What we’re Reading/Watching/Listening to: June
Hi, guys! Jenn here. It’s summertime! In between beach and pool days, I hope you get a chance to check out what our team has been reading, watching, and listening to this month. Enjoy!
Reading
The Art of Screen Time: Digital Parenting without Fear by Anya Kamenetz
The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life is the essential, don’t-panic, evidence-based guide and exploration of how to have a happy family life and raise healthy, successful kids in the age of Babies With iPads and Moms On Their Phones At The Playground.
The Sober Girl Society Handbook by Millie Gooch
Whichever way you look at it, it’s hard to avoid how alcohol makes some of us feel: terrible. Whether you’re simply sober-curious or determined to make a more permanent change, this book shows not only why you should but also how you can, in a way that will change your life forever.
What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing by Oprah and Dr. Bruce Perry
In What Happened to You? Oprah Winfrey explores how we can better understand each other and ourselves, by addressing “the vulnerability that comes from facing trauma and adversity at a young age.” While Dr. Perry covers scientific and emotional insights on behavioral patterns, and how we can shift our approach to trauma.
Watching
Alcoholism: The deadly truth about its stigma with Sarah Drage
In this Ted Talk Sarah Drage, founder of Warrior Kind, a not-for-profit mental health support network devoted to advocating for positive conversations around mental health and committed to quashing the stigma attached to mental illness experiences, shares why she believes the stigma attached to alcoholism killed her Dad. Her story is powerful, honest, and a perfect example of why we need to have Brave conversations.
Listening
Let’s Talk Bruh with Jeremy Herte
In this episode, host Jeremy Herte spoke to Marvin Toliver of Melanated Social Work about what radical therapy looks like and crying in therapy.
This line stood out to me while I was listening, “We can’t talk about what is going on in a lot of people’s lives without talking about the bigger systems issues that typically make it so that we are in the position we are in now.” Give it a listen and tell us what you think.
Lets Talk About Mental Health with Jeremy Godwin
A weekly podcast about making the most of your mental health and well-being, presented by Australian author and speaker Jeremy Godwin. The last two episodes I have listened to, “Anger” and “Self Forgiveness,” really struck a chord with me. But if those two topics are not of interest to you, Jeremy has a ton of other subjects to check out.
SUPERBLOOM by MisterWives
This song makes me feel happy, so I wanted to share it with you because I think you all deserve congratulations for coming out the other side. The lyrics tell a story about the incredible growth we are capable of after an intense struggle. I hope you all are ready to SUPERBLOOM!
We’ll be back next month with a new list of our favorite books, shows, and listens. If you have a suggestion for us, please send it to us via our Contact Us page.
