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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,…
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Demystifying Disability – More than an ally

13 Sep 202113 Sep 2021
It's my passion to move toward a more accepting, loving, equitable world. - Emily Ladau (pg. 74) When I was sent the request to review Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau,…
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Remember this one?* – Passing for Normal

30 Oct 2020
I picked today’s book from my bookshelf for one reason and one reason only: The title. Yes, sometimes it really is that simple. Passing for Normal by Amy S. Wilensky is the kind…
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Remember this one? – “Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain”

21 Mar 2020
I remember the first time I mentioned to my doctor that I believe I have Fibromyalgia. She rolled her eyes. I stopped as I wrote that last part, about her…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Motherhood The Second Oldest Profession

14 Jun 2019
“Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.” – Erma Bombeck I was going to write about comedy as self-help. Erma Bombeck was certainly funny… but I’d consider her a…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – I’m Looking Through You

28 May 2019
Jennifer Finley Boylan is an amazing woman! Before picking up this audio book at the library, I’d never heard of her. I listened to it and then – by a…
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CrazyBusy – aka: Culturally Induced ADD

26 May 201918 Oct 2020
I picked up and began to read Crazy Busy by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. before I realized that Hallowell was the author. I actually reviewed my favorite book by him last…
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You Don’t Look Your Age… and Other Fairy Tales – “This happened to me, learn from it!”

9 Apr 20199 Oct 2019
You Don't Look Your Age... and Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins  is a book after my own heart. In fact, it could have been written by me. It wasn't! But it…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – How long does grieving last?

15 Mar 2019
I was driving to work this morning, praying. I will be honest in saying that prayer no longer comes naturally to me. I used to pray a lot. Not so…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Overheard at the pharmacy

13 Mar 201913 Mar 2019
I've talked about this elsewhere today, so if you've already heard this story, feel free to mosey on by. All day today, I have been thinking about something that happened…
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Reading by the Colors – LIFE CHANGING if you struggle with reading

23 Nov 20189 Oct 2019
This post could write itself. Wait, no, not what I meant. I meant, I could write this with my eyes closed. Wait, also not what I meant, except, actually, I…
From My Bookshelf

Passing for Normal – No Invisibility Cloak needed

6 Sep 20189 Oct 2019
I picked today's book from my bookshelf for one reason and one reason only: The title. Yes, sometimes it really is that simple. Passing for Normal by Amy S. Wilensky…
From My Bookshelf

Always Looking Up -The Clever Fox

1 Aug 20189 Oct 2019
“You suffer the blow, but you capitalize on the opportunity left in its wake.”  ― Michael J. Fox, Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist How can you not love…
From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help – Dream of Orchids

9 May 20189 Oct 2019
"Can't you let her go?" I asked gently. "Isn't it time?" He bent his head, and I saw his grief again. "I don't want to let her go. As long…
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Driven to Distraction – The Palm Reader

10 Apr 20189 Oct 2019
While there are thousands of books about ADD and ADHD, let me be clear: Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D. is THE definitive…
From My Bookshelf

Motherhood The Second Oldest Profession – The Special Mother

6 Feb 20189 Oct 2019
"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died." - Erma Bombeck I was going to write about comedy as self-help. Erma Bombeck was certainly funny... but I'd consider her a…
Self-Help Whispering

Journaling – Write on!

12 Jan 201812 Jan 2018
I've briefly talked about journaling in several posts so far. This will be focusing on it! I am a journal fanatic... although... it goes in fits and starts. When I'm…

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