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How To Control Your Alcohol Consumption
Learn to drink responsibly so that you can enjoy a drink rather than depend on it
Jason Newman
2022 Finalist
100 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Daniel D Staats for Readers' Favorite
While most books about alcohol problems demand abstinence, Jason Newman has taken a more moderate approach in How to Control Your Alcohol Consumption. Jason explains what is considered one drink and how many drinks are deemed healthy for the average person per day. The key to responsible drinking is controlling your drinking instead of letting the drinking control you. Of course, some need to abstain, but Jason writes for those who can manage their drinking. To help explain why moderation in drinking is required, Jason shares the various dangers involved in drinking. You are in charge of setting boundaries and making them stick. Jason gives you the skills needed and the encouragement to help you achieve sobriety while still enjoying the occasional drink. Only when you have become completely honest with yourself and those around you can you choose to either abstain or curtail.
The reader will find no preaching or lecturing in How to Control Your Alcohol Consumption by Jason Newman. Instead, his style of writing is compassionate and informative. He gently leads the reader on a trip to explore the types of people who drink alcohol and the dangers of drinking to excess. Jason explains in layman terms the needs and skills for being sober. He spends time explaining how to set boundaries and how to best communicate the limits you set. Instead of condemning those who relapse, Jason speaks words of encouragement. This book is full of compassion, inspiration, motivation, and encouragement. Jason offers his readers wisdom from his life as a former heavy drinker that learned how to control his alcohol consumption.
While most books about alcohol problems demand abstinence, Jason Newman has taken a more moderate approach in How to Control Your Alcohol Consumption. Jason explains what is considered one drink and how many drinks are deemed healthy for the average person per day. The key to responsible drinking is controlling your drinking instead of letting the drinking control you. Of course, some need to abstain, but Jason writes for those who can manage their drinking. To help explain why moderation in drinking is required, Jason shares the various dangers involved in drinking. You are in charge of setting boundaries and making them stick. Jason gives you the skills needed and the encouragement to help you achieve sobriety while still enjoying the occasional drink. Only when you have become completely honest with yourself and those around you can you choose to either abstain or curtail.
The reader will find no preaching or lecturing in How to Control Your Alcohol Consumption by Jason Newman. Instead, his style of writing is compassionate and informative. He gently leads the reader on a trip to explore the types of people who drink alcohol and the dangers of drinking to excess. Jason explains in layman terms the needs and skills for being sober. He spends time explaining how to set boundaries and how to best communicate the limits you set. Instead of condemning those who relapse, Jason speaks words of encouragement. This book is full of compassion, inspiration, motivation, and encouragement. Jason offers his readers wisdom from his life as a former heavy drinker that learned how to control his alcohol consumption.
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Take Charge of Your Happiness, Bellyfat and Sexiness
A Woman’s Rapid Reset for Body, Mind and Hormones
David Musgrave
2022 Honorable Mention
352 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Christian Sia for Readers' Favorite
Take Charge of Your Happiness, Bellyfat and Sexiness: A Woman’s Rapid Reset for Body, Mind and Hormones by David Musgrave is a book that every woman should read. It addresses some of the issues that women have to deal with every day —concerns with weight loss, hormonal imbalances, staying fit and happy, and more. This book provides informative, well-researched material that will help any woman feed the essential components of their being, transforming who they are in mind, body, and soul. The author has a good understanding of hormonal processes and how they create change in women and he provides powerful insights into the way the female brain works. Topics like stress, thyroid, and sex hormones are brilliantly explored.
Take Charge of Your Happiness, Bellyfat and Sexiness is a terrific book that will help women eat properly, understand and take control of the way stress affects their bodies, tap into their energy hormone and use it to transform their lives and reach deeper levels of happiness, find ways to balance sex hormones while understanding obstacles to dieting, find tools to detoxify the brain and the body, and a lot more. David Musgrave writes with an authoritative yet compassionate voice as an expert on women’s health and the way the female body works. This book contains truths that will startle readers and tools that any woman can use to literally transform their life. Readers will start seeing women differently after reading this book. What I found particularly interesting is the author’s explanation of why dieting fails in most cases and how simply and clearly the ideas in this book are expressed. It is a gift to be shared; simply revolutionary.
