anxiety – The Self-Help Whisperer®

Back in the day when I was a very prolific writer on ye olde message boards (think late 1990s-early 2000s), I would be up late at night for one reason…

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As far as the eye can see…

3 Feb 20239 Feb 2023

The featured photo was taken along the shore of Lake Ontario. I love looking out across... how it seems to go on and on... Life is like that... Today, we…

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The Enlightenment Project – SO MUCH good stuff!

31 Jul 20229 Feb 2023

I received a request from Book Publicity Services to read and review The Enlightenment Project by Jonathan Robinson. It seemed like a great fit for this blog! I think you'll…

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Runes – Another neat thing to toss into your self-help kit

14 Apr 202214 Apr 2022

I haven’t had Runes - actual Runes - until recently, though I did have rune(s) cards (thanks to Mom!). I liked the cards a lot but always wanted an actual…

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What Doesn’t Kill You – Blurry Line

6 Apr 20226 Apr 2022

"The dividing line between the land of the well and that of the sick is an often blurry one, and Miller documents life on its uncertain borders with clarity and…

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The Mindful Way Through Depression – This Navel Gazer Approves

29 Mar 20229 Feb 2023

Mindfulness = To "Pay attention on purpose." -pg. 47 I have to say something first. *ahem* The Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon…

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Picture of the Day – “Lifted spirits”

27 Mar 2022

We woke up to snow this morning. Ugh! It was a tough work day filled with concerns about all sorts of things … along with some depression and anxiety ……

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Enough Already – Food For Thought

14 Feb 2022

I knew I would love Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli because ... A. I adore Bertinelli and have since her days on One Day at a Time and B. I…

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Picture of the Day “A Study in Mindfulness”

23 Jan 2022

Bette needs no one to tell her how to be mindful. She simply is.

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Starting Early – My Word for 2022

6 Dec 20219 Feb 2023

If you read my post from a couple of weeks ago, you know I was paring down my list. You see, every year, I choose a word to live, breathe,…

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Mind Over Meds – Soooooo Pissed!

8 Nov 2021

If the thirty-or-so pages of Notes at the back of the book don't convince you that Andrew Weil, MD is qualified to write Mind Over Meds, then nothing will. And…

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Toxic Psychiatry – A little light reading

27 Oct 202127 Oct 2021

It's that time of year... spooky days... so a horror book is in order, don't cha think? Cue scary music... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtGTot98UAo Allow me to introduce one of the scariest books…

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Love, Medicine & Miracles – What took so long?

19 Oct 20219 Feb 2023

"People need to know they have an option. You can focus living in the present moment, or you can get wrapped up in the horrors of the future and let…

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Vive Le Color! – Mixed Media

18 Sep 2021

Here's what happens when you buy your books at a discount. You may get a coloring book called Vive Le Color! Peace WITHOUT the (normally included) colored pencils. Do I…

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Mind to Matter – It all begins with a thought…

26 Aug 20219 Feb 2023

I'm going to tell you a few things right up front... This is a Mom's PickThis will take a commitment of at least a week (or in my case, a…

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You Can Heal Your Life – It’s a Beaut!

24 Aug 202124 Aug 2021

August 24, 2021 What can I say about a reblog of a book that's prolific in it's reach and popularity? Not much more than I said in the original blog…

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Depression & Other Magic Tricks – This Woman Speaks to Me

5 Aug 2021

I had no idea that Indigo Books (and Button Poetry) created little special editions. I do now! Depression & Other Magic Tricks could have been written by me. Kinda. But…

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Poem & Picture of the Day – “The Trees Know”

26 May 202126 May 2021

“Yes, I see the path,” I said “But I don’t follow rules Instead, I choose to weave among The wooden, leafy jewels.“ Removing shoes, I step upon Green carpet, lush…

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Remember this one?* – Flying Without Fear

15 Apr 2021

Flying Without Fear by Duane Brown, Ph.D. is SUCH a good book that I carried it on flights for about a year… okay, seven. It helped. A LOT. I wasn’t always…

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Spiritually Sassy – Radical, baby!

