Posts Tagged by Books
Talk to Strangers
| December 29, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Parenting, Think About It |
In the bookstore the other day I ran across the children’s board book Being Safe: Which contained this horrible bit of advice: The whole “don’t talk to strangers” thing is completely silly. Everyone talks to strangers. When parents go out, we talk to store clerks, postal workers, waitstaff, etc. Kids are usually required by their parents to talk to strangers, too. They have to answer the doctor’s questions, for example, or say thank you to… Keep Reading
Issa’s Reviews: Manufacturing Depression by Gary Greenberg
| February 26, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease by Gary Greenberg – FOUR STARS I’m interested in the topic of depression right now, since I believe myself to have serious depression and as soon as I get un-pregnant I’m going to seek both talking treatment and medicinal treatment. That makes this book from Gary Greenberg come along at an excellent time for me, since it is decidedly skeptical on the question of depression as… Keep Reading
Issa’s Reviews: Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner
| January 14, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Pregnancy and Birth |
Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner – FOUR STARS I’m not planning to review a lot of fiction books. I find non-fiction much more interesting, and my fiction choices are usually throw-away novels. Little Earthquakes is different for me, though. I have owned it for years and read it several times. I wanted to read it again while pregnant, and it touched me the same way it always did. It tugs at my heart, turns my emotions inside… Keep Reading
Issa’s Reviews: Pushed by Jennifer Block
| January 7, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Pregnancy and Birth |
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block – FOUR STARS The term physiological birth is often used to describe “natural” birth, as opposed to birth that is aided and assisted and managed along the way. Physiological basically just means having to do with the body, but I saw it in another context while reading this book. At one point the word comes at the end of the line so… Keep Reading
Plans
| January 4, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
After waking up yesterday in a great mood, I immediately began to ponder all the things I wanted to do. A strong feature of my depression is the inability to do even the simplest things, like read a book. So, as soon as that passes, my mind goes right to work on making plans for the future or getting back to previous plans I had made. This has upsides and downsides. The upside is that… Keep Reading
NuVal Nutritional Scoring System
| November 30, 2010 | Posted by Issa under Think About It |
I’ve been seeing billboards around town advertising NuVal, a new food rating system for grocery stores. Joshua and I looked up what exactly NuVal is and then a couple of days later happened to shop at a grocery store using the system. There are some things that seem really positive about the NuVal system and also things that make me hopping mad. Keep Reading
Issa’s Reviews: Raising Baby Green Part Two
| November 25, 2010 | Posted by Issa under Parenting, Simple-Eco-Happy |
The book Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care gave me so much material to rant about, I broke it up into two parts. If you’re ready for another dose, here’s part two. Keep Reading
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