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Self-Help 1, 2, 3!

The Journey from Abandonement to Healing by Susan Anderson

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD

Please Yourself by Emma Reed Turrell

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It’s time for the heavy-weight competitors of the Self-Help category! A team up of not two but three books that are written by highly regarded mental health professionals and containing a wealth of helpful and, in this combo, complimentary advice on how to get over your damn shit! Okay but seriously, the combo of these books and the order I read them in was really great, which is why I’m doing a triple review. The Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Surviving and recovering from the […]

The times, they are a-changing

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

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Reading Cal Newport’s ‘Digital Minimalism’ reminded me of training my dog when she was a puppy. She was a hedonistic ball of fluffy energy and razor-sharp teeth. She would piddle on the floor, playfully bite the bejeezus out of my hands, and stay up til the early hours doing pointless activities. I was only a few pages deep into the book when it struck me: when it comes to my use of tech, I’ve become an out-of-control puppy. I’ve been a digital hedonist, never bothering […]

If at first you don’t succeed…then that is probably normal and nothing to worry about!

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

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We’ve probably heard of “fixed” mindset and “growth” mindset, or at least some podcasticized version of the terms. But what do they really mean, and where do they come from? In Dr. Dweck’s  Mindset, the author explains the difference in attitudes and framing of those in a “fixed” mindset (BAD) and a “growth” mindset (GOOD). People in a fixed mindset see traits and abilities as static and unchangeable. For example, you’re either good at art or not. This is a dangerous mindset because every success […]

What’s the opposite of taking it easy? This book is that.

The Art of Taking It Easy by Dr. Brian King

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Dr. Brian King, academic psychologist and aspiring comedian, shares his thoughts on how to live a life with less stress. Overdrive selected this one as their Big Read for the spring. I’m going through a fairly stressful season in my own life, and hoped this would have a takeaway or two that I could use. Y’all. It has been a while since I’ve quit a book so completely fully as I did with this one. How does a book about reducing stress result in a […]

How we make our own unhappiness

The Situation Is Hopeless, But Not Serious: The Pursuit of Unhappiness by Paul Watzlawick

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This is a self-help book for people who scoff at self-help books. A guide through complex issues for people who claim they don’t need a guide. It’s funny, clever and only slightly pretentious. In short: what popsci should be like. Paul Watzlawick was an Austrian psychologist whose main field was human interaction/communication and its complexities. He introduces his theories in this book as well, how we communicate on two planes for example, one object based and one relationship based and how it makes clear communication […]



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