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Recommended by: Marissa Lingen The title sounded familiar and I thought I read it as a child, but the story itself didn’t ring any bells. Published in 1957, the book features two half-grown kids interacting with two elderly people living in abandoned summer homes, surrounded by lots of nature and lots of kindness. Portia visits her cousin [...] Recommended by: Kim Hillis, PT If this book didn’t cost $70, I would be telling every client and practitioner to buy one right now. Both scientific and playful, it offers the latest research about understanding and healing chronic pain. The sensation of pain is the brain’s response to perceived threat. Until it is interpreted by the [...] Subtitle: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal from Post-Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Related Problems Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (abbreviated ACT, and pronounced as a whole word) invites clients to observe their own behaviors and let go of strategies which might be keeping them from living their most valued life. It includes a strong emphasis on mindfulness [...] I received this book, originally published in 1935, with a childhood gift of six classic Young Adult novels. I’ve carried the set from home to home ever since, but hadn’t reread any of the books in many years. Before I send the set off to my niece and nephew, I decided to reread “National [...] Subtitle: How Overwhelming Experience Shatter You… And What You Can Do About It Recommended by: Larisa Koehn In this book, Stephanie Mines introduces and advocates for her approach to healing named Jin Shin Tara. It is derived from Jin Shin Jyutso, a gentle form of acupressure. She defines shock as severe trauma, and then claims that [...] Recommended by: a friend who spends a lot of time at the computer. The book begins, “[M]y head was balancing on a completely loose neck. It actually felt as if it was free of gravity and it was a pleasure to turn my head since my neck felt so supple, my shoulders were light as flufffed [...] I read the occasional parenting book to find out how I should have been treated as a child, and to learn how to treat myself and others better now. This book advocates treating children as lovable, capable beings deserving of respect. This shouldn’t sound radical, right? The examples and exercises teach many concrete, immediately applicable skills, including Respect [...] Recommended by: childhood memories After reading Finn Family Moomintroll recently, I was inspired to seek out Moominland Midwinter, which I also vaguely remembered from childhood. It’s a quick read, and contrasts quite a bit with the earlier book. The mood is bleaker, as befits a northern winter, and the relationships between characters are more superficial and troubled. [...] Recommended by: Ursula Le Guin, while reviewing “The True Deceiver” I stumbled across Finn Family Moomintroll in my elementary school’s library as a child, and didn’t really know what to make of it, but loved the image of the snow falling, and the creatures curling up safely for the winter. Re-reading it now, I still love the first [...] I bought this book about 20 years ago for the delightful drawing on the cover. At the time, I read it as a rescue story, set in the 1930′s in London’s East End. 5 year old Anna has run away from an intolerable home life, and is found and adopted by gruff, kind, 19 [...] |
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