According to Siegel, when we are feeling emotion, we are integrating and absorbing new awareness into our consciousness (2009). I often tell clients that tears can be thought of as a physical sign of the integration process that‘s occurring in our hearts and minds. When you cry these deeper tears of realization, you ultimately end up feeling better.
My secret Santa loves me! 😁
pickThis novel took me awhile to read, not because it‘s not fabulous. But because you need to be in a good state of mind to read it. Do not read if you are depressed!
Nora attempts to unalive herself and ends up in the midnight library where she can try on an infinite number of different lives until she finds one she wants to stay in.
But is the grass really greener on the other side? What truly determines a happy life?
Just a few more random thoughts from my StoryGraph 2025 Reading Wrap-Up thingy. Tagged book was the most shelved. I wonder if it would be the same on Goodreads?
Longest book was In the Unlikely Event at 512 pages. The book it took me the longest to finish was Emma. 😂
SG says I read 30 mysteries, my most read genre (by far). My spreadsheet also says I read 30 mysteries, but I don‘t know if they‘re the same ones!
#endofyear
pickI went in not really sure I'd like it and ended up tearfully writing a review telling everyone to check it out. It's a story told via diary entries as Iveliz struggles to start the healing process after her father dies. It's really raw and a book I hope will help kids feel like they're not alone #middlegrade
[Review scheduled]
pickI have historically struggled with CBT (I experience it as abrasive and dismissive, though in fairness I have mostly had shoddy practitioners). But it‘s undeniably the most data-driven and evidence-supported therapeutic model, so I‘m giving it another go. This book was incredibly useful. It has the same maddening condescension as my most annoying therapists, but it‘s presented as a tool in context. The exercises are extremely effective. Recommend!
#12Booksof2025 @TheEllieMo
Novels in verse aren‘t my norm, but I read this for #RiseUpReads and ended up loving it.
pickThis book is not for everyone. But for those that struggle with suicidal depression and adjacent mental illnesses this book is an essential tool in your arsenal. Jenny has many tangents that are broken up with (what feel like brilliant rays of sunshine breaking through) such deep phrases of intimate connection you feel like you've made a life-long ally to get you through the darkest hours.
#nonfiction #mentalhealth #depression #pain
