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Subtitle: Remember When It Didn’t Hurt Recommended by: Rosalind Bell This book is a beautifully photographed and illustrated step-by-step guide to moving well as a human. It is also a carefully crafted sales brochure for the author’s clinic and method, with testimonials sprinkled liberally through the text. Esther Gokhale (“Go-clay”) grew up in India, studied biochemistry and acupuncture [...] Subtitle: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients Recommended by: Rachel Manija This is a collection of short tips about psychotherapy from a longtime practitioner. I loved his tips about creating a warm, safe, positive relationship with the client and processing the here-and-now of the relationship for clues about how to help [...] Subtitle: Stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind Kristin Neff is a psychology professor who focuses on self-compassion. Her book has a lot of helpful information – and also pushed my buttons. I think I’m not in her target audience. While Kristin Neff talks about some emotional trauma in her life, there is an “us [...] Subtitle: Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness; Tales of Multiple Personality in Everyday Life This book contains a therapist’s compassionate, engaging views on people who have Dissociative Identity Disorder (previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder) and how they can heal. Martha Stout discusses both specific cases and general themes of survival, courage, integrity, and the [...] Subtitle: A woman explores the transforming – and, paradoxically, healing – experience of being ill Recommended by: a client Alchemists strive to turn lead into gold by heating it alone in a sealed container, a crucible. In the crucible of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Kat Duff turned inward and found healing in the stillness and isolation forced by [...] Subtitle: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World Recommended by: Bay Area Spirituality Bookgroup Mary Pipher didn’t expect to become famous for writing “Reviving Ophelia” and she fell into despair after years of touring and speaking engagements. The book covers her despair, her parents, her childhood, and then her healing. She says she is the [...] Subtitle: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq Recommended by: A client. I learned so much from these detailed descriptions of nearly 20 women soldiers, their deployments, and their returns to the US. What it’s like to be a soldier in a modern war. What it’s like in the war zone in Iraq. [...] Subtitle: Bringing All Parts of You Into Creative Partnership: Conscious & Subconscious, Head & Heart, Masculine & Feminine, Adult & Child, Waking & Dreaming Recommended by: Jenny Davidow Jenny Davidow’s clear, practical, non-judgmental book covers a surprising array of techniques to make friends with your subconscious. Learn to decode your dream symbols, negotiate inner alliances, create positive [...] Subtitle: For Pain-Free Movement Trigger points are small knots of tension within muscles. They cause local taut bands of muscle fibers and dispersed pain in predictable patterns. Steady, firm but not aggressive pressure helps resolve trigger points and the seemingly intractable pain they cause. Clear, detailed, and encouraging, this book helps you find and treat your [...] Subtitle: The Missing Ingredient for a Healthy and Lasting Relationship Recommended by: my sister There are some good ideas in this book, delivered in a patronizing, lecturing tone with a lot of repetition. Yes, people choose each other for a reason, and it’s useful to remember that when times get hard. No, staying with someone when [...] |
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