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Mother Hunger
- How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance
- By: Kelly McDaniel
- Narrated by: Kelly McDaniel
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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An insatiable need for sex and love. Periods of overeating or starving. A pattern of unstable and painful relationships. Does this sound painfully familiar? Trauma counselor Kelly McDaniel has seen these traits over and over in clients who feel trapped in cycles of harmful behaviors - and are unable to stop. Many of us find ourselves stuck in unhealthy habits simply because we don't see a better way. With Mother Hunger, McDaniel helps women break the cycle of destructive behavior by taking a fresh look at childhood trauma and its lasting impact.
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Good but …
- By EllenP on 01-19-22
- Mother Hunger
- How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance
- By: Kelly McDaniel
- Narrated by: Kelly McDaniel
Like a horoscope
Reviewed: 03-04-24
The author uses attachment theory (which I'm generally in favor of) and stretches it to mean that if your mother didn't cultivate a secure attachment with you that you have "mother hunger" She relabels insecure attachment as mother hunger bc "noone likes to be called insecure". She also says that if you have anxiety, depression, fatigue, startle easily, overeat, undereat, overexercise, have painful menstrual cycles, have addictive tendencies, then you may have mother hunger. I get it, it makes sense that having a poor relationship with the person who us supposed to love you completely and unconditionally is going to cause some mental health issues; however, she doesn't put forth any evidence - it's all just her opinion.
Additionally, she spends a ton of time quoting other sources. I appreciate that somewhat, especially if your finally gonna show me the evidence, but it was superfluous. Almost an entire chapter is spent psychoanalyozing a netflix show about a dysfunctional family.
Finally, I am annoyed by the excessive length spent on lamentations about the patriarchy. it does zero good in a self-help book to focus on the things we cannot change.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
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A book for 20-somethings, but not me
- By Bonny on 09-22-16
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
so negative
Reviewed: 01-22-23
I can't get through the first chapter because it is so crass and negative. I think this book might have a point eventually, but I can't stand the vibes to get to it.
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The Religions Book
- Big Ideas Simply Explained
- By: DK
- Narrated by: James Bryce
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The Religions Book clearly explains the key concepts behind the earliest religious beliefs right up to the world's newest faiths, getting to the heart of what it means to believe with jargon-free descriptions that encapsulate every aspect of religious thinking. Examine major historical developments and ideas with a universal timeline, providing a global perspective on the origins and major events that have contributed to the growth and spread of religion and spirituality.
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Great Overview of Religions
- By Anonymous on 03-09-21
- The Religions Book
- Big Ideas Simply Explained
- By: DK
- Narrated by: James Bryce
Boring and hard to understand narrator
Reviewed: 07-06-22
I love history and find religions fascinating so it's hard to believe someone could write a book on this topic that is boring. But it is. Horribly boring. It reads like a textbook.
The narrator has a very strange English accent that is difficult to understand.
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The Happy Sleeper
- The Science-Backed Guide to Helping Your Baby Get a Good Night's Sleep - Newborn to School Age
- By: Heather Turgeon MFT, Julie Wright MFT, Daniel J. Siegel M.D. - foreword
- Narrated by: Heather Turgeon MFT, Julie Wright MFT
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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The Happy Sleeper shows parents how to avoid and undo cumbersome sleep habits, putting their babies and little kids on track to a full night's sleep. Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright teach parents that babies have an innate capacity to self-soothe, as well as the brain machinery to sleep well. So why do many families struggle at night? Most do what works today, but don't notice when it's no longer needed tomorrow, and then push harder when it becomes a hindrance the day after that.
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Cry It Out under a different name
- By my humble opinion on 02-08-22
- The Happy Sleeper
- The Science-Backed Guide to Helping Your Baby Get a Good Night's Sleep - Newborn to School Age
- By: Heather Turgeon MFT, Julie Wright MFT, Daniel J. Siegel M.D. - foreword
- Narrated by: Heather Turgeon MFT, Julie Wright MFT
Cry It Out under a different name
Reviewed: 02-08-22
This long book can be summed up by saying that the authors recommend you leave your infant crying in their crib for as long as it takes. But don't worry, your baby will be fine because you speak a couple of sentences to them every five minutes. For anyone debating whether or not to sleep train their infant (and make no mistake about it, what this book describes is sleep training), I highly recommend Safe Infant Sleep instead.
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Safe Infant Sleep
- Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions
- By: James J. McKenna PhD
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Why do current medical guidelines insist that cosleeping is unsafe? What is the difference between SIDS and SUID, and are they related to cosleeping? What should parents do to make a safe sleep space for their infant? If a family chooses to cosleep, how should they respond to reproach from friends, family, or medical professionals? In Safe Infant Sleep, the world's authority on cosleeping breaks down the complicated political and social aspects of sleep safety, exposes common misconceptions, and compares current recommendations to hard science.
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The other side to the SIDS story
- By my humble opinion on 02-08-22
- Safe Infant Sleep
- Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions
- By: James J. McKenna PhD
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
The other side to the SIDS story
Reviewed: 02-08-22
Dr. McKenna explains what mothers know to be true: that sleeping close to their infant is, in a word, right. He uses anthropology, biology, genetics and statistics to discredit the APA's harsh stance on bedsharing.
My only criticism of the book is not of the content, but the tone. It's defensive. I would have loved to have heard all the same information in a more positive light.
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