Self-Help book review: An End to Arguing: 101 Valuable Lessons for All Relationships By Linda and Charlie Bloom Family & Relationships/Marriage & Long-Term Relationships 287 pages, koehlerbooks, 2022 This book for “all relationships” has a strong focus on committed couples. What I found were ideas that make sense, are practical, and move the reader to…
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Self-Help book review: Helping Your Aging Parent
Self-help book review: Helping Your Aging Parent: A Step-by-Step Guide (Revised) By William J. Grote Self-Help/Aging 185 pages, 2022, Boomer Books Reviewed by Sheri McGregor In this comprehensive book that helps adult children help their aging parents, William Grote begins by sharing the challenge in knowing when it’s time to take charge. He describes the…
Self-help Book Review: Rebirth
Self-help Book Review: Rebirth By Kate Brenton, ED.M. Self-help 146 pages, 2022, Inspirebytes Omni Media Review by Sheri McGregor, M.A. Book Review: Rebirth: Real-Life Stories About What Happens When You Let Go And Let Life Lead By Kate Brenton, ED.M. Self-help 146 pages, 2022, Inspirebytes Omni Media Some books just surprise you. That’s how I…
Book Review: Gather Enough Fireflies
Book Review of Gather Enough Fireflies By Suzi Tucker Spirituality, Self-Help 138 pages, 2020, Julius Books Reviewed by Sheri McGregor Brevities, as each of the 57 short entries in Gather Enough Fireflies is called, perfectly describes the bits of wisdom threaded throughout this book. Spiritual ditties, common sense, and new ways of looking at old…
Book Review: The Little Book of Big Knowing
Book Review of The Little Book of Big Knowing: Tiny Bursts of Insight to Wake Up the Soul By Michele Sammons Spiritual, Self-Help 138 pages, 2020 Looking for a lighter take on deep subjects all wrapped up in a hug? Just as glimmers of sunlight coax flowers to bloom, The Little Book of Big Knowing:…
Overcoming adversity: Are you a stone collector?
by Sheri McGregor, M.A. I get a lot of stones thrown at me. As the author of Done With The Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children, I’ve been the subject of meanness and jibes. I’ve also learned to collect those stones and get creative at using them for good. Even if…
Book Review: Mobbed
Book review of Mobbed!: What to Do When They Really Are Out to Get You by Janice Harper, Ph.D. Self-help, Abuse 234 pages, Backdoor Press (2013) Reviewed by Anne Smith Janice Harper is an author and cultural anthropologist. In her book Mobbed!: What to Do When They Really Are Out to Get You, she combines…
Book Review: Life Code
Book Review of Life Code: The New Rules For Winning in the Real World by Dr. Phil McGraw Self-help, Success, Motivation 244 pages, Bird Street Books Reviewed by Kathy A. Snyder Some people live by the Golden Rule and some people don’t. That old saying of do unto others as you would want done unto…
Book Review: Breaking Through Betrayal
Book Review of Breaking through Betrayal: and Recovering the Peace Within by Holli Kenley, M.A. Self-Help, Relationships, Interpersonal Relationships 242 pages, Loving Healing Press, 2d Edition Reviewed by Sheri McGregor, M.A. The experience of betrayal can be devastating. Feelings including loss, sadness, and anger are normal. Others have found ways to manage and prevail, and…