Take Charge of Your Happiness, Bellyfat and Sexiness: A Woman’s Rapid Reset for Body, Mind and Hormones by David Musgrave is a book that every woman should read. It addresses some of the issues that women have to deal with every day —concerns with weight loss, hormonal imbalances, staying fit and happy, and more. This book provides informative, well-researched material that will help any woman feed the essential components of their being, transforming who they are in mind, body, and soul. The author has a good understanding of hormonal processes and how they create change in women and he provides powerful insights into the way the female brain works. Topics like stress, thyroid, and sex hormones are brilliantly explored.
Take Charge of Your Happiness, Bellyfat and Sexiness is a terrific book that will help women eat properly, understand and take control of the way stress affects their bodies, tap into their energy hormone and use it to transform their lives and reach deeper levels of happiness, find ways to balance sex hormones while understanding obstacles to dieting, find tools to detoxify the brain and the body, and a lot more. David Musgrave writes with an authoritative yet compassionate voice as an expert on women’s health and the way the female body works. This book contains truths that will startle readers and tools that any woman can use to literally transform their life. Readers will start seeing women differently after reading this book. What I found particularly interesting is the author’s explanation of why dieting fails in most cases and how simply and clearly the ideas in this book are expressed. It is a gift to be shared; simply revolutionary.
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Life Giving Dementia Care
Let's Talk: How to Bring Confidence, Compassion and Joy Into Your Role as a Caregiver
Toni Kanzler
2022 Bronze Medal
237 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
Life Giving Dementia Care: Let's Talk: How to Bring Confidence, Compassion and Joy Into Your Role as a Caregiver by Toni Kanzler is a self-help educational guide that first comes straight from the author's heart and, ultimately, is the culmination of their extensive personal experience as a carer. This is not a textbook, which is why the “first” matters. This is a partnership, a helping hand on a journey that may at some point become necessary in our own lives if it isn't already. Kanzler breaks the book down into four distinct and interconnected parts that are as straightforward as the support they contain: The Early Stage, The Middle Stage, The Last Stage, and The After Stage.
Life Giving Dementia Care landed in my lap about nine months after I lost a family member to Lewy Body[LBD], which was a years-long commitment and one that could have been made easier with Toni Kanzler's book. Still, looking back, I am able to empathize with so much of what Kanzler provides and I have no doubt whatsoever that readers will have moments of vigorous nodding, such as when Kanzler talks about the importance of keeping a behavior log, and moments of pain, like the goodbye you knew would always come but are still caught off guard by how organically it happens. Kanzler's Q&A section and the appendix and resources just make an already great book even better. I am so grateful for the compassion and care that went into writing this book. Very highly recommended.
Life Giving Dementia Care: Let's Talk: How to Bring Confidence, Compassion and Joy Into Your Role as a Caregiver by Toni Kanzler is a self-help educational guide that first comes straight from the author's heart and, ultimately, is the culmination of their extensive personal experience as a carer. This is not a textbook, which is why the “first” matters. This is a partnership, a helping hand on a journey that may at some point become necessary in our own lives if it isn't already. Kanzler breaks the book down into four distinct and interconnected parts that are as straightforward as the support they contain: The Early Stage, The Middle Stage, The Last Stage, and The After Stage.
Life Giving Dementia Care landed in my lap about nine months after I lost a family member to Lewy Body[LBD], which was a years-long commitment and one that could have been made easier with Toni Kanzler's book. Still, looking back, I am able to empathize with so much of what Kanzler provides and I have no doubt whatsoever that readers will have moments of vigorous nodding, such as when Kanzler talks about the importance of keeping a behavior log, and moments of pain, like the goodbye you knew would always come but are still caught off guard by how organically it happens. Kanzler's Q&A section and the appendix and resources just make an already great book even better. I am so grateful for the compassion and care that went into writing this book. Very highly recommended.
