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Christine Vaughan Davies's avatar

Saving this to come back to this list and add several of these new-to-me titles to my TBR list! What a great resource.

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Victoria's avatar

Yay, exactly what I hoped everyone would do! Thanks, @Christine Vaughan Davies ! The list will grow, and pending my reading this year the top 10 may change..but the link won’t. I think it’s interesting to see how it evolves over time. ;-)

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Serena Camacho's avatar

This looks like a great list of books! There are a few I’d like to read. I’ve just put Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain on my Amazon wish list, but I might find it at a local store first. Than you for putting all this together!

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Victoria's avatar

Thanks, Serena. Just sharing what I've read and keep close to hand. There are lots of other books in my 'library', but these are the ones which I return to regularly. Lisa Feldman Barrett's book busts popular myths and makes so much sense. It's a lightbulb illuminating read! Here's the link to the articles I wrote: https://www.carermentor.com/i/148921732/professor-lisa-feldman-barrett-is-the-author-of-how-emotions-are-made

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Zan Tafakari's avatar

Such a great resource - most of these books I've never come across! My top favourite to re-read is Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Such an excellent book.

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Victoria's avatar

Thanks, Zan. Now you've a long 'to be read' list!! Thanks for the recommendation, adding this to mine.

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Sarah Coomber's avatar

I've read some of these but am seeing so many more I should check out. Thank you, Victoria!

The book that was my north star for a while, as I realized I was entering into a whole new season with my aging parents, is Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. So much wisdom and perspective there. I circled back to it time and time again.

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Victoria's avatar

Thanks, Sarah. Ahhh yes, I loved his podcast interview with Krista Tippett. Thanks for the reminder! Adding it to my list.

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Anna De La Cruz's avatar

Great list. I’ve only read a few of these. I’m always impressed when people reread so many books, I always have so many new ones piled up and too little time! A couple related ones I have sitting on my nightstand are The End of Alzheimer’s (Dale Bredesen) and Atlas of the Heart (Brene brown).

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Victoria's avatar

Thanks, Anna. I've read Atlas of the Heart several times, it's like an emotions dictionary really good! I think I've Dale Bredesen's book on my TBR list already. I'm checking/will add it - thanks!

The rereads are like familiar friends, very colourful ones given all my highlights now ;-)

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Unclenching by Chris L Vaughan's avatar

Fantastic selection of books!

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Victoria's avatar

Thanks @Unclenching by Chris L Vaughan!

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Amy Brown's avatar

What a rich & amazing collection! Thank you for being such a prolific reader, always with caregivers in mind.💗

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Victoria's avatar

Thanks, Amy. This is how I received therapy in the worst dark times, when I had no time to have IRL support

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