Conquering Depression: Heavenly Wisdom from God Illumined Teachers overview

Similarly to a previous overview, I bought this book called “Orthodox Psychology” some time ago. It contains two books inside, and I recently completed the first one:

  1. Neurosis: Spiritual Causes and Manifestations (original Нервность. Ее духовные причины и проявления), 1999
  2. Conquering Depression: Heavenly Wisdom from God Illumined Teachers, 1996

In this blog post, I’ll write an overview of the second book.

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Neurosis: Spiritual Causes and Manifestations overview

I bought this book called “Orthodox Psychology” some time ago. It contains two books inside, and I recently completed the first one:

  1. Neurosis: Spiritual Causes and Manifestations (original Нервность. Ее духовные причины и проявления), 1999
  2. Conquering Depression: Heavenly Wisdom from God Illumined Teachers, 1996

In this blog post, I’ll write an overview of the first book, which is authored by a psychotherapist.

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Coaching for Transformation Notes

I recently enrolled in an internal coaching workshop at Automattic, the company where I work.

A suggested pre-read was the four chapters of Coaching for Transformation: Pathways to Ignite Personal & Social Change.

I found both the workshop and the book super useful. I will post some notes/snippets for the book’s first four chapters.

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Retrain your brain overview

Recently, I’ve been researching deeper into psychology and different therapeutic approaches. One of the books I picked up is Retrain Your Brain which offers a structured way to apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles.

The book is a combination of a textbook and a workbook – as much as I don’t like to scribble on books, the contents are good nevertheless.

In this blog, as is usual, I’ll write a detailed overview about the book.

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Introducing Psychoanalysis (graphic guide) overview

Recently I bought this book. It’s small (170 pages), easy to read, and filled with images, like a comic strip.

In some cases, it only briefly touches on many big ideas, so prior knowledge helps, but you can always look up concepts for more depth.

Nevertheless, it’s a nice book that contains a lot of important ideas!

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