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The Stress Book
Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life
D. Terrence Foster, MD.
2022 Silver Medal
294 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Marie-Hélène Fasquel for Readers' Favorite
The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life by D. Terrence Foster, MD. is a comprehensive approach to help us reduce our levels of stress. These were already high before the pandemic, and they are (understandably) much higher now generally speaking. This is a burning issue and Dr. Foster wrote this guide to help us navigate the most complicated challenges in the quest for more quiet and calm. The book includes four main sections including the basics of stress and its management, the physical actions, the mental actions, and the community actions we can put in place to reduce our stress levels.
The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life by D. Terrence Foster, MD. is a completely holistic guide that will help and support many of us navigate life in a complicated world. In fact, the environmental crisis, the pandemic, the wars, and our continued hunger for progress are all factors of aggravated stress. This book helps us deal with stress one baby step at a time, one section at a time. We need to focus on the physical actions we can take to feel better, quieter, then the mental ones and the community ones. This guide is deeply holistic and comprehensive. We are given grids and worksheets to help us evaluate our stress levels, and to identify what really stresses us out. Dr. Foster’s Action Plan is devised for us to implement diverse actions to improve our lifestyles and make us less prone to stress. This book is amazing and simple to understand even if the author explains in detail the science behind stress. The index and list of resources and links are extremely helpful too. Thank you for this gem of a book.
The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life by D. Terrence Foster, MD. is a comprehensive approach to help us reduce our levels of stress. These were already high before the pandemic, and they are (understandably) much higher now generally speaking. This is a burning issue and Dr. Foster wrote this guide to help us navigate the most complicated challenges in the quest for more quiet and calm. The book includes four main sections including the basics of stress and its management, the physical actions, the mental actions, and the community actions we can put in place to reduce our stress levels.
The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life by D. Terrence Foster, MD. is a completely holistic guide that will help and support many of us navigate life in a complicated world. In fact, the environmental crisis, the pandemic, the wars, and our continued hunger for progress are all factors of aggravated stress. This book helps us deal with stress one baby step at a time, one section at a time. We need to focus on the physical actions we can take to feel better, quieter, then the mental ones and the community ones. This guide is deeply holistic and comprehensive. We are given grids and worksheets to help us evaluate our stress levels, and to identify what really stresses us out. Dr. Foster’s Action Plan is devised for us to implement diverse actions to improve our lifestyles and make us less prone to stress. This book is amazing and simple to understand even if the author explains in detail the science behind stress. The index and list of resources and links are extremely helpful too. Thank you for this gem of a book.
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Off Our Chests
A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer
Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall
2022 Gold Medal
335 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Tammy Ruggles for Readers' Favorite
Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer, by Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall, is an intimate, honest memoir and self-help book about what it's like to have cancer. Featured in The Washington Post's 10 Books to Read in May 2021, these two authors are husband and wife who help others by sharing their own perspectives of breast cancer and advocacy. I love the alternating POVs as it brings you into the hearts and minds of Liza and John. If you've never known someone personally who's dealt with breast cancer, or wonder how you would handle it, this book can act as a reference/advice guide, but also a personal account of what you may expect on an emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual level.
This book takes you inside Liza's diagnosis, treatment, and what follows after a double mastectomy. These issues aren't simple and can be overwhelming for those going through them, but their true stories may help you when you need it most. Even though John was chief of oncology, he endured tremendous pain in fearing that he may lose his young wife and mother of their children. He understood the medical aspects of what to expect and what they were going through, but he was in no way prepared for the emotional journey of a husband, father, and caregiver. I think the reading audience will appreciate his inside view of research, expensive healthcare, and how tough it is to maneuver the gauntlet of cancer care. Liza too was unprepared for the impact cancer would have on her own life.
