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“When we’re mindful, we notice sooner when we’re barreling into mental “time travel.” We come back to what’s in front of us, which otherwise may not get much attention at all. We recognize when thoughts make a challenging situation even more challenging.”

Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD: Build Executive Functioning Skills, Increase Motivation, and Improve Self-Confidence by Mark Bertin and Karen Bluth

December 31, 2023 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

Beginning this review has been more challenging than I anticipated because I find myself stumbling over language. There is a lot of misunderstanding and stigma around ADHD. I don’t like calling it a “condition” and I certainly don’t want to call it a “disorder” because that supposes that there is a “right” way to be and exist. In our society, we have lumped brains into “neurotypical” and “neuroatypical” categories, and ADHD drops you into the “neuroatypical” box. Having a diagnosis for my kiddo has enabled […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ADHD, Mark Bertin and Karen Bluth, Self-help, teens

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ADHD, Mark Bertin and Karen Bluth, Self-help, teens ·
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Black and White and Technicolor

Kafka by Nishioka Kyoudai, David Yang

Goblin Mode Guide to Life: Embrace Your Feral Side and Thrive in Imperfection by Editors of Chartwell Books

November 9, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Kafka – 3.5 stars Nine of Franz Kafka’s surreal and unsettling short stories are adapted into manga form, including both well-known works and less prominent ones among the collection. Like the creators of this book, I didn’t really “get” The Metamorphosis when I first read it. Something about the detail of the killer apple made me snort with laughter – but then my impulse in uneasy situations is generally maniacal giggling so I’m not sure how much that says. Unlike the creators of this book, I am […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, crafts, Editors of Chartwell Books, horror, manga, NetGalley, Nishioka Kyoudai, David Yang, Self-help, short stories, translation

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:81 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, crafts, Editors of Chartwell Books, horror, manga, NetGalley, Nishioka Kyoudai, David Yang, Self-help, short stories, translation ·
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“Remember. There will be other days. And there will be other feelings.”

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

October 31, 2023 by cheerbrarian 2 Comments

CBR Bingo – Europe In the wake of a surprising lay off I was looking for something to lift my spirits and came across this little tome, from the English author of “The Midnight Library.” That book was an examination of a squandered life as Nora has decided she has nothing left to live for. After taking the matter into her own hands, instead of finding herself faced with nothingness, she finds herself in the titular Midnight Library which is filled with volumes of books […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, cbr15bingo, inspirational, Matt Haig, Mental Health, Self-help, the comfort book

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:37 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, cbr15bingo, inspirational, Matt Haig, Mental Health, Self-help, the comfort book ·
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“I am done living in a world where women are lied to about their bodies; where women are objects of sexual desire but not subjects of sexual pleasure; where sex is used as a weapon against women; and where women believe their bodies are broken, simply because those bodies are not male. And I am done living in a world where women are trained from birth to treat their bodies as the enemy.”

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

September 21, 2023 by cheerbrarian 2 Comments

CBR Bingo – Sex I started reading this book in December. I finished reading it in July and began this review in August. And I’m here today to finally get it to the finish line. What has taken me so long? This isn’t just your run-of-the-mill book review procrastination, nay, I have a confession to make. I am 41 years old, and I am super duper uncomfortable talking about sex. But I finally bit the bullet and posted a reel review to Instagram where it […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr15bingo, come as you are, Emily Nagoski, Psychology, Self-help, sex, Sexuality, women's health

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr15bingo, come as you are, Emily Nagoski, Psychology, Self-help, sex, Sexuality, women's health ·
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August 2023 Leftovers

Red Cat by Peter Spiegelman

You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy

Gangland by Chuck Hogan

Death and the Good Life by Richard Hugo

You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexa Coe

Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederik Backman

Occupied City by David Peace

Sleepless City by Reed Farrel Coleman

Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum

Run Time by Cathy Ryan Howard

Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

The Club by Ellery Lloyd

Not in Bronxville by Rita K. Farrelly

September 1, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Unquestionably the worst month in the calendar. Red Cat*** It’s not the writer’s fault that I just finished Robert Kolker’s excellent Lost Girls in light of the apprehension of the man they think is the Gilgo Beach murderer. But my threshold for murdered sex workers was low going into this. I only finished it because it filled a specific square for my library summer reading game. It’s not bad; the mystery is done well but it doesn’t stand out as far as the rest of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #biography, #history, active listening, Alexa Coe, Bad Summer People, Britt-Marie Was Here, Bronxville, Cathy Ryan Howard, Chicago, Chuck Hogan, David Peace, Death and the Good Life, Ellery Lloyd, Emma Rosenblum, Frederik Backman, Gangland, George Washington, historical fiction, horror, Immigration, Ireland, Japan, John March, kate murphy, LGBTQIA, Lisa Jewell, lisa scottoline, Long Island, Loyalty, mafia, Martha Custis, Montana, movies, mystery, New York (State), New York City, Nick Ryan, None of This Is True, Not In Bronxville, NYPD, Occupied City, Oregon, Peter Spiegelman, podcasting, politics, presidents, psychological thriller, Red Cat, Reed Farrel Coleman, Revolutionary War, Richard Hugo, Rita K. Farrelly, Run Time, Self-help, Sicily, Sleepless City, Soccer, Sweden, The Club, Tokyo, Tokyo Trilogy, you never forget your first, you're not listening

Jake's CBR15 Review No:129 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #biography, #history, active listening, Alexa Coe, Bad Summer People, Britt-Marie Was Here, Bronxville, Cathy Ryan Howard, Chicago, Chuck Hogan, David Peace, Death and the Good Life, Ellery Lloyd, Emma Rosenblum, Frederik Backman, Gangland, George Washington, historical fiction, horror, Immigration, Ireland, Japan, John March, kate murphy, LGBTQIA, Lisa Jewell, lisa scottoline, Long Island, Loyalty, mafia, Martha Custis, Montana, movies, mystery, New York (State), New York City, Nick Ryan, None of This Is True, Not In Bronxville, NYPD, Occupied City, Oregon, Peter Spiegelman, podcasting, politics, presidents, psychological thriller, Red Cat, Reed Farrel Coleman, Revolutionary War, Richard Hugo, Rita K. Farrelly, Run Time, Self-help, Sicily, Sleepless City, Soccer, Sweden, The Club, Tokyo, Tokyo Trilogy, you never forget your first, you're not listening ·
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Nice illustrations and wisdom to help calm the mind

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury

July 16, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR 15 BINGO: Guide, because this is a guide for calm. (The dedication reads, “This book is dedicated to everyone who gets lost.”) I was given a copy of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon for Christmas last year, and I opened it with some trepidation. My last foray into self-help territory didn’t go well, if you recall. However, I was pretty sure I could at least finish this one, given that it includes cute pictures of a panda and a tiny dragon. Self-help isn’t really […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Buddhism, CBR15, cbr15bingo, illustrated, James Norbury, Self-help, Zen

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Buddhism, CBR15, cbr15bingo, illustrated, James Norbury, Self-help, Zen ·
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