This is a useful book for anyone who has struggled with depression. It focuses on mindfulness as a simple but powerful tool to help people learn how to pay attention to their difficult experiences and emotions. Williams argues that people can break the cycle of depression by learning mindfulness...
This is a beautifully written novel that tells the story of, and the stories around, the creation of a sacred Native American drum and its journey from tribal origins in Minnesota to a collector in New Hampshire and back again. If that sounds boring, let me mention there are starving and ...
That just about sums up how I felt reading this book. The Night Circus is within my top five favorite books ever, and I went into this hoping for something similar. I wanted to taste the words and sink into the magic of the narrative and experience the tales with all of my senses. ...
Children’s Books That Teach Powerful Lessons Find Your Happy! by Patricia May Here’s a great book to help give kids a healthy mindset and deal with depression in an overstimulating and crazy world. A child-friendly book about life lessons can go a long way with the less-than-positive ...
that later befell the deeply mired characters and tossed the story into a listless stall. Sigh, the storylines were heaving with devastation, loss, family dysfunction, depression, and keening grief. However, I was rewarded for making it to the end as the satisfying HEA that was all the ...
With summer coming to an end and school starting, the girl realizes that soon she’ll be going to the noisy class. What will school be like now? In After the Fall by Dan Santat, Humpty Dumpty has to come to terms with his own fear and anxiety after a great big fall. But that ...
Stuff that I've liked, hated, been confused by... films, books, politics (maybe). Hoping to write some stories at some point.
Frances frequently suffers bouts of depression, depression we discover runs in the family, but Frances has learned to live it with, clawing her way out of it bit by bit. “She still didn’t feel exactly cheerful, though the worst was over. She walked up and down for half an hour or ...
So many books on this list are clinical. They have great ideas on how to cope with anxiety and depression.Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Thingsis certainly the only one that is actually laugh-out-loud funny. With her unique voice sharing her personal experiences in a collection...
This book is ideal not just for those struggling with mental illness but for anyone suffering mental malaise – whether it’s digital amnesia and scatterbrain, depression, or “control freakism.” I share a lot of personal stories in this book. That was hard to do, but I got myself to ...