.

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8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go cover

8 Rules of Love

Jay Shetty

Mentioned 5 months ago

Relationship Expert Thais Gibson: Do You Keep Attracting The Same Emotionally Unavailable Partner? (Use THIS Attachment Reset To Break The Cycle And Choose Better Partners)

It was mentioned as Thais Gibson's second book that draws on Eastern teachings to outline relationship principles.

When I wrote my second book, Eight Rules of Love, it was all based on the Eastern teachings, which is every stage of life is called an ashram.

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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence cover

How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan

Mentioned 5 months ago

Michael Pollan: The Hidden Cost Of Constant Distraction (Use THIS Practice To Reclaim Your Attention, Clarity, And Inner Freedom)

The speaker mentioned that he missed interviewing Michael Pollan previously because this book, which the speaker loved, came out in 2018. Pollan discussed how psychedelics, which he explored for this book, smudge the windshield of our consciousness.

On Purpose launched in 2019 and his book that I loved came out in 2018. I'm speaking about the one, the only Michael Pollan, an award-winning journalist, best-selling author known for reshaping how we think about food, nature, and how we experience the world around us.

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A World Appears

Michael Pollan

Mentioned 5 months ago

Michael Pollan: The Hidden Cost Of Constant Distraction (Use THIS Practice To Reclaim Your Attention, Clarity, And Inner Freedom)

This new book by Michael Pollan explored consciousness, examining how perception, awareness, and attention shape the reality we inhabit. The author admitted to starting the book with questions rather than answers, framing the work as a quest where he learned alongside the reader.

In his new book, A World Appears, he explores consciousness, how perception, awareness, and attention shape the reality we live in.

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The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans cover

The Other Side of Change

Maya Shankar

Mentioned 5 months ago

Maya Shankar: Does Change Make You Feel Lost Or Uncertain? (Use THIS Framework To Find Direction Again and Use Change to Upgrade Your Life!)

Jay and Maya discussed Maya's newly released book, highlighting its focus on how unexpected change can reshape identity and offering practical insights drawn from research and personal stories.

And so the fact that you've all come out here tonight to support her and hopefully get her book or you've already got it. How many of you have already got the book?

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MANY LIVES, MANY MASTERS - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - With a New Afterword by the Author cover

MANY LIVES, MANY MASTERS - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - With a New Afterword by the Author

Brian Weiss

Mentioned 5 months ago

John Edward: Stop Trying to “Move On” After Loss (Use THIS Daily Practice to Make Peace Without the Answers)

Jay Shetty referenced Dr. Brian Weiss's Many Lives, Many Masters as an influential work on pastlife regression.

Dr. Brian Weiss, when you look at Many Lives, Many Masters and all of his materials, he was very influential for me, you know, at that point in my life because I needed to know.

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Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice cover

Chasing Evil

Robert Hilland

Mentioned 5 months ago

John Edward: Stop Trying to “Move On” After Loss (Use THIS Daily Practice to Make Peace Without the Answers)

John Edward explained that the book chronicled thirty years of his work assisting a retired FBI agent, blending crime cases with his mediumship experiences.

So Chasing Evil is the 30-year culmination of me assisting an FBI agent now retired on his case work. And he, like multiple other people, did not believe in the subject matter, except he took it to another level.

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The Afterlife Experiments

Gary E. R. Schwartz

Mentioned 5 months ago

John Edward: Stop Trying to “Move On” After Loss (Use THIS Daily Practice to Make Peace Without the Answers)

John Edward described how the data from scientific studies on his abilities were compiled into a book titled The Afterlife Experiments.

And then he compiled all that data and it ruled out that body language, verbal inclination to all, like all of the things that the quote unquote cynics would say we're doing, they were able to establish no, we're not. And here's the data. That book was written. It's called the afterlife experiments.

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Old Souls

Thomas Shroder

Mentioned 5 months ago

John Edward: Stop Trying to “Move On” After Loss (Use THIS Daily Practice to Make Peace Without the Answers)

Jay Shetty noted that Ian Stevenson's Old Souls was a scientific exploration of reincarnation that influenced their discussion.

Ian Stevenson's book, Old Souls, was always a beautiful scientific exploration of it, I felt.

