Be Mighty

A book review of Be Mighty: A Woman’s Guide to Liberation from Anxiety, Worry & Stress Using Mindfulness & Acceptance by Jill A. Stoddard, PhD. Stars: *** New Harbinger Publications (2020)Self-Help208 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: In a culture… Read More »

Advice I Ignored

A book review for Advice I Ignored: Stories and Wisdom From a Formerly Depressed Teen by Ruby Walker Stars: **** Ruby Walker (2019)Teen Depression162 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Advice I Ignored is the only book about teenage depression… Read More »

Breakdown

A book review of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry by Lynn Nanos, L.I.C.S.W. Stars: **** Lynn Nanos (2018) Mental Health Law/System 296 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: When hospitals release seriously mentally ill patients… Read More »

A Mood Apart

A Mood Apart: Depression, Mania, and Other Afflictions of the Self by Peter G. Whybrow, M.D. Stars: **** Basic Books (2015) Psychology/Depression/Mental Illness 408 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: When first published in 1997 this groundbreaking work on the science of mood both redefined the field and—with compassion, understanding, and scientific rigor—made it… Read More »

The Pain of Suicide

The Pain of Suicide: A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding ‘Why?’ by Dr. Jo-Ann Rowland Stars: **** Clink Street Publishing (2019) Suicide/World Issues 148 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Every suicide is an individual tragedy whose origins challenge our mental capacity.… Read More »

The Upward Spiral

A book review of The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression One Small Change at a Time by Alex Korb, Ph.D. Stars: ***** New Harbinger Publications (2015) Depression/Neuropsychology 240 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you into a vortex of sadness, fatigue,… Read More »

My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward

A book review of My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach Stars: **** Harper Collins (2017) Memoir/Mental Health 320 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love. Mark and Giulia’s life together… Read More »