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Rise Above! Resilience: How to overcome whatever challenges life brings and emerge stronger than ever before. Energize Your Life! Maximize your energy: This information-packed guide will help you harness your power–physical, mental, and spiritual–so you can head into a vital, vibrant future. Discover the True You! A self-knowledge workbook: Your best life starts with this guide to asking yourself the most important questions, about everything from your personal boundaries to your highest purpose. Get Inspired! Creativity: Discover the profound meaning and/or sheer joy of creating something new, whether you're finally starting your memoirs or doodling a masterpiece.

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ALL RISE

the O List • A few perfect-for-spring things we think are just great!

ADAM’S Style SHEET • Now that winter’s over, get outdoors and perk things up with mood-boosting picks from O creative director Adam Glassman.

ADAM’S home STYLE SHEET • All-weather pieces to elevate your outdoor living space this season.

PEACE OFFERINGS • There’s no doubt about it: We’re living through unprecedented times. Home has become the ultimate hub—you’re working from the sofa, teaching from the kitchen table, and scrambling to find a few seconds of me time in any available corner. For every harried moment, we’ve got a DIY spa treatment that will lift your spirits.

THE ENERGY CRISIS

INSIDE THE Beauty CLOSET • O beauty director Brian Underwood handpicks his favorite new finds.

Starting Fresh • In The Kitchen Without Borders —a new cookbook from the staff of New York City catering company Eat Offbeat—refugee and immigrant chefs from around the world share the flavors of their home countries. Dig into these three nourishing dishes for a taste.

ONE WRITER’S BEGINNINGS • A new volume illuminates a doyenne’s origin story.

A TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM • Marilynne Robinson—one of our greatest writers—created an entire universe when she wrote Gilead more than 16 years ago. Now Oprah has picked the four Gilead novels as her latest Oprah’s Book Club selection.

TYPE O • CONVERSATIONS WITH LEADING AUTHORS AND THINKERS

The SPRING LIST • THE SEASON’S 15 MUST-READS

FEELING GOOD

DON’T FIGHT STRESS EMBRACE IT • Research psychologist Kelly McGonigal makes the case for finding grace under pressure.

VEG OUT • Sometimes the best thing to do for your body and soul is…nothing.

GET SOME SLEEP • Your life—not to mention your sanity—depends on it.

OFF THE BEATEN PATH • When the road of life gets bumpy (and then bumpier, and bumpier still), life coach Martha Beck suggests a radical solution: Stop, throw it in reverse, and draw up a whole new road map.

STABLE CONNECTION • When the going gets tough, there’s great comfort in knowing you’ll always have a friend by your side. Here’s how two writers and podcasters remained close, even when their friendship went long-distance.

BE KINDER TO YOU • Within each of us lives a sweet, defenseless creature, says Elizabeth Gilbert—and she needs a little tenderness.

BYE-BYE Burden • Feel suffocated under the weight of distraction, defeat, or disappointment? It might be time to turn to the experts for a lesson on releasing the heavy baggage you’ve been lugging around. Follow the advice of some of our favorite sages—among them religious leaders and stress-banishing experts—and you might find your mind feeling lighter, indeed.

FINDING YOUR WAY Through • The course of change never did run smooth—but you may be glad to know that it’s at least somewhat predictable. Family therapist Virginia Satir established a model of how we experience transition. Here, we guide you through its stages:

THE Upside OF TRAUMA • Yes, it exists, say...