18 Feb 20219 Feb 2023

Just two days ago, I shared a teensy-tiny hint about this book. I've given it the once-over and now have gone back to the beginning to dig in and work…

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Remember this one?* – My Age of Anxiety

17 Feb 2021

“It is a fact—I say this from experience—that being severely anxious is depressing. Anxiety can impede your relationships, impair your performance, constrict your life, and limit your possibilities.” ― Scott Stossel My…

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The Last Taboo – Mental Illness, thy name is Stigma

10 Feb 202113 Apr 2021

TW: Discussion of mental health disorders, suicide ideation and a deep dive into stigma. It seems only fitting that I link Canadian Amazon on a book about Mental Health in…

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Remember this one?*- Rich Dad, Poor Dad

8 Feb 2021

I find so many people struggling, often working harder, simply because they cling to old ideas. They want things to be the way they were; they resist change. I know…

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Remember this one? – When a Parent is Depressed

5 Feb 20216 Feb 2021

In the interest of honesty, I almost didn’t write today. I did a “Remember this one?” post yesterday and skipped the day before. Here I go again… into the spiral…

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I don’t say this lightly – It’s PTSD

11 Jan 20219 Feb 2023

Late this morning, I was sitting in bed, where I have spent WAY too much time since this lockdown began (okay, and before that, also. Ugh.) after having caught up…

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Remember this one?* – 10% Happier

19 Dec 202029 Dec 2020

"But it was in this moment, lying in bed late at night, that I first realized that the voice in my head—the running commentary that had dominated my field of…

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Remember this one?* – Ordinarily Well

1 Dec 2020

Ordinarily Well by Peter D. Kramer is about antidepressants. More to the point, it is about if they work. Kramer is not merely a bystander… he is a psychiatrist and scholar.…

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Remember this one?* – The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense

14 Nov 202014 Nov 2020

Dont get me wrong. The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense by Suzette Haden Elgin is excellent. It’s just that… well… come with me and we’ll get where I’m going. I’ve read (what…

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Remember this one?* – Undoing Depression

12 Nov 2020

I love the subtitle of Richard O’Connor’s Undoing Depression: “What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’t Give You”… because… it’s always felt to me that there was something… some component… that…

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An online depression test you might appreciate – I do!

10 Nov 202011 Nov 2020

I occasionally share websites I find along my travels... but in this case, it was shared with me... and I am sharing it with you. Brain Center TMS reached out…

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Picture of the Day – The Sheryl Files

8 Nov 2020

My peeps, it had to happen. I'm depressed. And oh-so anxious. Shit. I wanted to go out and get some shots on this fantastic, unusually warm, November Sunday... But... Instead...…

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Picture of the Day – A Haiku- “Hello darkness, my old friend”

1 Nov 20201 Nov 2020

Alone with his thoughts Deep inside his hoodie world The darkness lives there.

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Picture of the Day -“Orange Solitude”

10 Oct 2020

From My Bookshelf

24/6 – What the world needs now…

5 Oct 20209 Feb 2023

“One day a week, we’d turn off the technology in our lives. We called it our “technology Shabbat.” From sundown on Fridays to sundown on Saturdays, we shut down every…

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Remember this one?* – This is Me

3 Oct 2020

"Honeybees are meaningful to me because technically they’re not supposed to be able to fly. We know they do, but in the 1930s, French scientists ‘proved’ they couldn’t. Their reasoning…

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Picture of the Day – In search of breath & flowers

23 Aug 2020

I am sure I'm not alone in saying I hate Covid-19. I hate that a whole spring and summer was spent inside and that we finally went to the mall…

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Remember this one?* – Begin with Yes

13 Aug 202013 Aug 2020

Begin with Yes by Paul S. Boynton is easy reading and the message itself is simple: Begin with Yes. Then how come it took me 64 pages to say, “Oh! I get…

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Healing the Child Within – For Crying Out Loud!

3 Aug 20209 Feb 2023

Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear for I wear a mask, a thousand masks, masks that I'm afraid to take off, and none…

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Remember this one? – Wherever You Go, There You Are

18 Jun 2020

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Oliver Wendell Holmes Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn is…

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Picture of the Day -“Ghandi says…”

25 Apr 2020

If you have a medical or mental health emergency, call your doctor or 911.

Nothing contained in this blog (The Self-Help Whisperer®) is intended to establish or replace a physician-patient relationship or services.

If you are IN CRISIS and NEED TO TALK but don’t know who to call…

In USA: Mental Health America In Crisis? Call 1-800-273-TALK

Or elsewhere in the world – By Country, as compiled by Wikipedia

Suicide hotline numbers

Someone dies from suicide every 40 seconds

United States 1 800 273 8255

Canada 1 800 456 4566