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Switching Genres: From History to Mystery

Summer reading is always great, whether it takes place in the sunroom, the backyard or at the beach. I recently had a very mild bout with COVID and took advantage of some rest and relaxation with my nose in a book. If you are interested in reading about old New…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 12, 2022

Fiction Romance

Second-Chance Romance Celebrates Southern Black Culture and Cuisine

When I saw the cover for Kennedy Ryan’s newest novel Before I Let Go (Forever), I thought two things: first, I wondered if she was expanding into women’s fiction, and second, that it had been a long time since I’d been to a party (more on that later). But above…

Y. M. NelsonNovember 17, 2022

Thrillers

A Mystery and a Mind Unravel in “The Silent Patient”

Alex Michaelides grew up reading Agatha Christie “obsessively,” but she never wrote anything like this. The Silent Patient (Celadon Books) grips you immediately, but where it goes is completely unpredictable – and it takes you to dark corners of the human psyche you never knew existed. “I love him so totally,…

Neil NyrenFebruary 6, 2019

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

Dr. Shelley Kolton’s Memoir Uncovers All The Sides of Dissociative Identity Disorder

Successful doctor Shelley Kolton, MD, seems like she has it all — a thriving OB/GYN practice, three young daughters, an active love life. But there are dark sides to Kolton that she hides from the world. Dark sides that hide themselves even from her. Brain Storm: A Life in Pieces (FLR…

Nicole MaherAugust 13, 2021

Better Self Better Self - Featured Miscellany

Add Books to Your Mental Health Care Routine

October 10 is World Mental Health Day! The first commemoration was in 1992 with an aim for support and outreach, but it was the beginning of a new era: between the early nineties and today, destigmatization initiatives, care choices and availability, advocacy, awareness foundations and research have, thankfully, made leaps…

Judy MorenoOctober 8, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction

Behind the Closed Doors of a Therapy Session in “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone”

Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb has always helped patients and provided a safe space in her Los Angeles practice. When she experiences a major crisis in her own life, she decides to seek help of her own. In Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Gottlieb explores the inner chambers…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 14, 2019

Better Self Book Club Network Book Club Network - Featured2 Nonfiction

One Woman’s Healing Journey Among a Group of Total Strangers

Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life (Avid Reader Press) by Christie Tate is an engaging and entertaining memoir of one woman's experiences with the healing power of group therapy. The author goes deep as she brings us with her to her sessions and shows…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 27, 2020

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured

Dr. Shelley Kolton on Life With, and Recovery From, Dissociative Identity Disorder

This is a story of a sad 7-year-old girl, a volatile and aggressive 14-year-old boy, a petrified 3-year-old child, and a cult leader. Spoiler alert: they’re all in one head. Another spoiler alert: this is a true story. These and 30 other parts of the author’s mind make for an…

Judy MorenoAugust 23, 2021

Better Self Better Self - Featured Listicles Nonfiction

Hear It Out, Then Calm It Down: 7 Books on Healing Your Gut

How well do you know your own anatomy? If your last science class was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, your understanding of your internal organs probably comes primarily from news articles, Instagram posts by fitness influencers, and random visits to the doctor’s office for your…

Judy MorenoJuly 27, 2021

Better Self Better Self - Featured Listicles

Think Outside the Box: 6 Creative Approaches and Intriguing New Perspectives to Help Hack Happiness

Happiness. What a complicated concept, elusive goal and clickbait catchphrase. How many headlines have promised you simply that one thing, happiness? And how many have delivered? Have you ever felt betrayed, jaded or even more confused about the actual definition and, even, existence, of this north star after a wild-goose…

Judy MorenoNovember 5, 2021

Switching Genres: From History to Mystery

A Mystery and a Mind Unravel in “The Silent Patient”

Dr. Shelley Kolton’s Memoir Uncovers All The Sides of Dissociative Identity Disorder

Add Books to Your Mental Health Care Routine

Behind the Closed Doors of a Therapy Session in “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone”

One Woman’s Healing Journey Among a Group of Total Strangers

Dr. Shelley Kolton on Life With, and Recovery From, Dissociative Identity Disorder

Hear It Out, Then Calm It Down: 7 Books on Healing Your Gut

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