By Gwendoline Smith

How many of you read self-help books, whether on a regular basis or at some other frequency? I don’t mind them just to sort of either check myself, enhance some of my skills or to chalenge some of the struggles I might have. This one is one of my NetGalley reads before it is published, and I thought I’d read it on a whim.

Dr. Smith does a great job of describing the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. She utilizes cognitive behavior therapy to walk you through what its like to utilize skills like decatastrophizing, challenging thought viruses and distracting when you’re worrying. As a counselor myself, it was a good reminder of the language we can use with our patients/clients rather than the jargon that some professionals tend to utilize, which can be not so helpful. While I was not reading it necessarily for my own enhancement, I felt it was a fairly easy read and definitely easy to understand. So, if you are in the field, easy to blow through and gain some extra skills and extra worksheets (which is ALWAYS a plus). For those of you struggling with overthinking and worrying, take it chapter by chapter, complete each task in the time it takes you as Dr. Smith intends.

What do you like most about self-help books? Do you tend to find a particular topic and go with that or an array of topics? What motivates your need or desire to read these self-help books?

This one comes out to the public on May 10, 2022, so definitely go ahead and preorder where you can! It’s a five star for me!

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