Mental Health
Review:This book was recommended to me by a therapist and it is literally changing my life a little at a time. It is VERY user-friendly and can be used on its own or with a therapist. I've only had it for a month but the change in myself is evident daily. Do complete the worksheets - they are where the most useful changes occur. Read more
Review:An excellent summary of how mindfulness works to keep you in the "now" and combat ruminations and depression. At present I have found that I cannot commit to the 8 week process as I'm in the middle of another course, but I am using as much mindfulness as I can. Read more
Review:In this age of disconnection how do we find belonging ? Dr. Brenè Brown presents practical tools for finding a way to belong to yourself first, then to each other.
The premise of the book is the wilderness is the place we step out from the crowd and stand alone in our integrity . Hard to do its a thankless place sometimes but if we rare willing to risk not fitting in, we will find out how to belong to our own hearts.
One quote that resonated with me:
the more we diminish our own ... Read more
Review:This book is wonderfully comforting to me, a daughter whose Mom has Alzheimer's disease. It's very honest and real in the issues that families face when trying to figure out the "new normal" when living with and loving someone with dementia. Thank you Kimberly Williams Paisley for your transparency. Read more
Review:Five + 1 questions in this book are useful tools to develop curiosity, better understanding, problem solving and aligning with your deeper purpose in life. Short and simple book that is worth reading. Read more
Review:This is an insightful and thought provoking discussion of care of the soul as contrasted with self-improvement. It speaks to the age-old affinity of human beings towards beauty and invites us towards an understanding of the world and our place in it from the perspective of a poet or an artist, rather than a technician or engineer. Moore counsels us to live with discomfort and ambiguity and to ponder our emotional reactions rather than trying to fix ourselves or others. Read more
Review:Kerri offers a gentle but incredibly effective approach to realigning perceptions on items/things that aren't serving you anymore. I've finally been able to make decisions about highly-charged sentimental items as well as items I thought were of value but were just hanging in my closet, making me feel guilty about myself. The book is fun to read, easy to digest, very practical. As an aside, her Hay House teachings and online course offerings are amazing. Read more
Review:There are some simple things in the course of life that change the way you view things. They are often referred to as an 'epiphany'. I would regard this book as providing me with one that will help me for years to come.
There are parts of this book that are a cure in themselves "Productive versus unproductive worry" for example. Such a concise philosophy, beautiful in its simplicity. This alone makes this book priceless to myself.
However, the style Mr Leahy writes in, the non-patr... Read more
Review:This book has spurred lots of discussion with our 3 and 4 year olds. It has added a new phrase to how we talk about the way we treat each other. We now talk regualrly about whether our actions are adding drops or taking away drops from our buckets and it seems to hit home. We really love this book. Read more
Review:I really like the way this workbook is put together. So far I have only gone thorough part of the book, but it is really helping me manage my anxiety and giving me a lot of different skills that I can use in my daily life. I will write a full review after I finish working my way through the workbook. Read more