How beautifully self-centred humans can be; the fickle nature of memories; the power of personal choice; why your worries are the wrong ones, and how many stories unfold in one life. This episode will take you on a journey into your own past and future, where—or rather when—will you choose to visit? Join us as we discuss the life lessons found in the Japanese, time-travel novel with human connection at its heart, Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Trigger warning: we discuss abusive relationships and the difficulties faced by parents of prematurely born babies.   Buy a copy of: <a href= "https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Toshikazu-Kawaguchi/Before-the-Coffee-Gets-Cold/23821299"> Before the Coffee Gets Cold</a>   Find out more about P. E. Holdsworth (Portia): <a href= "http://www.peholdsworth.com/">www.peholdsworth.com</a> Find out more about Alicia Kaye: <a href= "http://www.aliciakaye.co.uk/">www.aliciakaye.co.uk</a>   Follow Alicia on Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/aliciakayecoach/">@aliciakayecoach</a> Follow Portia on Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/peholdsworth/">@peholdsworth</a>   Write to us at: <a href= "mailto:lifethroughbookspodcast@gmail.com">lifethroughbookspodcast@gmail.com</a>

Lesson 2: Keep choosing your path: Adventures in Opting Out

Life Through Books is a podcast hosted by life-writer P. E. Holdsworth and life coach Alicia Kaye. 

We sit down together, grab a brew, and talk about the life lessons we've gathered from the books we’ve read. Along with our guests, we discuss the periods in our lives when a book has helped to transform who we are and how we live by bringing us inspiration, advice, wisdom or unexpected tales just when we've needed it most. In each episode we journey through life's ups and downs, and bring you the impactful books that have helped us, and our guests, carry on through.