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Infinite Quest

John Edward

Mentioned 5 months ago

John Edward: Stop Trying to “Move On” After Loss (Use THIS Daily Practice to Make Peace Without the Answers)

John Edward mentioned he has a book called The Infinite Quest that is available on his Evolve Plus platform.

I have a book called The Infinite Quest. And that book is on a platform that I created called Evolve Plus TV.

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Kevin Hart mentioned that Will Smith's book was a success because it was honest and transparent, rather than just a superficial account of his fame and success.

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Will's book had a tremendous amount of success. Will sold a million books.

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Kevin Hart mentioned that Will Smith's book was a success because it was honest and transparent, rather than just a superficial account of his fame and success.

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Will's book had a tremendous amount of success. Will sold a million books.

It's not just because of the Will Smith factor. Will Smith is telling you the truth.

Hey man, you guys got the glitz and glamour of gold from the perception that I gave you without ever really pulling the veil back to show you everything else that was back here.

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Mark Logue

The King's speech

The President mentioned receiving a copy of the book, and that he uses the same speech marking technique as the character in the film.

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Did you ever see the movie, The King's speech?

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The President mentioned receiving a copy of the book, and that he uses the same speech marking technique as the character in the film.

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Did you ever see the movie, The King's speech?

Well, the gentleman who had a copy of The King's speech who did it, sent me a copy.

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Michael Milken

Faster Cures

Accelerating the Future of Health

It documents Mike Milken's life work in medical research, particularly in the field of cancer, and discusses the importance of accelerating scientific breakthroughs to improve health outcomes.

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Mike's 2023 memoir, Faster Cures, accelerating the future of health documents, his lifetime of work in the field is out now.

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It documents Mike Milken's life work in medical research, particularly in the field of cancer, and discusses the importance of accelerating scientific breakthroughs to improve health outcomes.

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Mike's 2023 memoir, Faster Cures, accelerating the future of health documents, his lifetime of work in the field is out now.

Okay, I wrote the book because we are on the verge of a total revolution, the same as I saw in finance in healthcare today with technology.

And so it's time to put your foot on the accelerator and go faster, not time to ease up because we think we have put into suspended animation this pandemic.

And so that was my concern. There were these points of the mark and 98, there was this point of the celebration of science in 2012.

And there's a point here today that people don't have to die for the first time in history.

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Chris Paul

Sixty-One

Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court

Chris Paul's memoir, 'Sixty-One', was described as genuine and personal, detailing his life experiences and the impact of his grandfather on his life and career. It also touched on his challenges with death, sacrifice, and forgiveness, all in one heartfelt package.

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I literally felt like it was just me and you in the room.

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Chris Paul's memoir, 'Sixty-One', was described as genuine and personal, detailing his life experiences and the impact of his grandfather on his life and career. It also touched on his challenges with death, sacrifice, and forgiveness, all in one heartfelt package.

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I literally felt like it was just me and you in the room.

It is one of the most genuine memoirs that I've read.

It really felt like it was coming from your heart.

I think it was really well done. It was so personal, so real.

And the best thing about it is you get to understand you on a different level to just the game.

The Culture Playbook: 60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed Cover

Daniel Coyle

The Culture Playbook

60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed

It was described as the ultimate handbook for fostering and cultivating strong culture, containing 60 highly effective actions to help groups succeed. Jay Shetty recommended that listeners obtain a copy of it.

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His new book is called The Culture Playbook, 60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed.

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It was described as the ultimate handbook for fostering and cultivating strong culture, containing 60 highly effective actions to help groups succeed. Jay Shetty recommended that listeners obtain a copy of it.

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His new book is called The Culture Playbook, 60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed.

Highly recommend you get The Culture Code and The Culture Playbook.

The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills Cover

Daniel Coyle

The Little Book of Talent

52 Tips for Improving Your Skills

It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Se...

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It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Season in the Projects.

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Tyler Hamilton

The Secret Race

Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France

It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Se...

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It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Season in the Projects.

Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France Cover

Daniel Coyle

Lance Armstrong's War

One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France

It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Se...

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It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Season in the Projects.

Hardball: How Politics Is Played--Told by One Who Knows the Game by Matthews, Chris (1988) Hardcover Cover

Chris Matthews

Hardball

How Politics Is Played--Told by One Who Knows the Game by Matthews, Chris (1988) Hardcover

It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Se...

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It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Season in the Projects.

