Let's Pretend This Never Happened is a (mostly true) memoir by Jenny Lawson. This is her first book; I previously reviewed her second book, Furiously Happy. Jenny has a fabulously quirky sense of humour. The book is packed with plenty of wildlife, alive, taxidermied, and otherwise. The book starts off with a bang in the … Continue reading Book Review: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
This Book Will Make You Fall Asleep from Andrews McMeel Publishing is an absolutely adorable book in which you make friends with Kip the sheep who will guide you from awake to asleep. The book includes sleep hygiene types and quotes related to sleep. My favourite: "Life is something to do when you can't get … Continue reading Book Review: This Book Will Make You Fall Asleep
The book: Making Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis by Ashley PetersonGenre: Non-fictionRating: 5 stars out of 5 After reading Psych Meds Made Simple, I read author Ashley Peterson’s other (and more recent) book Making Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis. From Goodreads: “Making Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis aims to cut through the misinformation, stigma, and assumptions that surround […] … Continue reading Book Review: Making Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis — Books and Bakes
The book: Psych Meds Made Simple by Ashley PetersonGenre: Science non-fictionRating: 5 stars out of 5 Last month, I read Psych Meds Made Simple, a short non-fiction book that explains the science behind common psychiatric medications. I found this book through the Mental Health @ Home Blog. MH@H is one of my favorite blogs – […] … Continue reading Book Review: Psych Meds Made Simple — Books and Bakes
Everything Isn't Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down is written by marriage and family therapist Dr. Kathleen Smith and draws on Bowen theory. This is a theory of human behaviour that sees anxiety as being rooted in social relationships, and thus work on social relationships must be done to improve anxiety. … Continue reading Book Review: Everything Isn’t Terrible
52 Small Changes for the Mind by Brett Blumenthal lays out a year-long series of weekly small changes that you can make to improve your overall mental wellbeing. It's not specifically geared towards people with mental illness, but there are plenty of common sense, realistic ideas that could be useful for anyone. The book is … Continue reading Book Review: 52 Small Changes for the Mind
The Year of the Introvert by Michaela Chung is a book that is wholeheartedly pro-introvert, and takes that stance that introversion is not a limitation. The tone has a motivational, coaching style as the author encourages you to embrace your authentic self. The book defines introverts as "people who gain energy in solitude and lose … Continue reading Book Review: The Year of the Introvert
Wildly Beautiful: Playful Art & Poetry for Kids by Maranda Russell is dedicated to fellow unicorn lovers (and really, who isn't a unicorn lover?). In the intro, Maranda writes: "I’ve included lots of silliness and even a bit of gross humor for those who like that kind of thing, but also feature some fantastical, beautiful creatures … Continue reading Book Review: Wildly Beautiful
He's a Porn Addict... Now What?: An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions by Tony Overbay and Joshua Shea is written to serve as a resource for partners of men with pornography addictions. It's a unique combination of viewpoints – Tony is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and Josh is a former … Continue reading Book Review: He’s a Porn Addict… Now What?
The Jackass Whisperer by Scott and Alison Stratten is a lighthearted look at how to deal with the many forms of jackass you'll encounter – including yourself. And these encounters are inevitable; "When you put a lot of humans into one space, Jackasses happen. It's just science." The book caught my eye because Brené Brown … Continue reading Book Review: The Jackass Whisperer
Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America by Barbara Ehrenreich was recommended by a fellow writer on Medium.com who, like me, has chronic treatment-resistant depression. The book looks at different ways that expectations of positive thinking with no room for anything else are actually harming our society. The author doesn't use the term toxic positivity, but she's talking … Continue reading Book Review: Bright-Sided
If you thought libraries were dull, Just Another Day at Your Local Public Library: An Insider's Tale of Library Life by Roz Warren will prove that you're dead wrong. I'm taking a quick break this week from mental health books because I know Roz from over at Medium.com and she's hilarious. The book is based … Continue reading Book Review: Just Another Day at Your Local Public Library
The More Or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care by Anna Borges is an A-Z listing of a wide variety of different self-care strategies. The book is visually appealing, with illustrations and an easy to read layout. Parts of the book are targeted specifically at people with mental illness, but it would still be relevant to … Continue reading Book Review: The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care
Find Your Glow, Feed Your Soul: A Guide for Cultivating a Vibrant Life of Peace & Purpose by Emily Silva, who is a life coach. It provides an A to Z of ways that you can tap into your inner glow, with quotes to accompany each entry. The interior of the book, like the cover, … Continue reading Book Review: Find Your Glow, Feed Your Soul
The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships by Joshua Shea describes the events that culminated in having his life come shattering down, and how he began to rebuild and heal. Much of the book revolves around the local lifestyle magazine he started, which grew into … Continue reading Book Review: The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About