Fragile: The True Story of My Lifelong Battle With Anorexia
Book
Say the name Nikki Grahame and most people will remember the bubbly, highly strung and hugely...
High School Story
Entertainment and Games
App
Live high school your way! 5/5 "Out of all the iPhone games I've played, High School Story is...
Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky
Book
Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to overcome emotional distress--and feel happier,...
Refusing the Veil
Book
This topic divides people - and it will divide readers of this book too. Many Muslims worldwide...
Haleh Banani
Podcast
Haleh Banani is the first female to host a program for Al-Fajr TV called 'With Haleh' which combines...
Eleanor Luhar (47 KP) rated Tyranny in Books
Jun 24, 2019
This book was a pretty accurate representation of my own personal battle with anorexia. It addressed the starvingĀ andĀ the bingeing that many anorexics go through, as well as the body dysmorphia and unhealthy habits and routines. It included friends of Anna (the protagonist of this book) who are also suffering - one of which eventually suffered a heart attack and died. It's not uncommon for people with anorexia to have friends who pass away as a result of the unhealthy habits brought on by the disorder.
Anna does eventually decide she wants life, and goes into treatment. She learns to tell Tyranny (the voice/persons of her ED) that she doesn't care about being thin anymore, and eventually she gets her to leave entirely. (I can't say that's happened to me; it's more of an ongoing, up-and-down struggle in my experience.)
One thing I wasn't sure was so good about this book was the inclusion of weights - her weight loss process, the weight of another patient. This can be incredibly triggering for people suffering with an eating disorder, and can make people feel invalidated - feeling as if their ED isn't as "bad" or "real" because their weight wasn't quite as low. For this reason, I would be hesitant about recommending this book to people who are trying to recover from their disorder.
Overall, I felt it was a good portrayal of anorexia. It was brutally honest and included both the starving and the bingeing, which lots of people don't often discuss. 4.5 stars.
Psychotherapy with Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse: The Invisible Men
Book
While the psychotherapeutic world has made significant strides in documenting the treatment of women...
CBT Good Habit Journal: A Mindful Journal for Replacing Anxiety and Stress with Clarity and Calm
Book
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is now hugely popular as a self-help technique that has helped...
Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) rated Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit in Books
Jun 11, 2019
The book deals a LOT with religion and sexuality; Jo's father is a radio preacher, and she attends a baptist church in town with her stepmother and new grandparents. At one point - one of my favorite scenes in the book - she snaps, and calls out her classmates for thinking homosexuality is a sin, while they eat shellfish and have premarital sex.
I liked the book, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it. I grew up Christian; I'm familiar with all the concepts in the book, but rather than progress to a kinder, more loving version of Christianity, I left it behind altogether. I'm glad that some people can reconcile religion with progressive values, but I can't. So it might be a good book for some, but not for me.You can find all my reviews and more at http://goddessinthestacks.com
Unknowable, Unspeakable and Unsprung: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Truth, Scandal, Secrets and Lies
Jean Petrucelli and Sarah Schoen
Book
Unknowable, Unspeakable, and Unsprung delves into the mysteries of scandalous behavior- behavior...