Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC digital edition.

Unfortunately, I was unable to read this in the time allotted. It remains on my “to be read” list for the future.

THE SELF-HEALING MIND by Gregory Scott Brown Provides "An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life." Brown, a board-certified psychiatrist and mental health writer, acknowledges the benefits of changing perspective and redefining mental health and he stresses "the five pillars of self-care." These are: bringing attention to breath, sleep, spirituality, nutrition, and exercise. Brown offers examples and brief explanations for each of these (e.g., commenting on differences between REM and NREM sleep in an easy to understand manner). He shares statistics (we take an average of twenty thousand breaths a day), results from scientific studies, and personal incidents (like the Yoga Nidra class he tried) – all of which add interest. The text covers a range of important points with about ten percent devoted to notes in support of any follow-up research. In terms of aiding our students, we have several other titles in the collection which look specifically at mindfulness, sleep, or nutrition and which are likely to provide even more immediate suggestions for action. THE SELF-HEALING MIND may be of more interest to parents as a summary that reinforces other findings.

great book. The personal stories, including Dr. Brown's own story, were helpful and the self-care strategies were doable. I like the author’s writing style.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the E-ARC copy of this book. The rating of this book is entirely of my own opinion.