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Self-Help Whispering

An Essay – Self-Help From a Stranger

I work for a bank, taking incoming calls about credit cards. My goal is to impart information and wisdom. I sigh to myself sometimes... like when I ask for a…

From My Bookshelf

Asperger’s & Autism – It’s Personal

26 Sep 202128 Sep 2021

Many, many parents have children with physical, emotional, mental and neurological differences and disabilities. Self-help certainly should include books like those I'll be talking about in this post. But first,…

From My Bookshelf

Getting the Love You Want -It doesn’t just happen

5 Jun 20215 Jun 2021

June 5, 2021 Up for reblog is one of my most EXCELLENT books about building a fab relationship & marriage! Yay! Is your relationship/marriage good? Want to make it better?…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – How to Argue and Win Every Time

And *this guy* knows a thing or two! “He has never lost a criminal case either as a prosecutor or a defense attorney. He has not lost a civil case…

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Patricia: A Change is Gonna Come!

21 Mar 202121 Mar 2021

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” -Winston Churchill I've known Patricia for more than two decades, though we've never met in person. Such is the…

Self-Help Whispering

When it all gets to be too much – Barbie takes flight

15 Jan 202115 Jan 2021

Yeah, I know, adult coloring is soooooo last year! Well, head's up, Buttercup. In my house(s) ... it's been "a thing" since... oh... FOREVER. Funny story: I've always been this…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? -Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

19 Sep 201912 Aug 2020

John Gray is the kind of guy that invited scrutiny. He called himself a Ph.D. But a Ph.D. in what? That was the question. At least in 1992, when his book Men are from…

From My Bookshelf

The Couple’s Comfort Book – Where’s the beef?

12 Aug 20199 Oct 2019

The Couple's Comfort Book by Jennifer Louden may sound familiar to you. That's probably because I wrote about The Women's Comfort Book by the same author in January. This brings up two…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Things You Would Have Said

The Things You Would Have Said by Jackie Hooper is a stunning little book. Under two hundred pages, it doesn’t need more words to get the point across. The best things…

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