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How to Keep House While Drowning (2022) by KC Davis, LPC
Feb 14

Feb 14 How to Keep House While Drowning (2022) by KC Davis, LPC

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing (2022) by KC Davis, LPC from a clinical perspective.

Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships (2023) by Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW
Feb 7

Feb 7 Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships (2023) by Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW from a clinical perspective.

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love (2021) by Sonya Renee Taylor 
Jan 31

Jan 31 The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love (2021) by Sonya Renee Taylor 

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor from a clinical perspective.

Sociopath: A Memoir (2024) by Patric Gagne, PhD
Jan 24

Jan 24 Sociopath: A Memoir (2024) by Patric Gagne, PhD

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne, PhD from a clinical perspective.

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture (2022) by Gabor Maté, MD
Jan 17

Jan 17 The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture (2022) by Gabor Maté, MD

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté, MD from a clinical perspective.

Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (2022) by Michaeleen Doucleff
Jan 10

Jan 10 Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (2022) by Michaeleen Doucleff

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD from a clinical perspective.

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (2024) by Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D
Jan 3

Jan 3 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (2024) by Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt, PhD from a clinical perspective.

A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm (2022) by Ginger Zee
Dec 20

Dec 20 A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm (2022) by Ginger Zee

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm (2022) by Ginger Zee from a clinical perspective.

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (2024) by Whoopi Goldberg
Dec 13

Dec 13 Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (2024) by Whoopi Goldberg

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me By Whoopi Goldberg from a clinical perspective.

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants (2013) by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Dec 6

Dec 6 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants (2013) by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book The Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants By Robin Wall Kimmerer, PhD from a clinical perspective.

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents  (2023) by Lisa Damour, Ph.D
Nov 22

Nov 22 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents (2023) by Lisa Damour, Ph.D

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents By Lisa Damour, Ph.D from a clinical perspective.

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-involved parents (2015) by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
Nov 15

Nov 15 Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-involved parents (2015) by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD

Michela Farnsworth
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (2021) by Gabor Maté, M.D.
Nov 7

Nov 7 When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (2021) by Gabor Maté, M.D.

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Maté, M.D. from a clinical perspective.

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win (2015) by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
Nov 1

Nov 1 Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win (2015) by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win by Jocko Willing and Leif Babin

Maisie Dobbs Series (2003-2024) by Jacqueline Winspear
Oct 25

Oct 25 Maisie Dobbs Series (2003-2024) by Jacqueline Winspear

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the Maisie Dobbs book series (2003-2024) by Jacqueline Winspear from a clinical perspective.

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity (2022) by Devon Price, PhD
Oct 18

Oct 18 Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity (2022) by Devon Price, PhD

Michela Farnsworth
Don’t Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet (2023) By: Alice Robb
Oct 11

Oct 11 Don’t Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet (2023) By: Alice Robb

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Don’t Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet by Alice Robb from a clinical perspective.

Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls (2019) by Lisa Damour, Ph.D
Oct 4

Oct 4 Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls (2019) by Lisa Damour, Ph.D

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour, PhD from a clinical perspective.

Remarkably Bright Creatures: A novel (2022) by Shelby Van Pelt
Sep 27

Sep 27 Remarkably Bright Creatures: A novel (2022) by Shelby Van Pelt

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Remarkably Bright Creatures: A novel by Shelby Van Pelt from a clinical perspective.

The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired (2020) by Daniel J Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D
Sep 20

Sep 20 The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired (2020) by Daniel J Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book The Power of Showing Up: How parental presence shapes who our kids become and how their brains get wired By Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D from a clinical perspective.

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