At times their story is painful, but the uplifting parts far outweigh the hurt. One part stands out as honest and real, and that is that they both went through the experience separately, not necessarily together or by the book--but in an individual way. As a former social worker, I highly recommend this book. For a private look inside cancer and the professional and personal issues associated with it, Off Our Chests by Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall is a must-read.
Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer, by Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall, is an intimate, honest memoir and self-help book about what it's like to have cancer. Featured in The Washington Post's 10 Books to Read in May 2021, these two authors are husband and wife who help others by sharing their own perspectives of breast cancer and advocacy. I love the alternating POVs as it brings you into the hearts and minds of Liza and John. If you've never known someone personally who's dealt with breast cancer, or wonder how you would handle it, this book can act as a reference/advice guide, but also a personal account of what you may expect on an emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual level.
This book takes you inside Liza's diagnosis, treatment, and what follows after a double mastectomy. These issues aren't simple and can be overwhelming for those going through them, but their true stories may help you when you need it most. Even though John was chief of oncology, he endured tremendous pain in fearing that he may lose his young wife and mother of their children. He understood the medical aspects of what to expect and what they were going through, but he was in no way prepared for the emotional journey of a husband, father, and caregiver. I think the reading audience will appreciate his inside view of research, expensive healthcare, and how tough it is to maneuver the gauntlet of cancer care. Liza too was unprepared for the impact cancer would have on her own life.
At times their story is painful, but the uplifting parts far outweigh the hurt. One part stands out as honest and real, and that is that they both went through the experience separately, not necessarily together or by the book--but in an individual way. As a former social worker, I highly recommend this book. For a private look inside cancer and the professional and personal issues associated with it, Off Our Chests by Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall is a must-read.
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Forensics
The Science Behind the Deaths of Famous People
Harry A. Milman
2021 Finalist
386 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Peggy Jo Wipf for Readers' Favorite
Forensics: The Science Behind the Deaths of Famous People by Harry A. Milman Ph.D. is an unusual book, yet captivating from the first chapter. The author gives an introduction, explaining what brought about the need and interest in forensics, mainly the victims of Jack the Ripper and the famous Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There were key discoveries throughout the years that bring us to the stage where almost every death leaves specific clues as to the cause of death. Some answers are hindered by families’ refusal of certain tests, crime scenes not being fully secured, or even the order in which drugs and alcohol are consumed. But the author’s skill in breaking down the autopsies into terms everyone can understand makes this book mesmerizing. Though some information can be found on the internet, many deaths of famous people have several theories that are written as facts, confusing the truth. Dr. Milman takes the facts and explains them while addressing the myths of conspiracy.
Dr. Harry A. Milman keeps his medical book, Forensics, well organized and interesting. I learned much about the effects drugs have on the body and the pull it has on those whose career is in entertainment. With footnotes, an index, and a glossary of the drugs mentioned, you will find everything well documented and explained. I felt motivated to keep my body in excellent condition as I read about people that are leaders in their craft who abuse and neglect theirs. Overall, the author answers several provoking questions asked by the public. He shows the truth about what drugs and alcohol do to a body and the quality of life. I shared most of what I read with those around me because the author makes it so engrossing.
Forensics: The Science Behind the Deaths of Famous People by Harry A. Milman Ph.D. is an unusual book, yet captivating from the first chapter. The author gives an introduction, explaining what brought about the need and interest in forensics, mainly the victims of Jack the Ripper and the famous Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There were key discoveries throughout the years that bring us to the stage where almost every death leaves specific clues as to the cause of death. Some answers are hindered by families’ refusal of certain tests, crime scenes not being fully secured, or even the order in which drugs and alcohol are consumed. But the author’s skill in breaking down the autopsies into terms everyone can understand makes this book mesmerizing. Though some information can be found on the internet, many deaths of famous people have several theories that are written as facts, confusing the truth. Dr. Milman takes the facts and explains them while addressing the myths of conspiracy.
