Category: Reviews
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What Happened To You?
I recently listened to the book What Happened to You? By Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey. It does an excellent job of explaining trauma while telling stories from Perry’s work and Oprah’s life. Here are 4 big takeaways. 1. What happened to you? Instead of What’s wrong with you? We’ve all seen the video of a…
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Untamed by Glennon Doyle: a Book Review
This is a book about trusting yourself, your gut, or in Glennon’s words your knowing. While written from the perspective of a female and how she presents herself to the world, I think this can translate to everyone. She talks about how she is put into a cage (the book uses a metaphor of a…
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Why Won’t You Apologize?
I was introduced to Harriet Learner’s work through Brene Brown’s podcast and knew I had to read the book Why Won’t You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts. Here is a snapshot of what I learned. If you continue to do the same thing over and over again you aren’t really sorry. Your apology has…
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The Best Quotes From Brené Brown’s Braving The Wilderness
When I was in grad school I was introduced to Brené Brown through her video on empathy vs sympathy (link). If you haven’t watched it click the link and watch it now. I was changed forever and instantly fell in love. I’ve read several of her books, watched her videos, and listened to her podcast…
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7 Things I Learned From Why We Sleep by Mathew Walker
I try to take every opportunity I have to learn new things. I’ve really gotten into audiobooks while I am doing yard work. Yay springtime! I know like most people know sleep is important but it’s something that is truly undervalued and this book really validates that. The book can be a bit dense and sometimes…