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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir (2024) Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
Mar 28

Mar 28 From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir (2024) Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir (2024) by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough from a clinical perspective.

Dry: A Memoir (2004) Augusten Burroughs
Mar 21

Mar 21 Dry: A Memoir (2004) Augusten Burroughs

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Dry: A Memoir (2004) by Augusten Burroughs from a clinical perspective.

Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory (2022) Deb Dana
Mar 14

Mar 14 Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory (2022) Deb Dana

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory (2022) by Deb Dana, LCSW from a clinical perspective.

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection (2024) by Charles Duhigg
Mar 7

Mar 7 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection (2024) by Charles Duhigg

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection (2024) by Charles Duhigg from a clinical perspective.

The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery (2020) by Brianna Wiest
Feb 28

Feb 28 The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery (2020) by Brianna Wiest

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery (2020) by Brianna Wiest from a clinical perspective.

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (2013) by Jen Sincero
Feb 21

Feb 21 You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (2013) by Jen Sincero

Michela Farnsworth

Michela Farnsworth, LICSW, SUDP, R-DMT, a therapist in Vancouver, WA, reviews the book You Are A Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (2013) by Jen Sincero from a clinical perspective.

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

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