Dr. Harry A. Milman keeps his medical book, Forensics, well organized and interesting. I learned much about the effects drugs have on the body and the pull it has on those whose career is in entertainment. With footnotes, an index, and a glossary of the drugs mentioned, you will find everything well documented and explained. I felt motivated to keep my body in excellent condition as I read about people that are leaders in their craft who abuse and neglect theirs. Overall, the author answers several provoking questions asked by the public. He shows the truth about what drugs and alcohol do to a body and the quality of life. I shared most of what I read with those around me because the author makes it so engrossing.
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H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey
Help, Organization, Preparation, and Education for the Road Ahead
Carol B. Amos
2021 Honorable Mention
Kindle Edition
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Ruffina Oserio for Readers' Favorite
In the introduction to H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey: Help, Organization, Preparation, and Education for the Road Ahead, Carol B. Amos states: “My brothers and I were devastated when our mother began displaying signs of Alzheimer's disease, also referred to as Alzheimer's. We became part of the estimated ten million unpaid family members caring for a person with Alzheimer's in the United States.” Thus began her journey in search of understanding what comes with the condition, a journey which took her to support groups, workshops, to eventually becoming a CARES Dementia Specialist. This book documents what the author has learned along the way, offering readers and caregivers to patients of Alzheimer’s the knowledge, wisdom, and the tools they need to make the journey less painful and more meaningful.
Carol isn’t just a wise and wonderful person, but also a great communicator, a woman who has learned tons from experience and has amassed a wealth of knowledge. She possesses the gift of communicating that knowledge in language that is accessible and in a voice that is both empathic and compassionate. In this book, readers will find a heart-to-heart conversation with readers looking for help in dealing with patients with Alzheimer’s. The use of the epistolary style in this book also makes its message intimate and more compelling. H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey is a great tool, a handbook that everyone with a parent or a family member having memory problems should read. It’s packed with information, insights, and actionable steps to transform the caregiving experience into one that enriches both the lives of the caregiver and the patient.
In the introduction to H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey: Help, Organization, Preparation, and Education for the Road Ahead, Carol B. Amos states: “My brothers and I were devastated when our mother began displaying signs of Alzheimer's disease, also referred to as Alzheimer's. We became part of the estimated ten million unpaid family members caring for a person with Alzheimer's in the United States.” Thus began her journey in search of understanding what comes with the condition, a journey which took her to support groups, workshops, to eventually becoming a CARES Dementia Specialist. This book documents what the author has learned along the way, offering readers and caregivers to patients of Alzheimer’s the knowledge, wisdom, and the tools they need to make the journey less painful and more meaningful.
Carol isn’t just a wise and wonderful person, but also a great communicator, a woman who has learned tons from experience and has amassed a wealth of knowledge. She possesses the gift of communicating that knowledge in language that is accessible and in a voice that is both empathic and compassionate. In this book, readers will find a heart-to-heart conversation with readers looking for help in dealing with patients with Alzheimer’s. The use of the epistolary style in this book also makes its message intimate and more compelling. H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey is a great tool, a handbook that everyone with a parent or a family member having memory problems should read. It’s packed with information, insights, and actionable steps to transform the caregiving experience into one that enriches both the lives of the caregiver and the patient.
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Optimize Your Immune System
Create Health and Resilience with a Kitchen Pharmacy
Marie Ruggles
2021 Bronze Medal
180 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
Optimize Your Immune System: Create Health and Resilience with a Kitchen Pharmacy by Marie Ruggles, RD, CN is an insightful and engaging book about wellness that supports the crucial function of the immune system, very helpful when it comes to maintaining health. The book is a handy guide to transform a corner of the pantry into a kitchen pharmacy, stocked with healing foods and supplements that will give immune-boosting solutions when required. The techniques and strategies in the book will help optimize the body's internal defense system thereby enabling readers to have good health all year long. The three steps for optimization are Act Now, Be Ready, and Take Control and the book shows readers how to accomplish these three steps in the best way possible.
