30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control In Personal Relationships by Adelyn Birch My rating: 4 of 5 stars 3 1/2 stars rounded up to four. Another short but useful book from Birch. I felt it wasn’t ‘as’ useful as Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship (my review is here) but still worth the…
Tag: psychology
Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence
Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence – Book Review Author: Edward S. Kubany, Mari A. McCaig, and Janet R. Laconsay Genre: Psychology, self-help, non-fiction My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 15th August, 2004 by New Harbinger Publications Format: Paperback, 216 pages What did I think? What you should know: I was torn between giving 3…
Heal Your PTSD: Dynamic Strategies That Work by Michele Rosenthal
Heal your PTSD – Book Review Author: Michele Rosenthal Genre: Psychology, trauma, non-fiction, self-help My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 1st September, 2015 by Conari Press Format: Paperback, 256 pages What did I think? Rosenthal had Post-traumatic Stress Disorder herself and believes herself to be one hundred percent healed from symptoms. I wouldn’t like for…
A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy – Book Review Author: William B. Irvine Genre: Philosophy, self-help, Stoicism My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 1st November, 2008 by Oxford University Format: Hardcover, 326 pages What did I think? The book has an old-fashioned feel that I’ve felt before while reading…
Boundaries after a pathological relationship by Adelyn Birch
Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship – Book Review Author: Adelyn Birch Genre: Psychology, self-help, abuse, mental health My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 12th January, 2016 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Format: Paperback, 68 pages “Boundaries protect your emotional and physical health, and they protect you from the behaviour and demands of others.” – Adelyn…
An Adult Child’s Guide to What’s Normal by John and Linda Friel
An Adult Child’s Guide to What’s Normal – Book Review Author: John C. and Linda D. Friel Genre: Psychology, self-help, mental health, relationships, parenting My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 1st September, 1990 by Health Communications Inc Format: Paperback, 200 pages What did I think? This book was written in 1990 and (as far as…