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Hi, everyone.  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar Channel and in today's video, I'll give my summary and take aways from the book Healing Your Lost Inner Child: How to Stop Impulsive Reactions, Set Healthy Boundaries and Embrace an Authentic Life by Robert Jackman. Here is the overall map to my book videos: I give an overview which covers a quick summary of the book, the audience, and some background on the author/authors; then I review the structure of the book and give additional details; I'll give my recommendation; and finally, I'll review 5-10 takeaways that were either surprising or new information for me.  First, an Overview This is a book that introduces a process for healing your inner child.  This includes a foundational education on the concept of the inner child, the types of wounds and ineffective behaviors that result, a process for how to identify your wounds, ineffective behaviors, and triggers, and some exercises that walk you through how to adopt

Hi, everyone. This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar channel and in today's video, I'll give my summary and take aways from the book More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD by psychologist Ari Tuckman. I'm going to implement a little more structure to my book summary videos, so that I am more likely to make them.  My new structure is going to be a quick overview of what the book is about, who the author is, and who the book is for.  Then I'll review the structure of the book, talk about whether I recommend it and why (and let's be honest, I really only do summaries of books that I'm willing to recommend) and 5-10 take aways that stood out for me.  So, let's start with an Overview This, nearly 400 page book, is a comprehensive book on Adult ADHD.  It was written in 2009, which means that it lacks some up-to-date tech strategies (for one thing -- smart phones were not widely used back then), but it is a complete reference book f

Hi, everyone!  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar Channel and in today's video, I'll give my Summary and Takeaways from the book Tell Me No Lies: How to Stop Lying to Your Partner --- and Yourself -- In the 4 Stages of Marriage by Drs. Ellyn Bader and Pete Pearson.  Full disclosure -- I'm currently in a year long training through the Couples Institute on the couples counseling model originated by Ellyn Bader and Pete Pearson.  The training is absolutely wonderful for a number of reasons, but it also predisposes me to appreciate this book that they wrote together in 2000 since I can place it in the context of my learning. Here is the overall map to my book videos: I give an overview which covers a quick summary of the book, the audience, and some background on the authors, then I go into the structure of the book, my recommendation and why, and 5-10 takeaways that were either surprising or new information for me.  Let's get started with an Overview This book is abo

Hi, everyone.  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar Channel and in today's video, I'll give my summary and take aways from the book After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Abrahms Spring & Michael Spring.  Here is the overall map to my book videos: I give an overview which covers quick summary of the book, the audience, and some background on the authors; the structure of the book; my recommendation and why; and 5-10 takeaways that were either surprising or new information for me.  Let's get started with an Overview This is a book for couples or partners where one partner has been unfaithful and they are hoping to save the relationship.  It is also a good book for therapists who work with couples who have experienced an affair, but it is mostly written for people who are living through this.  This book discusses the steps to take to heal your relationship after a betrayal.  It includes a description of the

Hi, everyone!  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar channel and in today's video, I'll talk about the distinction that I often make about three words: Sweet, Nice, and Kind.  And why it's important to know the difference. Here are three words that are often used interchangeably: sweet, nice, and kind.  But I think there are important distinctions between them that can help to decide how we want to be in the world.  In my family -- based on the distinctions I will discuss in a bit -- my husband is sweet, nice, and kind; my daughter is sweet and kind, I'm only kind, and my son used to be none of the above, but is growing into himself as an adult who is both sweet and kind. So, let's go through them: Sweet - I think of sweet as more of a temperament.  It describes someone who is pleasant and easy to be around.  Generally this temperament is not dominant or pushy, but is gentle and lovable.  This disposition is shared by most of the early Disney princesses - snow w