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Review: Self Help Sucks by Tony Blankenship

Self Help Sucks by Tony Blankenship

Tony Blankenship takes aim at traditional and inherently limited forms of self-improvement in Self Help Sucks: The Anti Self-Help Guide to Inner Peace and Contentment. Drawing from personal experience, spiritual traditions, and well-established multi-step programs, the author leads readers through an effective interrogation of their own beliefs, in order to help demonstrate what they actually need to get better.

While there is a massive catalogue of self-help books on the market, the premise of this book is not that the advice in those other books is wrong – instead, it is that the “self” part of the equation needs […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-02-24T11:00:28+02:00January 18th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: Saving Me First III by Hui Beop

Saving Me First 3: Unlocking What's Always Within Us by Hui Beop

In the third volume of her self-help series, author Hui Beop takes a dynamic look at Korean and other medical systems to help us analyze how and why we feel and act the way we do in Saving Me First III: Unlocking What’s Always Within Us.

Hui Beop’s manual begins in full spin, declaring that each of our five major organs – kidney, heart, liver, lung, and stomach – is essential for life and each carries within it both physical and psychological or emotional tendencies. One whose health is dominated by a strong heart, likes to have an audience […]

SPR2022-01-17T04:32:23+02:00January 15th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Self-Help Book Reviews, Spirituality Book Reviews|

Isn’t It Kind of Funny That… by Jerry Schaefer

Isn't It Kind of Funny That... by Jerry Schaefer Visionary investigations into the self and challenging existential questions fill the pages of Isn’t It Kind of Funny That…, a mind-opening read by author Jerry Schafer, with illustrations by Gabriel Berron.

The questions posed in this engaging and welcoming tome are put forward in a nearly playful way, but they hit at some of the most paradoxical trends in human nature: our variable/situational trust in science, our constant cognition as an obstacle, our stubbornness towards progress, and our fear of potentially beneficial change, among others. By prying into the metacognitive realms, Schafer is able to use simple language and […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-12-07T08:53:02+02:00December 7th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Self-Help Book Reviews, Social Science Book Reviews|

The Quantum Life by Dr. M. Teri Daunter

The Quantum Life by Dr. M. Teri Daunter From entanglement and neuroplasticity to immortality, Reiki, and Eastern medicine, The Quantum Life by Dr. M. Teri Daunter represents a unique philosophical bridge between the spiritual and scientific worlds. Daunter lays out how to breach this perennial divide by moving away from traditional orthodoxy and towards an intimate personal relationship with one’s own potential, through the power of consciousness, focus, awareness, and analysis.

Interdimensional study through quantum spirituality may sound like a formidable undertaking, but the book presents an intuitive path for progress, utilizing personal anecdotes, scientific research, and philosophical sermons to reach some truly stunning conclusions. Having spent a […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-12-06T09:21:57+02:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Self-Help Book Reviews, Spirituality Book Reviews|

Who Cares? by Dr. Melita J. Murray-Carney

Who Cares? by Dr. Melita J. Murray-Carney A helpful guide of spiritual writing prompts, Dr. Melita J. Murray-Carney’s Who Cares? is a relatable devotional journal that strikes a realistic balance between optimism and practicality.

Dr. Murray-Carney, a licensed clinical psychologist, grounds her work in both individual experience and scientific consensus, discussing her own success with journaling while examining the research about the therapeutic benefits of writing. The book is divided into well-organized themed sections called “seasons” that address subjects like personal growth, success, and change, covering the gamut of self-help issues. Readers are prompted to respond to specific questions of reflection, statements of positive affirmation, or direct […]

Michelle Hogmire2021-10-14T06:12:33+02:00October 14th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Religious Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: Apotheosis Now by Yanhao Huang

Apotheosis Now: Rabbit Hole to the Beyond by Yanhao Huang

For any embattled spirits looking for an honest path to self-understanding and happiness, Apotheosis Now: Rabbit Hole to the Beyond by Yanhao Huang is an excellent starting point.

As the title suggests, this book attempts to fast-track readers, or at least redirect them, to their highest form of self – their personal apotheosis – by explaining many of the obstacles, societal constructs, and mental blocks that prevent such a cognitive elevation. On this journey towards self-knowledge and self-examination, in which the ego is both ally and enemy, Huang asks many questions of the reader, which is potentially condescending in a […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-07-15T02:03:08+02:00June 8th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Self-Help Book Reviews, Spirituality Book Reviews|

Review: Passion, Purpose & Profits by Courtney Hunt and Emily Scheyer

Passion, Purpose, & Profits by Courtney Hunt and Emily Scheyer

Authors Courtney Hunt and Emily Scheyer, dubbed The Prosperity Sisters, challenge readers to examine their aspirations in Passion, Purpose & Profits: An Interactive Guide to Figuring Out What the Heck You Want Out of Life.

The commonly dispensed advice about finding and following one’s passion and purpose is sensible, but many of us don’t know how to follow through, which the authors try to unveil in a dynamic process of questioning and journaling. When asked what we want from life, we may respond with vague generalities, such as a nebulous idea of happiness. But to lead a passionate and […]

SPR2021-06-16T08:50:52+02:00April 22nd, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: The Authentic You by Kristina M. Holle

The Authentic You by Kristina M. Holle

A human resources coach, Kristina M. Holle, has devised an original method for developing our finest qualities by looking into our emotional and psychological self-image, in The Authentic You: Unleash Your Leadership Potential.

A curious mixture of self-help and business manual, Holle combines some familiar self-help tenets with the tenets of leadership and management, which are often held separate. As one might behave much differently in an office environment than at home or with friends, it can be difficult to meld these two “selves” together, so Holle takes an interesting approach to this conflict.

Holle asserts that just as […]

SPR2021-06-15T09:05:39+02:00April 20th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Leadership Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|