What’s In My Therapy Library- Sexuality and Relationship Education September 4, 2019 272 0 1 Esther Perel says that to improve sex education in the US, we need to expand our definition of what it is. She asserts that we should be looking at it as “Sexuality and Relationship Education” which I believe in wholeheartedly. And it’s not just because it came out of Esther Perel’s mouth. I promise. Sexuality
What’s In My Therapy Library: General Self-Help Book Edition August 15, 2019 278 0 1 A thorough knowledge of psychology does not a good self-help book make. What? Are you surprised to hear that from the therapist who still brags about her college GPA four years postgrad? Well, lucky for you guys, my love for high-quality narrative and desire to ultimately be actually helpful trump my thirst for facts. There
What’s In My Therapy Library: Adulting Edition June 14, 2019 258 0 0 Some of you may know this already, but I used to run a lifestyle blog called Uninspired. My goal was to help twenty-something women navigate the complicated world of young adulthood– otherwise known as “adulting”. It’s a really, really difficult time, and there are a lot of reasons for that. One of them is that
What’s In My Therapy Library: Fiction Edition May 22, 2019 260 0 1 Since I became something of an academic, I’ve taken to writing notes on every piece of literature I come across. It began, of course, with academic articles, but then I realized that what helped me digest academic articles would of course help me digest other writings. Now I underline things I like and scribble opinions
What’s In My Therapy Library: Adults Only Self-Help Books Edition May 19, 2019 287 4 1 Warning! These self-help books books are full of curse words and other mature content. Might be NSFW or to read around children. That said, I think potty-mouthed self-help books are super fun. Self-help can sometimes be gimmicky, and it can sometimes be so full of psychobabble that your average person can’t wrap their head around
What’s In My Therapy Library: Memoir Edition May 10, 2019 257 0 2 Memoir is such a cool genre because each one brings so much depth to our understanding of the human experience. Of course, we can only know what we have been through ourselves, and that’s a very limited point of view. Memoir, while it cannot let us know firsthand, give us an idea of what life
What’s In My Therapy Library: Kids Books Edition May 7, 2019 281 0 2 As you guys are well aware of by now, I’m an avid believer that stories can heal. Today, I want to make sure that statement applies to literally everyone by offering a list of therapy books for an unexpected population- kids! There are lots of reasons we read to children. Reading develops their language skills,
Book Lists: Master Post May 7, 2019 373 0 1 You must know by now that I am a lover of the written word. I find writing stories a beautiful metaphor for therapy, and I believe reading is not only enlightening, but sometimes an excellent escape. These things in mind, I love offering you book lists for every occasion. You’ll find book lists for kids, book
