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Worst Case by Beck Anderson Genre : Young Adult Romance Cover Designer : Caroline Tse Release Date : January 16, 2018 This is a lovely story. Here's my 5 star review . Worst Case by Beck Anderson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Face the Worst Case Anxiety is weird. When we feel anxious, we try to avoid the thing that's jacking up our sympathetic nervous system. Too bad avoidance often increases anxiety. The best strategy for reducing anxiety is to approach it head-on--ask a honey out on a date, deliver public speeches, drive to a friend's over snowy roads--but who has the gumption to do that? Vivi Lewis just might be the one. Vivi is a 17 year old whose mother's nervous system is on overdrive. Convinced the world is dangerous, her mother keeps uprooting her from town to town, running from her fears. Her mother even has the gall to move her to Idaho in the midst of Vivi's senior year. What an interesting setting for the story: Coeur d'Alene. I...

Ex Factor by Elisa Dane Release Date: 04/22/14 Summary from Goodreads: Nevaeh Evan’s life is uprooted after her father’s death, when she moves in with her aunt and cousin, Livvie. Her plan to lay low at her new high school isn’t working. Her friend’s jerky boyfriend keeps asking her out, the guy she likes treats her like garbage, and the thought of tumbling again makes her want to hurl. So when her aunt pushes her into joining the elite X-FACTOR cheer leading squad, Navaeh goes along with it. But Nev feels she doesn’t deserve to be happy. Not after what happened the night her father died. Bodie Scott knows about grief all too well. Critically injured in an alcohol related accident the year before, Bodie struggles with the fact that he’ll never play football again, and he’s so far behind in credits he can’t see straight. That is, until he meets Nev. Haunted by their bloody pasts and wary of a shared future, Nev and Bod...

I haven't been keeping up with my blog lately. Those who are doing the A to Z Challenge really impress me! Reading, writing, and my day job have filled my days so I wanted to share a review for an excellent mental health read: Sometimes Never .  Sometimes Never by Cheryl McIntyre My rating: 5 of 5 stars Putting the Fun in Dysfunction When I participated in the Mental Health Giveaway Hop, I asked for recommendations of favorite psychological reads. Blogger VanillaOrchid recommended this series, and I'm so glad she did! I hadn't heard of this author but I plan on gobbling up the series based on my love for this first book. (Bookworm Brandee also recommended Reason to Breathe which I plan to review soon). While Sometimes Never touches on sad issues like parent abandonment, parent death, sexual abuse, and self-injury, the characters address these issues in such a lighthearted manner that I often found myself cracking up. It's rare that I love both the heroine ...

Thanks to I Am A Reader and Reading in Twilight for hosting the Mental Health Giveaway Hop. As a psychologist / author (or psycho author), I LOVE the idea of a hop combining two of my favorite things: mental health and books! I like to write therapy scenes in all of my books, and often feature characters who are psychologists or characters who have mental health disorders (or psychologists WITH mental health disorders). ;-) What are your favorite stories featuring mental health issues? Here are mine, with links to my reviews: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay Spin by Catherine McKenzie I'm giving away two mentally healthy Jennifer Lane ebooks: With Good Behavior (The Con duct Series #1; romantic suspense only $.99) and Streamline (New Adult swimming military romance). To enter, complete the Rafflecopter. a Rafflecopter giveaway Hop over to these participating blogs to win stuff!

Today I have a guest post from Ken Myers. Take it away, Ken! Different Mental Health Concerns in Men and Women Aside from the obvious physical characteristics, men and women differ greatly. Their thought processes, preferences, and struggles can vary wildly. Yet there are also individual differences within each gender. Here are some gender differences in mental health: 1. Alcohol and Other Drugs - Men are more prone to substance abuse, according to researchers. Our culture socializes men to avoid emotional expression, and sometimes they turn to alcohol and other drugs to suppress emotion. 2. Depression - Women are more prone to bouts with depression. Whereas men tend to deal with stress through externalizing problems (substance abuse, aggression, “acting out” behaviors), women tend to deal with stress by internalizing problems (low self-worth, depression, anxiety). 3. Eating Disorders – Women comprise about 90% of the eating disorder population. However, numbers of men ...