“I’ve learned that toxic people and narcissists find it quite easy to convince a highly empathic and conscientious person that they are paranoid, losing it, or just “over-reacting” when being manipulated. Therefore, these are the people who are targeted, because they can be conditioned to doubt themselves. Shahida Arabi’s The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide toContinue reading “Shahida Arabi’s The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People”
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Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Robert Sternberg, the present-day guru of intelligence, writes that the major factor in whether people achieve expertise “is not some fixed prior ability, but purposeful engagement.” This is a widely known theory of mind and psychology within the education circuit in Southern California and probably other areas of the world. It made sense for meContinue reading “Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”
Alexandra Solomon’s Taking Sexy Back
Although sex is something you (usually) experience with another person, your sexuality is yours. Alexandra Solomon’s Taking Sexy Back is a very reaffirming book on the complicated nature of women’s sexuality. Having surveyed quite a few of the books within this genre, I find her to be reasonable but a little generic. However, I didContinue reading “Alexandra Solomon’s Taking Sexy Back”
Carol Mitchell’s Breaking Through “Bitch”
Both executive men and women have told me that if women do not find that perfect balance of sex stereotypic behavior (femininity) and professional leadership behavior, they are judged more harshly. A part of me expected this book to wow me, but I didn’t quite get that impression from Carol Mitchell’s Breaking Through Bitch. TheContinue reading “Carol Mitchell’s Breaking Through “Bitch””
Valorie Burton’s Successful Women Speak Differently
“Alisha, on the other hand, talked about her vision to pretty much anyone who would listen – and she did it in an easy, energetic way. She was sharing her passion, not selling something.” A lot of today’s self-help and professional development literature is informed by cognitive psychology and Valorie Burton’s Successful Women Speak DifferentlyContinue reading “Valorie Burton’s Successful Women Speak Differently”
Amy Morin’s 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do
Developing mental strength is about improving your ability to regulate your emotions, manage your thoughts, and behave in a positive manner, despite your circumstances. Amy Morin’s 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do would be good book for individuals struggling with some depression and lack of motivation. One of the things that I wanted toContinue reading “Amy Morin’s 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do”
Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing
Where did I find the courage to rebel, change my life, live alone? Ray Bradbury is among the most prolific writers that went on to write his own how-to book on creative writing. Wow, that last sentence had a lot of versions of “write” in it, LOL. But, there you have it. He’s a bigContinue reading “Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing”
Jane Juffer’s Millennial Feminism at Work
There is no universal answer here, no singular definition of feminism. Rather, feminist theory offers strategies for analyzing the power imbalances of any particular site. To be thoroughly sarcastic, Jane Juffer sure paints the most hopeful picture in Millennial Feminism at Work doesn’t she? If I wasn’t depressed before about the state of academic careers,Continue reading “Jane Juffer’s Millennial Feminism at Work”
Robin Diangelo’s White Fragility
My middle sister once told me disparagingly, “You think you’re so white.” Robin Diangelo quotes Amiri Barak in White Fragility to say that “whiteness has been … a highly adaptable and fluid force that stays on top no matter where it lands” (15). How interesting because I find that I’ve felt at the bottom forContinue reading “Robin Diangelo’s White Fragility”
Roxane Gay’s Difficult Women
FLORIDA “Her husband always said, ‘Baby, you are perfect,’ and she flushed angrily. His assurances were so reflexive as to be insulting.” This entire book is a collection of short stories. I hadn’t really read an anthology like this since “Chicken Soup For The Soul,” which is a lot more campy. I highlighted some ofContinue reading “Roxane Gay’s Difficult Women”
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