by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month’s My Therapist’s Book Club is Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. I first read this about a decade ago and I recently just re-listened to it. During a season when we are meant to be thankful, this is a great reminder of how we can choose our own...
by admin | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month, in conjunction of the launching of my new website athletementalwellness.com, I’m featuring a book about an athlete: What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen by Kate Fagan. Madison Holleran was a...
by admin | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month I am featuring Freeing Your Child from Anxiety by Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D. There is a revised and updated version published in 2014 which you should try to get if you can, but I found a free audiobook copy at my library of the older version and I would not...
by admin | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month I am featuring The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt, and it couldn’t be more timely. I can almost guarantee that especially lately, you disagree with someone you care about when it comes to politics,...
by admin | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month I am recommending Dr. Lisa Damour’s first book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood. I have a hard time endorsing most parenting books with 100% enthusiasm, but this one is really solid. I think anyone with a...
by admin | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month I am featuring a classic self-help book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. This book was written over 30 years ago in 1989 but the principles in the book continue to resonate with readers today. You can learn more about the 7...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
My recommendation this month is especially for women in abusive relationships. If you find yourself wondering if you are being emotionally abused, this book will help you gain the clarity that you are seeking. The author, Lundy Bancroft, does a phenomenal job of...
by admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month I am featuring another great book by Esther Perel: Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic. This is her most well-known book and is a more in-depth look at the concepts in her popular TED talks which you can find here: Rethinking...
by admin | Mar 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month I am excited to feature my favorite book about parenting: All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior. It is important to note that this is not a self-help book and does not have any how-to parenting tips. Rather, it is written...
by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month I am recommending an oldie but goodie—Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns, M.D. One of the best research-based approaches to individual therapy is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Feeling Good is basically the go-to self-help book for...