Tag Archives: psychology

WW – Great Courses: Stress and Your Body

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Thistle

For the last few weeks, I’ve been listening to a series of 24 lectures from Great Courses. These were taught by a professor named Robert Sapolsky, who was an excellent speaker. Not only was the subject matter something that strongly … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Since We Fell, by Dennis Lehane

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Thistle

Years ago, Rachel was a globe-traveling journalist with a hot career and her life put together. After a PTSD-related mental collapse, she’s become agoraphobic and has lost most of the people she was once friends with. The big exception is … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Thistle

Steffi suffers from a lot of mental health disorders, including severe anxiety, panic disorder, and selective mutism. She cannot talk except in rare circumstances or in the few locations/with the few people she’s most comfortable. Rhys is new at school, … Continue reading →

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The One, by John Marrs

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Thistle

If a DNA test could match you to the one person in the world you are biologically compatible with, would you take the test? How would your results influence your actions? Can terms like “love” and “soulmate” really be quantified … Continue reading →

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Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (audio)

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Thistle

Tess has always been the “bad” twin, in her angelic sister’s shadow, tormented by her mother and younger brothers. Her family is completely miserable: parents estranged and impoverished, half-sister who is also a half-dragon, and Tess herself, “ruined” at the … Continue reading →

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Stillhouse Lake, by Rachel Caine

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Thistle

Imagine that you discover that your husband of almost a decade is a serial killer. Imagine finding yourself accused of being an accomplice. Imagine that once you’re acquitted, no one believes that you’re innocent, and the internet trolls at large … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman (audio)

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Thistle

Eleanor Oliphant is a peculiar woman. She has little to no social skills, she speaks so precisely that it borders on absurd, and she is completely detached from emotion. Around her thirtieth birthday, life begins to change. She and a … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Cultivate a Life You Love

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Thistle

Please note: this post was pre-drafted before my grandmother’s health declined. I’m still allowing it to post, but I will be very slow to respond to comments. *** Back in the fall, an article on personal happiness popped up in … Continue reading →

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Mind Games, by Kiersten White

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Thistle

Two sisters with psychic powers. A mysterious and dangerous school. Both sisters trying to protect and save each other though one is blind and one is psychologically traumatized by what she’s forced to do. I only found out recently that … Continue reading →

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Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Thistle

Since this book is third in a ten-book series and is over 1200 pages long, a synopsis would pretty much be the size of a full review. I’ll just skip it, and if you’re interested in one, GoodReads has a tidy … Continue reading →

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