As someone who has spent a LOT of time and energy dealing with anxiety and depression, I am always looking for helpful tips and techniques to help. The Aging Well Workbook is FILLED with useful information and practical ideas for managing my own “issues,” and would also be a wonderful resource for anyone caring for …
Full disclosure: I finished this book yesterday and when I finished I was glad it was over. But I kept thinking about it, so clearly it was a positive experience just to read it (I want books that make me THINK, after all!). But I just can’t decide on a rating. Did I love it? …
I received an advance copy of William Kent Krueger’s This Tender Land from Atria Books and NetGalley in return for this honest review. My brief advice is, if you are one of the MANY people who loved this spring’s smash hit from Delia Owens entitled Where The Crawdads Sing, definitely add this one to your …
I’ve known people who have attended Drs. Neff and Germer’s 8-week MSC (Mindful Self-Compassion) program and raved about it. And I have heard recently that I would never talk to or about a friend the way I talk to or about myself, so the opportunity provided by Guilford Press and NetGalley to read The …
I am most familiar with Australian author Michael Robotham’s series of novels featuring protagonist Joe O’Loughlin, and I have recommended him to many people without hesitation. When I received a copy of his latest, The Secrets She Keeps, from Scribner and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review, I had no idea what the premise …
I was somewhat familiar with Dr. Pennebaker’s work through his 2014 title Expressive Writing: Words That Heal, and as a lifelong journal keeper, his ideas have always resonated with me. So I was pleased to receive an advance copy of Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and …
Shades of Blue: Writers on Depression, Suicide, and Feeling Blue By Amy Ferris For starters, this book is amazing. Amy Ferris has gathered writings about a subject that is close to my heart, and the result is a powerful, gut-wrenching, piercing look into a topic that is too often stigmatized, hidden, shame-based, you name it, …