Posts by Jonathan Kelly33

electrictiger70 said:Caroline Myss's anatomy of spirit is a little pathetic and overly sentimental in an American way, but it’s actually good. It’s especially useful when someone has been struggling with a chronic illness for years without understanding the cause; modern medicine often completely overlooks the mind-body connection.
As for Consciousness—is that by Mel? That one is alright. Toxic Parents is pretty infuriating; it’s helpful to understand the mechanics of it, but honestly, who wouldn't want to strangle their own parents after reading it? 🤣 I haven't read the others.

If you want to heal your spirit and body, check out Louise Hay—that's basically a manual, you really have to put in the work with that book.
Then there's *The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People* by Covey—also a total manual. Great for control freaks or entrepreneurs; he was basically an expert at fixing interpersonal dynamics within American corporations.
And *The Power of Now* by Eckhart Tolle—absolutely stellar read.
My psychiatrist actually recommended the book on toxic parents. It's specifically for people coming from dysfunctional families who need to process deep trauma—for anyone else, it's probably way too heavy and honestly unnecessary.
I absolutely love de Mella—he's so easy to talk to and stays positive, even though he’s brutally honest. Besides being a priest, he was also a psychotherapist.

Sorry if I went a little overboard with the bolded titles—they just felt like one giant wall of text otherwise! I didn't want to clutter things up by typing out all the authors too, just wanted to make sure you guys could actually spot the headings easily.

For me, the ultimate self-help book is the Bible—specifically the Psalms. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not some religious fanatic or anything. It’s just that there are so many terrible, "instant gratification" American books out there—you know the type, all that "you can do it!" and "just do it!" nonsense. It's mostly just junk. But then you have the actual gems, stuff like anatomy of spirit, Awareness, Toxic Parents, Healing the Soul and Body, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.