Raising a family is tough. Some would argue that it’s one of the toughest jobs around, mostly because it has such a life-changing impact on not just the individual but the entire family. Robin Marvel can and does attest to the toughness of family life. She has written Framing a…
The Self-Help Shelf Life Check: 7 Steps to Balance Your Life! Robin Marvel Marvelous Spirit Press http://www.marvelousspirit.com 9781615995035, $26.95, HC, 104pp, www.amazon.com Synopsis: “Life Check” by Robin Marvel provides her readers with simple, effective ways to balance their lives. “Life Check” encourages us to stop asking what if and start…
From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide Bob Rich, Ph.D. Loving Healing Press (2019) ISBN 9781615994359 Reviewed by Rachel Dehning for Reader Views (6/20) How we feel physically and mentally can make or break us. Dr. Bob Rich understands this and has the experience and expertise to solicit his advice…
Review by Wayne Walker In The Magic Home: A Displaced Boy Finds a Way to Feel Better a little boy lives with his father, mother, brother, sister, brown dog, and fluffy white rabbit in a small but cozy house. He plays happily in the courtyard and cannot wait to…
Holli Kenley Loving Healing Press (2019) ISBN: 9781615994878 Reviewed by Rachel Dehning for Readers View (6/20) Holli Kenley’s latest book, Pilates for Parenting, is an important and impactful read. I had never heard of the correlation made between exercise and parenting, but Kenley flows the two together effortlessly. Much like…
Healing Childhood Trauma Robin Marvel Loving Healing Press (2020) ASIN: B0859PKRPG Reviewed by Tammy Ruggles (05/2020) “Healing Childhood Trauma: Transforming Pain into Purpose with Post-Traumatic Growth“, by Robin Marvel, isn’t the average “You’re a victim” book. A lot of self-help books spend a lot of time–and are very good at–…
Torke, Kyle. Hiking the Grand Mesa: A Clementine the Rescue Dog Story (Published in 2020 by Loving Healing Press, 5145 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48205). Two young boys, Coover and Conrad, go with their Grandma and their mighty rescue dog, Clementine, on a desert adventure. They hike through the…
Evidently, Dr. Bob Rich has walked the walk. He has been there, done it, helped others to do it and here in this very readable, succinct and yet hard-hitting work lets you know how you can do it as well. In From Depression to Contentment, you can learn how to…
The Psychology Shelf Healing Childhood Trauma Robin Marvel Loving Healing Press 9781615994977, $26.95, HC, 106pp, www.amazon.com Synopsis: Post-traumatic stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, substance abuse, depression, a lack of confidence and many other mental and physical ailments may be a result of childhood trauma you have endured. Uncovering, accepting and healing…
Nancy Lorraine’s Bookshelf We’re All Not the Same But We’re Still Family Theresa Fraser and Eric E. W. Fraser, authors www.LHPress.com 9781615994786, $15.95 PB, $4.95 Kindle, Ages 4-8 9781615994793, $26.95, HC, 42pp, www.amazon.com “We’re Not the Same But We’re Still Family: An Adoption and Birth Family Story” is a compassionate…
AMANDA’S FALL Kelly Bouldin Darmofal Loving Healing Press (2019) ISBN: 9781615994502 Reviewed by Lydia Dehning (age 6) for Reader Views Kids (3/20) Amanda’s Fall: A Story for Children About Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by Kelly Bouldin Darmofal is the story of a little girl named Amanda who is at school…
Miss Popular Steals the Show: Girls in Wheelchairs Rule! is a delightful and humorous diary account from “Bix,” a plain Jane from a struggling family trying to outdo and steal the third-grade classroom stage from Valerie, whose mother is a famous author. Miss Popular may be a wheelchair-user, but she…
Sharon Martin, of Beck Valley Books writes: We’re All Not the Same, But We’re Still Family: An Adoption and Birth Family Story is an excellent story which depicts the story of Deshaun and how he has a lot of questions about being adopted. Why was he given up for adoption?…
Holli Kenley’s Daughters Beterayed by Their Mothers was reviewed in this month’s issue of The Therapist “Kenley’s book does a wonderful job of compassionately illustrating to readers that they are not alone, they do not have to live in shame or silence, and there are paths to healing and growth.”…
Synopsis: “Pilates For Parenting: Stretch Yourself & Strengthen Your Family” by Holli Kenley is a personalized workout regime for parents, guardians, those contemplating parenthood and anyone else who is open to assessing their parenting attitudes and adjusting their approaches as they strive to build stronger parent-child relationships. When it comes…
Title: From Depression to Contentment Author: Bob Rich, PH.D. Genre: Nonfiction/Self-Help & Relationship Audience: Adult Word Count: 50,000 Assessment: Idea/Concept: Condemning pharmaceutical approaches in handling depression, this practical guide to self-healing presents a commendable alternative to traditional medicine. With a strong case against accepted notions about treating sadness and despondency…
“A great book for kids and adults alike to deal with negative emotions that drag us down. I love how each emotion is tied to a different colored balloon, and the imagery is perfectly described so that you can almost feel the balloons drifting off. A rainbow that helps kids…
Having adopted both of our sons, I found that this book covers the exact questions and issues that were discussed in our pre-adoption training. The story was written for adoptive families to explore the benefits of adoption openness. In her “For Parents and Caregivers Only” at the back of the…
Creating a safe a nurturing environment for a child that has suffered a family loss requires empathy and compassion on the part of those responsible for providing care for this child. Fearful and apprehensive at first when placed in an unknown home with strangers, any young child might regress and…
The Health Shelf Amanda’s Fall: A Story for Children About Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Kelly Bouldin Darmofal, author Bijan Samaddar, illustrator 9781615994502 $26.95 hc / $15.95 pbk / $4.95 Kindle “Amanda’s Fall” is a story for children about traumatic brain injury, with special information for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Written…
