![]() ![]() Often surprising to many people these thoughts come calmly and logically. When those thoughts hit and you start thinking how you should do it, where, will it work, what if I stuff up then I’m more damaged? He tackles the issues of suicidal thoughts and tendencies and how scary it can be, nobody wants to talk about that right? But we need to. He breaks it down into simple formats, like lists of what you feel like on a bad day or what you are thinking and it's all stuff that NONE of the other books cover, it's really genuinely what is going on in your dark mind. Matt so simply explains how it feels, he is so darn honest and all of what he says is true (trust me I know). Never more timely to get yourself this book. ![]() I first read this and reviewed back in 2015 and I decided to read it again this year (2021) as my depression has escalated as has my anxiety during the fear of COVID and isolating lockdowns. ![]() This book should be given or bought by EVERYONE battling depression, or has a loved one battling it. No psychobabble here (from Psychologists who have never experienced depression) - just real raw telling of Matt Haig's journey with the dreaded black dog. FINALLY! A real book about depression that makes sense, that those with depression will read and sit nodding their heads and agreeing all the way through it. ![]()
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Maria Tallchief loved to dance, but was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian to make it as a professional ballerina. ![]() In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Christine Day, readers learn about the amazing life of Maria Tallchief-and how she persisted. Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds-including Maria Tallchief! ![]() ![]() ![]() The story itself was filled with wonder and danger as all good faerie stories should be. There were many wonderful lines of prose within the book that read almost like poetry. Margaret Rogerson has a great writing style that made reading this story enjoyable. There was the start of some interesting concepts here that I would have enjoyed seeing explored in more detail. 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