I picked this book up as a caregiver to teens who are placed out-of-home, as a way of helping them process their troubled relationships with their parI picked this book up as a caregiver to teens who are placed out-of-home, as a way of helping them process their troubled relationships with their parents, many of whom are highly emotionally immature. I honestly think everyone should read this book to help exercise their self-awareness. I feel more educated and more able to show empathy in my interactions with all emotionally immature people....more
This is kind of hard to rate because I don't think it's a *great* book. I'm not even sure it's a very good book. This author has an agenda and that agThis is kind of hard to rate because I don't think it's a *great* book. I'm not even sure it's a very good book. This author has an agenda and that agenda seems to be to smash as many holes as possible in social media pop-psychology. I don't like everything she had to say, but at the same time I *loved* having some of my beliefs challenged. With all the Trauma Informed Care trainings I've done in my work with teens, I kind of enjoyed having other points of view thrown at me. I liked having some vague contemplations I've had before be lined out well in some of these chapters. I an incapable of saying anything with as much assertiveness as Shrier says everything, but I kind of enjoyed it, not going to lie. Wanted to brew me some tea.
At the end of the day, this book has me wanting to do more research. And that really isn't such a bad thing. ...more
This was a really nice little book. Basically just the author's journey through therapy. I found aspects of her story to empathize with, but more thanThis was a really nice little book. Basically just the author's journey through therapy. I found aspects of her story to empathize with, but more than anything I found helpful thoughts to carry on as I work with kids who, like the author, have chronically low self-esteem and seek validation/value in others. The author's "extremism" aka seeing things as all or nothing all the time was what I empathized the most with. I see myself doing that sometimes and I'm happy to have it brought to my attention. I've never thought of things that way before....more
Sooo many great thoughts. I greatly enjoyed listening to this. Her voice is so calming and she is so sharp. I wish there was an ebook or physical bookSooo many great thoughts. I greatly enjoyed listening to this. Her voice is so calming and she is so sharp. I wish there was an ebook or physical book of this so I could highlight the crap out of it. ...more
3.5 stars, rounding up. This was a fairly easy book to follow. The author was engaging and had interesting stories to tell. A lot of what I got in thi3.5 stars, rounding up. This was a fairly easy book to follow. The author was engaging and had interesting stories to tell. A lot of what I got in this book wasn't news to me, but it didn't bother me because it was still framed in ways that were interesting and talked about the specifics of studies that backed the claims. Some of the language used was strange and US-centric and seemed unaware of this problem. There were also a few things, like referring to our current "post-9/11" world that aged it. Overall, though, it's a very interesting look at the neuroscience behind stress and mental health. ...more
All right, so even though I truly would have DNF'd this book if I were reading it on my own, I still think it deserves 2 stars because despite the oveAll right, so even though I truly would have DNF'd this book if I were reading it on my own, I still think it deserves 2 stars because despite the overwriting, redundancy, and generalizations he made in the book, there were a few bits that were genuinely helpful and interesting. I highlighted quite a bit! That is to say, I made 13 highlights, which might hold the record for most highlights in an ebook for me, but also I highlighted ALL the interesting parts, sooo.... I liked the "distanced self-talk" advice and the tools section at the end that was basically a TL;DR of the whole book was...helpful, but also could have just been this guy's blog post that he published instead of this book. ...more
I greatly enjoyed this read. The focus on psychology to solve a string of gruesome murders was very interesting. The tone was very in-line with era inI greatly enjoyed this read. The focus on psychology to solve a string of gruesome murders was very interesting. The tone was very in-line with era in which it was set, the late 1800s, which I also enjoyed. The pacing was my biggest complaint, with a lot of slow, rambling bits in the first 20% and not enough time toward the end, thus the knocked off star. But I still really liked it, especially after about the first eight chapters. ...more
This lecture series was fascinating. I thoroughly enjoyed the unraveling of commonly heard myths about our brains. Indre Viskontas was an engaging andThis lecture series was fascinating. I thoroughly enjoyed the unraveling of commonly heard myths about our brains. Indre Viskontas was an engaging and interesting speaker. Highly recommended....more
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