You do need to suspend disbelief and the characters aren’t particularly likeable but it’s such a compulsive read! Then I read The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard all in one day as I just couldn’t put it down, it was so good! Next I devoured The Only One Left by Riley Sager, ...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Parents, Dealing with Them Physical Challenges and Chronic Illness (General) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Schizophrenia Sexual Abuse, Molestation & Date Rape Sex and Sexuality Siblings Social Skills and Graces Step-families Stress and Stress Management Substance Use and Abuse...
The question that begs to be asked now is how bush-fallers react to provocative acts of marginalization and denigration in the Diaspora. All too often, African immigrants in the West suffer from mild psychological disorders because of the countless frustrations they face as they go about their d...
Anyone who was ever a compulsive liar as a little kid will identify with Susan Gilman almost immediately. Meh. This was a good book and a well written tale, but I found it hard to emotionally connect with the characters or feel strongly one way or another about their situation. I waited ...
“blood and food” seem to be the main motifs of this story). She works at another camp and steals sweets from a little girl’s locker, eating every single one of them on the spot. She reads Simone De Beauvoir and wonders about the sentence ‘the first penetration is always a rape....
Geneen’s pioneering books were among the first to link compulsive eating and perpetual dieting with deeply personal and spiritual issues that go far beyond food, weight and body image. Explore her books, audios, videos, articles, current blog and so much more. ...
We really have to watch ourselves for signs of compulsive use of anything as a coping strategy, lest it become destructive. I liked her break-down of the efficacy of Alcoholics Anonymous, as it brought up interesting parallels with religious groups that have similar practices around abstinence. ...
You can be mindful of just about anything that matters. That is why you may have heard about so many types of mindfulness: Mindful eating. Mindful meditation. Mindful relationships. Mindful walking. The list goes on and on. The reason it matters is because of what you notice (and figure ...
She sees the whole world as a series of climbable objects, and while her compulsive climbing instills fear in all those who love her, it’s true that she rarely ever falls. She knows the right techniques for capturing out attention: teetering on tabletops, screaming in quiet restaurants, and...
A compulsive need to consume. An unhealthy and woman-dominated family-structure. No culture. A political system which no mature people would tolerate. No souls. Much more than their just share of the world’s goods. Ah, to have the confidence of such unadulterated prejudices. ...