The approach to a commonly discussed topic is original and interesting and will help readers choose a diet that fits their lifestyle after addressing their core imbalances. Marie Ruggles speaks about the topic extensively and covers all the aspects readers need to know so that they can take care of their immune system properly. Optimize Your Immune System can be kept in the kitchen as a reference guide and gives hope and encouragement to readers while guiding them to take preventive measures. Her writing style is neat, simple, and elegant, and she makes it easy for readers to understand complex information too. She also addresses concerns about storage containers and how they can leach harmful compounds into the bloodstream that in time can disrupt the immune activity.
Optimize Your Immune System: Create Health and Resilience with a Kitchen Pharmacy by Marie Ruggles, RD, CN is an insightful and engaging book about wellness that supports the crucial function of the immune system, very helpful when it comes to maintaining health. The book is a handy guide to transform a corner of the pantry into a kitchen pharmacy, stocked with healing foods and supplements that will give immune-boosting solutions when required. The techniques and strategies in the book will help optimize the body's internal defense system thereby enabling readers to have good health all year long. The three steps for optimization are Act Now, Be Ready, and Take Control and the book shows readers how to accomplish these three steps in the best way possible.
The approach to a commonly discussed topic is original and interesting and will help readers choose a diet that fits their lifestyle after addressing their core imbalances. Marie Ruggles speaks about the topic extensively and covers all the aspects readers need to know so that they can take care of their immune system properly. Optimize Your Immune System can be kept in the kitchen as a reference guide and gives hope and encouragement to readers while guiding them to take preventive measures. Her writing style is neat, simple, and elegant, and she makes it easy for readers to understand complex information too. She also addresses concerns about storage containers and how they can leach harmful compounds into the bloodstream that in time can disrupt the immune activity.
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How My Brain Works
A Guide to Understanding It Better and Keeping It Healthy
Barbara Koltuska-Haskin
2021 Silver Medal
133 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Daniel D Staats for Readers' Favorite
Dr. Barbara Koltuska-Haskin is a neuropsychologist who has graciously shared her vast knowledge and experience on the brain’s functioning with us in How My Brain Works. This may sound boring to most of you, but trust me, it is not. Barbara has taken a scientific and academic subject and transformed it into an exciting read for everyone. Those interested in psychology will especially enjoy the way Barbara breaks down the various reasons people are referred for neuropsychological testing. In addition, professionals in the psychological field will thrill at the help neuropsychological testing can extend to them and be encouraged to take advantage of the testing. The mind is fascinating, and this book shares an abundance of knowledge about the way it works. Barbara’s goal is to help all readers understand more about the functioning of the mind and how to keep it healthy. Every step of the testing is covered, from the initial interview to the exit session.
Dr. Barbara Koltuska-Haskin has written an invaluable book in How My Brain Works. Even though she has vast experience in the science of neuropsychology, she has made this complex subject easy to understand by the average layman. She has chosen to author a helpful book for medical doctors, psychologists, therapists, and the patients themselves. She takes time to explain each concept and how neuropsychology will help in a myriad of circumstances. By explaining what to expect, Barbara soothes any anxiety for someone who needs testing. She also includes ideas for treatment and how to improve brain function. This book is a must-read for anyone in the field or interested in brain function. All the knowledge is presented positively. She also reminds her readers that even though they may have some shortcomings, everyone has strengths.
Dr. Barbara Koltuska-Haskin is a neuropsychologist who has graciously shared her vast knowledge and experience on the brain’s functioning with us in How My Brain Works. This may sound boring to most of you, but trust me, it is not. Barbara has taken a scientific and academic subject and transformed it into an exciting read for everyone. Those interested in psychology will especially enjoy the way Barbara breaks down the various reasons people are referred for neuropsychological testing. In addition, professionals in the psychological field will thrill at the help neuropsychological testing can extend to them and be encouraged to take advantage of the testing. The mind is fascinating, and this book shares an abundance of knowledge about the way it works. Barbara’s goal is to help all readers understand more about the functioning of the mind and how to keep it healthy. Every step of the testing is covered, from the initial interview to the exit session.
