panic – The Self-Help Whisperer®

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…

From My Bookshelf

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…

From My Bookshelf

Mind Over Mood – First, you must understand the problem

28 Sep 20199 Oct 2019

Mind Over Mood by Dennis Greenberger, PhD and Christine A. Padesky, PhD is the perfect self-help book, if by self-help you mean actually doing stuff to ... you know... help yourself.…

Interviews

Interview – Carol Hunt: A spicy beauty!

24 Jul 201924 Jul 2019

You first heard about Carol Hunt in my shameless teaser here. She is a beautiful woman - inside and out - and is a walking, talking example of what she believes…

From My Bookshelf

Anxiety, Phobias, & Panic – A billion trillion +1

9 Jul 20199 Oct 2019

Anxiety, Phobias, & Panic by Reneau Z. Peurifoy, MA, MFT, is the book that other books about the subject would recommend. "Don't bother with me," they'd say. "It's the perfect…

From My Bookshelf

A Series – The Tapping Solution – Part 3

18 Mar 201922 Feb 2021

I could subtitle this: What NOT to do. But you probably already know that, since it's my mantra. Not really, but really. Oy! You've already figured out that this post,…

From My Bookshelf

A Series – The Tapping Solution – Part 2

12 Mar 20199 Oct 2019

This (probably/obviously) follows up A Series – The Tapping Solution – Part 1. The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner is an amazing book and program. That said, I have a confession... and it pains…

From My Bookshelf

A Series – The Tapping Solution – Part 1

9 Mar 201915 Sep 2021

Something disappointing happened this last week. Well, disappointing is probably too light a word... it was ... kind of ... devistating. Through it, an interesting thing happened and it is…

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…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – From Panic to Power

9 Oct 2018

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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10% Happier -Or: OMG, it’s meditation again!

5 Oct 20189 Oct 2019

“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…

Self-Help Whispering

As Autumn Approaches…

19 Aug 20186 Sep 2022

As much as I love the warmer months, Autumn is my all-time favorite... especially since moving to Canada... in which case, I should say it's my all time favoUrite! :)…

Self-Help Whispering

Being Erica – Regrets & Time Travel

18 Jan 201825 Feb 2019

If you are not living, working and/or watching television in Canada, you may not have heard of Being Erica. More's the pity. When it was on television, I didn't watch…

From My Bookshelf

Breathing Free – Asthma & Me

14 Dec 20179 Oct 2019

I used to dream about sand storms. I'd be in the desert, alone, when I'd see a billowing yellow-brown mass creeping across the landscape in great whirls, like a tornado.…

Self-Help Whispering

A man named Turtle and his excellent website – Al Turtle’s Relationship Wisdom

11 Nov 20171 Jan 2018

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom will keep you busy for a few days... weeks... okay, months. To be clear from the onset, I do not know him personally nor am I getting…

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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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