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From My Bookshelf

How to Be Invisible – Cloak Yourself

17 Nov 2021
"If that's what I think it is — they're really rare, and really valuable."— Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Listen. I was torn about how to…
From My Bookshelf

The Universe Has Your Back – With parentheses & italics

16 Nov 2021
November 16, 2021 Speaking of the Universe... My reblog button is gone, gone, gone. Now I have to go old-school and reblog like we used to... by copy and pasting!…
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Remember this one?* – Moody Bitches

14 Oct 202012 Jul 2022
“Drug companies are spending billions of dollars to turn normal human experiences like fear or sadness into medical diseases. They aren’t developing cures; they’re creating customers.” ― Julie Holland Moody…
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Remember this one?* – Always Looking Up

18 Aug 2020
“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

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway – Apropos

3 Apr 20203 Apr 2020
“Every time you encounter something that forces you to “handle it,” your self-esteem is raised considerably. You learn to trust that you will survive, no matter what happens. And in…
From My Bookshelf

Full Catastrophe Living – Reminds me of someone I know (Hint: it’s me!)

25 Aug 20199 Oct 2019
"This book is an invitation to the reader to embark upon a journey of self-development, self-discovery, learning, and healing." From page 1 of the Introduction- Stress, Pain, and Illness: Facing the…
From My Bookshelf

Big Magic – Living it in real-time!

1 Aug 20199 Oct 2019
"The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.” Elizabeth Gilbert You're probably wondering why it's taken me so long…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Emotionally Abused Woman

19 Jul 201928 Oct 2022
Note: "Remember this one?" = Posts that you may have missed the first time around. This post was originally posted by me on February 13, 2018 The Emotionally Abused Woman by…
From My Bookshelf

The Universe Has Your Back – Luminescence

20 May 20199 Oct 2019
When you begin to dance with the energy of the Universe, your life flows naturally, incredible synchronicity presents itself, creative solutions abound, and you experience freedom. (pg. 11) Her followers…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Fearless Living

18 Apr 201918 Apr 2019
Many years ago, I attended an in-service at the college where I worked. It was one of those “pick one of these and attend or don’t bother coming back to…
From My Bookshelf

Perimenopause and Menopause – Ladies Night

3 Apr 201924 Feb 2021
Yes, today's books are about women ... but men, please don't go! (I say this because if there's one thing I know, it's that menopause vies with tampons to top…
From My Bookshelf

Women Who Think Too Much – Freakin’ story of my life!

15 Feb 20199 Oct 2019
Women Who Think Too Much by Susan Noln-Hoeksema, Ph.D. is one of the best books on the subject of... well, duh... women who think too much. I should know! I've…
From My Bookshelf

Flying Without Fear – No Xanax needed. Maybe.

27 Nov 201814 Aug 2020
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…
From My Bookshelf

A Series – The Alchemist – Part 3

11 Nov 20183 Mar 2021
This is Part 3 in a Four-Part Series. Part 1 covered the Introduction. Part 2 covered the Prologue and Part 1 of the book. This post is about the first half of Part…
From My Bookshelf

A Series – The Alchemist – Part 1

9 Nov 20189 Oct 2019
Some books are *so* important, they require more than one post. This is not to say that any other books didn't deserve "A Series"... just that with this one, it…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – The Gift of Fear

3 Aug 20189 Oct 2019
Not all my posts will be about books. I know it seems like it so far. But believe me! We’ll be travelling all over the self-help landscape. It’s just that…
From My Bookshelf

She’s Come Undone – Part II – What is normal?

25 Apr 20189 Oct 2019
I've just finished She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb for the second time. And for the second time, I am amazed that a man wrote this book with such clarity about a…
From My Bookshelf

Trauma and Recovery – What the world needs now is healing

26 Mar 20189 Oct 2019
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, MD is called "a landmark" ... "brilliant"... among other words of praise, every bit of it earned. This is another of my classics. Be…
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Fiction as Self-Help – The Girl on the Train

14 Mar 20189 Oct 2019
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is kinda/sorta like the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Not in their storyline... but in the way they are told. See,…
From My Bookshelf

Between Trapezes – Where the real action is!

2 Mar 20189 Oct 2019
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ~Charles Darwin That quote could have been written today…
From My Bookshelf

Overcoming Health Anxiety – I told you I was sick

23 Jan 20189 Oct 2019
I can't talk about this book without talking about myself. I don't have a light case or dabble in it... I am fully immersed into a life of health anxiety.…
From My Bookshelf

Fearless Living – Throw off that cloak!

17 Jan 20189 Oct 2019
Many years ago, I attended an in-service at the college where I worked. It was one of those "pick one of these and attend or don't bother coming back to…
From My Bookshelf

From Panic to Power – it’s within you!

6 Nov 20179 Oct 2019
From Panic to Power by Lucinda Bassett begins with a nice ego-pump for those of us who struggle with panic and anxiety. It's good news! We have above average intelligence, are…
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Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am? – Because I suck.

2 Nov 20179 Oct 2019
Actually, the book has a different answer to that question. Why am I afraid to tell you who I am?  " I am afraid to tell you who I am, because, if…
From My Bookshelf

The Gift of Fear – this book can save your life.

24 Oct 20179 Oct 2019
Not all my posts will be about books. I know it seems like it so far. But believe me! We'll be travelling all over the self-help landscape. It's just that…

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