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Self-Help

Friluftsliv Sisu
Connect with Nature the Norwegian Way Find Your Resilience the Finnish Way
by Olive Luke Delorie by Justyn Barnes
Embrace the great outdoors and see how spending Confront life’s challenges courageously and
time in nature can improve your mental, physical, gracefully with this beautifully illustrated, gifty
and spiritual health with this beautifully illustrated guide to sisu, the Finnish concept of resilience.
guide to the Norwegian concept of friluftlsiv. ranslated as resilience or perseverance, the Finnish concept
ranslated from Norwegian as “free life air,” friluftsliv highlights T of sisu is about never giving up, no matter how impossible
Tthe basic need for humans to connect with the natural world. It’s a task may seem. At its heart lies the idea of rebounding from
not about conquering nature, or about activities: it’s about finding failure and using that experience to grow. This friendly intro-
harmony and becoming one with the outdoors. Enter a friluftsliv ductory guide, filled with inspirational quotes, explains how to
state of mind with this inspiring guide that explains how spending embrace sisu and incorporate its principles into daily life. Learn
time in nature, even a simple Sunday walk in a local park, can improve how to welcome change and turn difficult situations into oppor-
our well-being and encourage productive self-reflection. tunities for self-reflection.
JUSTYN BARNES is an author, ghostwriter, and editor who has
OLIVER LUKE DELORIE is the author of Wabi Sabi: Finding produced more than 60 nonfiction books—a sprinkling of Sunday
Beauty in Imperfection and Shinrin-Yoku: The Healing Art of Times bestsellers among them—for a variety of leading publishers.
Forest Bathing. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He lives in the beautiful countryside surrounding Hastings, UK.
KEY SELLING POINTS
KEY SELLING POINTS
✱ Nordic lifestyle philosophies continue to attract readers ✱ Nordic lifestyle philosophies continue to attract readers
interested in self-help and wellness
interested in self-help and wellness
✱ Many people consider spending time in nature important The concept of resilience is a hot topic in popular psy-
for living a happy life, evident in the popularity of similar ✱ chology, especially because resilience is thought to have a
nature-oriented philosophies such as forest-bathing
positive impact on mental health
✱ Friluftsliv is a concept that has been covered by popular ✱ Sisu is a concept that has been covered by popular outlets
outlets including Forbes, Bustle, and BBC
including Thrive Global, Well+Good, and Bustle
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