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Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Louise Beeston is haunted... Louise has no reason left to stay in the city. She can't see her son, Joseph, who is away at boarding school where he performs in a prestigious boys' choir. And her troublesome neighbor has begun blasting choral music all hours of the night. And to make matters worse, she's the only one who can hear it. Hoping to find some peace, Louise convinces her husband, David, to buy them a country house in an idyllic, sun-dappled...
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English
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"A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women-those with ADHD, autism, and other sensory processing differences-exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish As a successful, Harvard- and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her "symptoms" that were only ever labeled as anxiety were considered autistic...
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A scathing, deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day "Emotional labor." The term might sound familiar. . .but what does it mean exactly? Initially used to describe the unnamed yet crucial labor flight attendants did to make guests feel welcomed and safe, the phrase has burst into the national lexicon in recent years. The examples, whispered among friends and posted online, are endless. A woman is tasked...
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Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"It's time for women to reject the "hormone myth" and own their emotions in a healthy and realistic way. This provocative book exposes pervasive myths about women's hormones and shows how flawed, obsolete research and sexism have combined to keep women "in their place." The idea that women become raving lunatics when their hormones fluctuate is firmly entrenched in American culture--images of hormone-crazed women are prominent on TV and in movies,...
5) Be mighty: a woman's guide to liberation from anxiety, worry & stress using mindfulness & acceptance
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Anxiety is rampant in our fast-paced, high-tech, overwhelming society--and women are twice as likely as men to suffer from anxiety-related issues. In this empowering guide, women will find practical tools and experiential exercises based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help them mindfully conquer anxieties, worries, and fears--and live mightily.
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
Depression is not a disease, it is a symptom. Recent years have seen a shocking increase in antidepressant use, with one in four women starting their day with medication. These drugs have become the panacea for everything from grief, irritability, panic attacks, to insomnia, PMS, and stress. But the truth is, what women really need can't be found at a pharmacy. According to Dr. Kelly Brogan, antidepressants not only overpromise and underdeliver, but...
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English
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"She's only a number now. When Charlotte Smith's wealthy parents commit her beloved sister Phoebe to the infamous Goldengrove Asylum, Charlotte knows there's more to the story than madness. She risks everything and follows her sister inside, surrendering her real identity as a privileged young lady of San Francisco society to become a nameless inmate, Woman 99. The longer she stays, the more she realizes that many of the women of Goldengrove aren't...
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Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A Northwestern University clinical psychologist challenges common cultural misconceptions to reveal the real-world systemic abuse, health traumas, and abandonment that disempower today's Black women and force them to hide behind masks of strength.
An estimated eight in ten Black women have endured some form of trauma-- sexual abuse, domestic abuse, poverty, childhood abandonment, regular confrontation with racism and sexism. Burnett-Zeigler shows...
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Publisher
Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In Sisters of the Yam, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where black females could both work on their individual efforts for self-actualization while remaining connected to a larger world of collective struggle, Hooks articulates the link between self-recovery and political resistance. Both an expression of the joy of...
13) Stronger than BPD: the girl's guide to taking control of intense emotions, drama & chaos using DBT
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Black women who have learned through hard lessons the importance of self-care and how to break through the cultural and family resistance to seeking therapy and professional mental health care. The Strong Black Woman Syndrome. For generations, in response to systemic racism, Black women and African American culture created the persona of the Strong Black Woman, a woman who, motivated by service and sacrifice, handles, manages, and overcomes...
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English
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This acclaimed New York Times "Critic's Pick" is an animated, sweeping 100-year family history of mystery, mental health, redemption and survival. The film is based on true events involving five women of filmmaker Signe Baumane's family, including herself, and their encounters with depression and suicide. Using animation, visual metaphors and a healthy dose of humor, Baumane leads us on an adventure filled with romance, marriage, nature, business,...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For centuries so called 'difficult women' have been labelled as 'hysterical' and 'out of their minds'. Today they wait longer for health diagnoses, often being told it's 'all in their heads'. Although healthcare systems are overburdened, why are women the first to feel the effects of this? Why is it so hard for women to find the kind of help they need? Why is no one listening to them? And why have so many lost faith in mental health care? Drawing...
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Greystone Books
Language
English
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"Why are so many women feeling anxious, stressed out, and depressed, and why are they not getting the help they need? Over the past decade, mood disorders have skyrocketed among women, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed as men. Yet in a healthcare system steeped in gender bias, women's complaints are often dismissed, their normal emotions are pathologized, and treatments routinely fail to address the root causes of their distress. Women living...
Author
Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From breathwork practitioner and the founder of black girls breathing®, a practical path for Black women to heal trauma, combat chronic stress, and find freedom in their own bodies and minds. It's no secret that Black women have been oppressed for centuries and, as a Black woman herself, Jasmine Marie knows the impact that intergenerational trauma and systemic racism have had-and continue to have-on her community. Those experiences are why she founded...
20) Constantly
Author
Publisher
Koyama Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A poetic meditation rendered in beautiful pastels and black line on managing and struggling to get through the small tasks of every day. The claustrophobia of thought and the crippling of anxiety make any house haunted, any body possessed."--Amazon.com.
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