Everything is Negotiable by Meg Myers Morgan

by Seniye Groff | Jul 15, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Self-Help

The premise of Everything is Negotiable is that there are five tactics to get what you want in life, work, and love, and is focused on women. Morgan’s perspective is based on her personal life coupled with her work in academia. She provides numerous examples and...

Finding Purpose in a Godless World: Why We Care Even If the Universe Doesn’t by Ralph Lewis, MD

by Norman West | Nov 29, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion, Self-Help

This reviewer believes that Finding Purpose is an important book for people who might retain belief in a Supreme Deity ‘just in case,” or they can’t imagine a full life without the support of a master planner, or if they just would like to bolster their unbelief in a...

The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process by Francesca Lia Block

by Sarah Hutchins | Sep 21, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference, Self-Help

Part autobiography and part writing manual, Francesca Lia Block’s The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process – aptly named after a Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait – discusses growing up in 1980s LA, where she famously sets her...

Glow: The Dermatologist’s Guide to a Whole Foods Younger Skin Diet by Rajani Katta, M.D.

by Whitney Smyth | Jul 13, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Health, Fitness & Dieting, Self-Help, Sponsored

Rajani Katta M.D.’s Glow: The Dermatologist’s Guide to a Whole Foods Younger Skin Diet is a self-help book that focuses on the effects that cause issues with our skin. While some aging effects cannot be completely halted, there are many ways to lessen the impact and...

This Is Your Brain on Anxiety: What Happens and What Helps by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, CAN

by Sarah Hutchins | May 11, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Portland Publishers, Psychology, Self-Help

Chest pain; racing heart; shortness of breath; dizziness. Most people today have experienced these and other telltale symptoms of anxiety. Faith G. Harper is a licensed professional counselor among other consultation specialties and has written several “five-minute...

Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old? by Joy Loverde

by Seniye Groff | Apr 12, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Health, Fitness & Dieting, Self-Help

Do not walk, but instead run to buy Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old? This book is a comprehensive, innovative resource that even if one is not worried about getting old, the practical advice is good for someone of any age. For example, the chapter on transitions...