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Daniel Coyle

Hardball

A Season in the Projects

It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Se...

— Episode: 3 Crucial Methods to Increase Work Produ...

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It was briefly mentioned as one of the author's books in a list of other published books by Daniel Coyle.

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His other books include The Talent Code, which I haven't read yet, which I'm very excited to read, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War and Hardball, A Season in the Projects.

Rituals for Virtual Meetings: Creative Ways to Engage People and Strengthen Relationships Cover

Kursat Ozenc

Rituals for Virtual Meetings

Creative Ways to Engage People and Strengthen Relationships

It was briefly mentioned as a book by Glenn Fajardo who is from the Stanford Design School. It was described as being about virtual rituals, and specifically that the virtual environment is voluntary.

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But the insight he has is virtual is voluntary.

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It was briefly mentioned as a book by Glenn Fajardo who is from the Stanford Design School. It was described as being about virtual rituals, and specifically that the virtual environment is voluntary.

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But the insight he has is virtual is voluntary.

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Siddharth Kara

Cobalt Red

How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Sriram Krishnan's book 'Cobalt Red' was mentioned in the context of cobalt mining and its negative environmental and social impact, particularly within the context of electric vehicle production.

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He has a book coming out called Cobalt Red, but he had just did a two-hour podcast with Rogan, which was just this litany of horrors that attend the extraction of cobalt from Congo.

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Sriram Krishnan's book 'Cobalt Red' was mentioned in the context of cobalt mining and its negative environmental and social impact, particularly within the context of electric vehicle production.

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He has a book coming out called Cobalt Red, but he had just did a two-hour podcast with Rogan, which was just this litany of horrors that attend the extraction of cobalt from Congo.

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Ed Mylett

The Power of One More

The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success

It was described as an indispensable roadmap to achieving personal and professional goals by using the gifts you already possess, and had already sold a million copies.

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This book is called The Power of One More, The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success by the one and only Ed Milet, the host of Max Out.

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It was described as an indispensable roadmap to achieving personal and professional goals by using the gifts you already possess, and had already sold a million copies.

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This book is called The Power of One More, The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success by the one and only Ed Milet, the host of Max Out.

Quotes are beautiful. Books are life-changing, right?

I have lived this book in my life. Like, I have lived this mindset, and it has changed my life because I've always been just one step away, one habit away, one mindset away from this amazing life that I'm grateful and blessed to live.

And so the strategies are in the book. But conceptually, that's 100% how you change your life.

When you wake up believing, hey, I'm one decision away. I'm one meeting away, one relationship away. That's not hokey.

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Ed Mylett

#MAXOUT Your Life

It was mentioned in passing, and was the first book written by Ed Mylett, and has an accompanying podcast of the same name.

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The first book was called Max Out Your Life as well The Max Out Podcast

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It was mentioned in passing, and was the first book written by Ed Mylett, and has an accompanying podcast of the same name.

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The first book was called Max Out Your Life as well The Max Out Podcast

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Thomas Lewis

A General Theory of Love

It was briefly mentioned, highlighting the idea that early relationships with parents establish relationship dynamics we tend to repeat as adults.

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In their book A General Theory of Love, Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannan, who were all professors of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, write We pla...

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It was briefly mentioned, highlighting the idea that early relationships with parents establish relationship dynamics we tend to repeat as adults.

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In their book A General Theory of Love, Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannan, who were all professors of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, write We play out our unconscious knowledge in every unthinking move we make in the dance of loving.

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Alexander Todorov

Face Value

The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions

It was mentioned in the context of first impressions and how quickly we judge people based on appearance, potentially leading to inaccurate impressions.

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In his book Face Value, Professor Alexander Todorov shows that first impressions are likely to be wrong.

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It was mentioned in the context of first impressions and how quickly we judge people based on appearance, potentially leading to inaccurate impressions.

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In his book Face Value, Professor Alexander Todorov shows that first impressions are likely to be wrong.

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Stephan Labossiere

Love After Heartbreak, Volume I

It was mentioned as a book that can help readers find love within themselves again after a heartbreak, as well as help them to love others better.

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The book is out now it's called Love After Heartbreak.

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It was mentioned as a book that can help readers find love within themselves again after a heartbreak, as well as help them to love others better.

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The book is out now it's called Love After Heartbreak.

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