Tag: #MentalHealth
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The Power of Vulnerability Review: How Brené Brown Shows That True Courage Begins with Being Seen
The Power of Vulnerability — How True Courage Begins with Being Seen When Brené Brown first began researching shame and connection, she didn’t expect to redefine courage itself.She simply wanted to understand why some people lived with more authenticity, love, and belonging than others.But as she interviewed thousands of people over the years, a single…
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Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention — and How to Think Deeply Again
The Attention Crisis You Didn’t See Coming Johann Hari begins Stolen Focus with a confession:he can’t pay attention anymore — and neither can we. “I could still read, but I couldn’t sink into reading.I could still think, but I couldn’t stay with a thought.” What starts as a personal struggle turns into a global investigation.Hari…
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The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
The Freedom Hidden in Being Misunderstood The Courage to Be Disliked begins with a paradox:to be truly happy, you must be willing to disappoint others. “Freedom is being disliked by other people.” Through a Socratic-style dialogue between a wise philosopher and a restless young man,the book dismantles the most common trap of modern life —…
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Why This Book Feels Like Therapy in Disguise When Maybe You Should Talk to Someone hit shelves, it surprised readers who expected a typical psychology book.Instead, Lori Gottlieb — a psychotherapist, writer, and patient herself — delivers something deeply human: a behind-the-scenes look at therapy that feels like storytelling, confession, and healing all at once.…
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The Mountain Is You Review: How Brianna Wiest Teaches the Art of Turning Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
The Mountain Is You — Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery The first time I read Brianna Wiest’s The Mountain Is You, I didn’t feel inspired.I felt exposed. It wasn’t the kind of self-help book that promised quick breakthroughs or new habits.It felt like a mirror — one that showed not who I wanted to be, but…
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke
Why This Book Hits So Close to Home Scroll. Click. Like. Repeat.In a world where pleasure is one tap away, Dopamine Nation feels less like a science book and more like a mirror. Dr. Anna Lembke, a psychiatrist at Stanford University, takes readers into her clinic—and into their own habits—to reveal how we’ve all become…
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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Why This Book Changed How We Understand Trauma Before The Body Keeps the Score, trauma was often seen as an invisible mental wound—a psychological scar that could be reasoned or “talked” away.Dr. Bessel van der Kolk shattered that illusion. Drawing on decades of research in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry, he revealed something profound: trauma doesn’t…