Dr. Barbara Koltuska-Haskin has written an invaluable book in How My Brain Works. Even though she has vast experience in the science of neuropsychology, she has made this complex subject easy to understand by the average layman. She has chosen to author a helpful book for medical doctors, psychologists, therapists, and the patients themselves. She takes time to explain each concept and how neuropsychology will help in a myriad of circumstances. By explaining what to expect, Barbara soothes any anxiety for someone who needs testing. She also includes ideas for treatment and how to improve brain function. This book is a must-read for anyone in the field or interested in brain function. All the knowledge is presented positively. She also reminds her readers that even though they may have some shortcomings, everyone has strengths.
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Off Our Chests
A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer
Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall
2021 Gold Medal
335 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
Reviewed by Tammy Ruggles for Readers' Favorite
Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer, by Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall, is an intimate, honest memoir and self-help book about what it's like to have cancer. Featured in The Washington Post's 10 Books to Read in May 2021, these two authors are husband and wife who help others by sharing their own perspectives of breast cancer and advocacy. I love the alternating POVs as it brings you into the hearts and minds of Liza and John. If you've never known someone personally who's dealt with breast cancer, or wonder how you would handle it, this book can act as a reference/advice guide, but also a personal account of what you may expect on an emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual level.
This book takes you inside Liza's diagnosis, treatment, and what follows after a double mastectomy. These issues aren't simple and can be overwhelming for those going through them, but their true stories may help you when you need it most. Even though John was chief of oncology, he endured tremendous pain in fearing that he may lose his young wife and mother of their children. He understood the medical aspects of what to expect and what they were going through, but he was in no way prepared for the emotional journey of a husband, father, and caregiver. I think the reading audience will appreciate his inside view of research, expensive healthcare, and how tough it is to maneuver the gauntlet of cancer care. Liza too was unprepared for the impact cancer would have on her own life.
At times their story is painful, but the uplifting parts far outweigh the hurt. One part stands out as honest and real, and that is that they both went through the experience separately, not necessarily together or by the book--but in an individual way. As a former social worker, I highly recommend this book. For a private look inside cancer and the professional and personal issues associated with it, Off Our Chests by Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall is a must-read.
Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer, by Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall, is an intimate, honest memoir and self-help book about what it's like to have cancer. Featured in The Washington Post's 10 Books to Read in May 2021, these two authors are husband and wife who help others by sharing their own perspectives of breast cancer and advocacy. I love the alternating POVs as it brings you into the hearts and minds of Liza and John. If you've never known someone personally who's dealt with breast cancer, or wonder how you would handle it, this book can act as a reference/advice guide, but also a personal account of what you may expect on an emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual level.
This book takes you inside Liza's diagnosis, treatment, and what follows after a double mastectomy. These issues aren't simple and can be overwhelming for those going through them, but their true stories may help you when you need it most. Even though John was chief of oncology, he endured tremendous pain in fearing that he may lose his young wife and mother of their children. He understood the medical aspects of what to expect and what they were going through, but he was in no way prepared for the emotional journey of a husband, father, and caregiver. I think the reading audience will appreciate his inside view of research, expensive healthcare, and how tough it is to maneuver the gauntlet of cancer care. Liza too was unprepared for the impact cancer would have on her own life.
At times their story is painful, but the uplifting parts far outweigh the hurt. One part stands out as honest and real, and that is that they both went through the experience separately, not necessarily together or by the book--but in an individual way. As a former social worker, I highly recommend this book. For a private look inside cancer and the professional and personal issues associated with it, Off Our Chests by Liza Marshall and Dr. John Marshall is a must-read.
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