This episode, I tidy up my act...and my sock drawer. This one is all about Marie Kondo's book about tidying up our house and tidying up our lives. I actually liked the book, though I think it is catered to the singles out there in the world...which maybe wasn't a great choice on my part for the Valentine's Week episode. Oh well! Come see what sparked joy for me in this book and listen to whether or not the Konmarie method worked for my sock drawer!

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I hope you all had a wonderful week. This episode is my review of Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation. It is a very interesting book. I think it is well presented, well thought out, and well argued. I agreed with just about everything in this book. I would love for you to point out to me where I, and Mr. Haidt, are wrong.

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I had the pleasure of listening to this book and loved it. It is heavy. It deals with trauma, focusing on childhood trauma...so it covers just about every horrible thing that can happen to a child in this day and age. But it is about how to help children with that trauma, and how to avoid inducing trauma responses. Fascinating stuff. I hope you enjoy my summary and thoughts.

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This episode, I take a look at The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. This book dives into Adlerian Psychology...and I am not sure how accurately Adlerian Psychology is explained here because I know nothing about Adlerian Psychology. I also think that the authors did the translation from Japanese into English. All that said...I did not like this book. It seems too simplistic and the conversation between the student and the teacher is not well executed. But you'll have to listen to the episode to find out what I did like about the book.

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Hello! I hope you are all doing well and are safe. My family and I are doing just fine. Luckily, we weren't too affected by the fires. And my heart and prayers go out to those who were.

This week, I review Brene Brown's Dare to Lead. Spoiler...I did not like it...most of it. But I did like one aspect of it quite a lot. Listen to the episode to find out what it is and see if you agree!

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Happy New Year!! I wish everyone a wonderful 2025. In celebration of the new year, I read Fluke by Dr. Brian Klaas. The book isn't really a "self-help" book, but it will influence the way you think about the world and where you fit in it. I found this book very interesting, thought-provoking, and disagreed with some of Dr. Klaas's arguments (but who am I?). All things considered, I would recommend you give it a read or a listen. It is worth it.

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Hello! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. This is the final episode of 2024! What an amazing year. I give you my best of and worst of lists from the 30ish books I read this year. I hope you enjoy and agree(?). Please, let me know if you don't agree. What were your favorite books? Write the podcast at selfhelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com. Leave me some reviews, comments, and share this podcast with a friend for 2025. It's a free gift!

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Hello! Happy Christmas Season to you all! Apologies for the tardiness of this episode. I have read Dr. Charan Ranganath's Why We Remember. It was voted the best science book of 2024. Not really self-improvement...but it was still interesting and I try to make some connections to the self-help world. I hope you enjoy the episode.

Email me at selfhelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com - I am looking for good books for 2025! Hit me with those new year's resolutions reads.