My Mental Health TBR* List | Praise Podcast - Christian Podcasting Network

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00:00:00 --> 00:00:01 For Mental Health Awareness Month,

00:00:02 --> 00:00:04 I'm sharing my To Be Read,

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00:00:06 --> 00:00:07 Tune in.

00:00:10 --> 00:00:10 Hello,

00:00:11 --> 00:00:12 and welcome to Momo 634,

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00:00:41 --> 00:00:45 Long-time listeners know I read what seems like an impossible

00:00:46 --> 00:00:46 number of books.

00:00:47 --> 00:00:50 In the six years I've been tracking my reading,

00:00:50 --> 00:00:53 I hit an all-time high last year of 304 books.

00:00:57 --> 00:01:00 There's a caveat contained in the recent episode on what not to

00:01:00 --> 00:01:02 say to someone with OCD,

00:01:03 --> 00:01:05 the original episode and the update.

00:01:05 --> 00:01:09 And that's that I have to read and reread sometimes.

00:01:10 --> 00:01:14 I read a lot of Christian fiction because I don't have to think

00:01:14 --> 00:01:15 or anything.

00:01:15 --> 00:01:17 It's just pure escapism.

00:01:18 --> 00:01:19 But nonfiction?

00:01:19 --> 00:01:21 I slog through it.

00:01:22 --> 00:01:25 I have to read and reread and read some more.

00:01:25 --> 00:01:28 I have to put it down and come back to it.

00:01:29 --> 00:01:33 So I don't read a lot of nonfiction beyond the Bible.

00:01:34 --> 00:01:34 That said,

00:01:35 --> 00:01:37 and in light of recent episodes on stress,

00:01:38 --> 00:01:39 boundary breaches,

00:01:39 --> 00:01:41 and anxiety presenting as anger,

00:01:42 --> 00:01:45 I tooled around on my library app and pulled some books into my

00:01:45 --> 00:01:46 To Be Read,

00:01:46 --> 00:01:47 or TBR,

00:01:48 --> 00:01:48 queue.

00:01:49 --> 00:01:53 I'll also share a few I recently tried reading before I had to

00:01:53 --> 00:01:54 return them as well.

00:01:55 --> 00:01:58 And, of course, I'll link them all below this episode at momo634.com.

00:02:02 --> 00:02:05 I'll say this, these books are in the pile.

00:02:05 --> 00:02:09 I haven't read enough of some of them to screen for language,

00:02:09 --> 00:02:11 this is a faith-based podcast,

00:02:12 --> 00:02:14 so I keep it G here,

00:02:14 --> 00:02:17 or any humanistic or evolutionary content.

00:02:18 --> 00:02:22 I did hurriedly skim through a chunk of just a couple of these,

00:02:23 --> 00:02:25 and will note those in the annotated comments.

00:02:26 --> 00:02:29 Further, these are in no particular order.

00:02:30 --> 00:02:34 When Anxiety Makes You Angry by Kelsey Torgerson Dunn.

00:02:34 --> 00:02:40 This is a workbook based on cognitive behavioral therapy for teens,

00:02:41 --> 00:02:44 but I wanted to check it out because there aren't a lot of books on the

00:02:44 --> 00:02:46 anger-anxiety connection.

00:02:46 --> 00:02:49 Teens, kids, adults, didn't matter.

00:02:50 --> 00:02:50 So far,

00:02:50 --> 00:02:54 it breaks the content down in an understandable way and without

00:02:55 --> 00:02:56 talking down to the

00:02:56 --> 00:02:58 reader or using a lot of jargon.

00:02:59 --> 00:03:02 The Stress-Proof Brain by Melanie Greenberg.

00:03:02 --> 00:03:06 This is the most recent book I was notified about from my

00:03:06 --> 00:03:07 library's hold queue.

00:03:07 --> 00:03:11 In fact, many of these had very long holds.

00:03:11 --> 00:03:12 Thus,

00:03:12 --> 00:03:14 I couldn't renew them because people were waiting,

00:03:15 --> 00:03:19 and that's why I skimmed because of the aforementioned issues

00:03:19 --> 00:03:20 with nonfiction books

00:03:21 --> 00:03:22 in a very short time frame.

00:03:24 --> 00:03:24 That said,

00:03:24 --> 00:03:27 I've not had a chance to dive into this book,

00:03:27 --> 00:03:31 but since I've done so many episodes recently on grounding and anxiety,

00:03:31 --> 00:03:33 it's one I welcome getting into.

00:03:35 --> 00:03:37 The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner.

00:03:38 --> 00:03:42 This one was a recommendation from a friend who found it really

00:03:42 --> 00:03:43 helpful and insightful.

00:03:44 --> 00:03:47 I've not been able to get it from my library yet,

00:03:47 --> 00:03:50 but I'm including it here because of my friend's review.

00:03:51 --> 00:03:52 Who Moved My Cheese?

00:03:53 --> 00:03:54 by Spencer Johnson.

00:03:55 --> 00:03:57 I did read quite a bit of this one.

00:03:58 --> 00:04:00 It's been around for a really long time,

00:04:00 --> 00:04:02 and it's in the form of an allegory.

00:04:03 --> 00:04:06 I didn't finish it, but I read enough of it to get the gist of it.

00:04:07 --> 00:04:10 The writing style wasn't my particular cup of tea,

00:04:10 --> 00:04:12 but I found the insights relevant.

00:04:13 --> 00:04:17 Change is a huge trigger for anxiety,

00:04:17 --> 00:04:20 and if you listened to the episode on executive functioning,

00:04:21 --> 00:04:24 inflexibility and rigidity in thinking,

00:04:24 --> 00:04:26 particularly around change,

00:04:26 --> 00:04:28 are at the core of these issues.

00:04:30 --> 00:04:35 Soundtracks by John Acuff The weird thing about this book is

00:04:35 --> 00:04:36 that I wanted to read

00:04:36 --> 00:04:40 it because it shares the premise I use here often about Satan's

00:04:40 --> 00:04:42 mixtape of lies,

00:04:42 --> 00:04:44 though the book doesn't come from a spiritual angle.

00:04:45 --> 00:04:49 I had no idea of the book's existence when I began this podcast,

00:04:50 --> 00:04:53 so it was interesting to hear validation from someone who

00:04:53 --> 00:04:55 equates stinking thinking

00:04:55 --> 00:04:56 to a soundtrack.

00:04:57 --> 00:04:59 It's written in a really funny,

00:04:59 --> 00:05:00 relatable style,

00:05:00 --> 00:05:04 so I may try to put another hold and give it another go-round.

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00:05:19 --> 00:05:24 I'd sure appreciate if you'd use these links whenever you shop at Amazon.

00:05:25 --> 00:05:29 Be sure to chime in with any recommendations you have or

00:05:29 --> 00:05:31 insights on the books shared here.

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