The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry, exploring topics of triggers, choice, deep breathing, filling your bucket, and the impact the first few years of a child’s life have on their adulthood.
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The Book Interrupted women discuss “Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life” by Marshall B. Rosenberg; how they express anger; gratitude; and dancing it out. They finish the episode by sharing their final book reports. Would they recommend this book? Discussion Points: Anger and how we express it/why we scream Emotions as a wakeup call, giving you feedback The importance of stopping and breathing Dancing it out! “Never walk when you can dance.” How to be thankful in a specific manner Final book reports - what do we think of the book? Changing mindset from “I have to” to “I choose to” Change comes through doing The difficulties of using NVC with children Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg ...
The Book Interrupted six women continue discussions inspired by reading “Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period.” by Kirsten Karchmer. In this episode they touch on topics of painful periods, men living in women’s bodies for a month, sexual and menstrual education, period underwear, perimenopause, and naturopaths versus doctors. They finish the episode by sharing whether they each recommend the book. Discussion Points: Changing our mindsets that pain with periods is not normal, even if it is common It might be common, but it’s not normal - how can we use this in other parts of our lives? Would there be equality if women were in power? What would happen if men had to live in a women’s body and mind for a month? Should doctors be required to take a mandatory class specific on women’s biology? Why do we segregate sex ed? How do we educate children about menstruation - both girls and boys? Period underwear - do they work and how do we clean them? What are the symptoms of perimenopause? PCOS? Bloodwork ranges - the difference between doctors and naturopaths? Would we recommend this book? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: My Balanced Life. Finding inner balance through individual, corporate, and community wellness programs. Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What's up with her? | 22 Minutes The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht Epic theatre and ...
The women finish their chat and share their final book reports inspired by “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell. Kim brings to the group a few concerns she has with the book, then they finish with whether they recommend it. Discussion Points: Suicide - is the information in the book is out of date? Coupling - do events only happen because of specific circumstances/context? Sylvia Plath Are poets more likely to commit suicide? Crime statistics and race - did Gladwell miss something? Do you recommend the book? Final book reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry ...
