Book Review

Books that we have read and reviewed

September 18, 2013

Emotional First Aid

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Emotional First Aid

Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries by Guy Winch is a book that covers all the emotional problems which we may face at different stages of our lives.

Rejection
Loneliness
Lost and Trauma
Guilt
Rumination
Failure
Low Self-Esteem

In each chapter suggested treatments are given to help you survive the emotional hurt which you had gone through. Each treatment is tailored to the different degrees of “suffering” which you had to endure under the different circumstances. Many examples are given on how to administer the “medication” and scenarios on which it would be most effective in.

My thoughts

As an adult I have experience one or more of the different emotional problems listed above. During those times it was really very painful getting through all the difficult emotions which came flooding through your mind when the catastrophe occurred.

It would certainly be useful if I had this book back them as it would certainly help to hasten the process of “healing” and getting back being normal and positive about oneself.

Something these negative thoughts which we have are self inflicted and they get us into a rut. They sabotage our well-being and we need to be aware of the danger signals when it occurs to prevent ourselves from falling into a spiral.

I certainly recommend that you get a copy of this book to read.

Grab your copy of Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries today

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August 30, 2013

The 50 Fridays Marriage Challenge

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Marriage

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The 50 Fridays Marriage Challenge: One Question a Week. One Incredible Marriage. by Jeff & Lora Helton is a book which all marriage couples should work on together. In the book Jeff & Lora take one through the year by focusing on a question a week which the couple has to focus on.

There are 50 chapters for 50 questions (including a bonus section on special dates like Thanksgiving, Valentines etc ) which focuses on the question of the week.

In the start of the book this question is asked.

How will you use this 50 Fridays Marriage Challenge each week?

Psalm 90:12 – Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom as quoted together with a explanation and prompt questions in the chapter.

From the leading questions the following topics are explored.

-growing in intimacy;
– developing shared hobbies;
– improving spiritual intimacy in marriage
– understanding the different ways of giving and receiving love;
– becoming better listeners;
– making bucket lists;
– discussing finances and remembering how we decided on marriage

My thoughts

Reading through the book got me asking myself questions which I feel that I should too be asking myself about my own marriage. Even though we have been married for 12 years there are still many aspects of our marriage which we can still work on. We have been praying for each other but haven’t really sat down and prayed together as a couple.

It was really timely that I had receive this book to read. I have been thinking a lot of how to have a closer walk with GOD and within our marriage. This is one area which has been lacking and needs to be worked on. This is certainly a book all married couples should read together.

Grab your copy of The 50 Fridays Marriage Challenge: One Question a Week. One Incredible Marriage.
today

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book for review purposes. All opinions are 100% mine.This post has a compensation level of 3. Please visit Dominique’s Disclosure page for more information.