Hi! So I’m looking for anything self-help, fiction, nonfiction to commiserate and figure out how to get out of this hellscape that’s in my brain currently.
I’ve recently enjoyed All Fours by Miranda July and I read Untamed quite a while ago (I feel past that a little).
I’m currently in menopause thanks to my anti cancer drug, I currently hate my husband :), I have two young kids and I’m about to have to move in with my MIL because we can’t afford rent. We were renting a fantastic home and then a huge fire came a took that away.
I’m not sure if I want escapism, fantasy or people telling me how they made it through all this.
HELP!!!
❤️
by lizbumm
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Maybe Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder?
The Negative Thoughts Workbook by David A. Clark
Coping Skills by Faith G. Harper
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew McKay
The Great Book of Journaling by Eric Maisel
Is she really going out with him? – Sophie Cousens. Made me giggle!
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell — protagonist is not a very good person but when life keeps on hitting her hard she keeps fighting back.
The cost of living by Deborah Levy
Sillier but enjoyable: Bridget Jones: Mad about the boy.
Maybe Ester Perel’s books about relationships?
Not a book rec, but can recommend r/Menopause, you’re not alone ❤️
Rising Strong (non fiction)
Gift from the Sea (non fiction – I read it every year. It has Christian tones, but I am not at all religious!)
Sandwich
Three Days in June
The Change
The Push