This is
Tara
Heyyo! I love dancing and self-talk. I am a passionate person who likes to listen to other people's problems, arguments, principles, or anything that represent themself. I love to learn some value from them. Keep inspiring is my motto. Bless you!
My Top Picks of
Psychological / Self-Improvement Books
1# Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
A journey of Viktor E. Frankl that presents the remarkable idea of how we can choose to see a purpose or meaning in any situation in life, even during his suffer in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
This is a very touching and heartbreaking story that inspired me to be more grateful and never stop trying to reach my goals or dreams, even if I'm in the hardest situation.
2# What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
This is a very intimate and personal book in which Oprah Winfrey shared her experiences and how through them she learned of the things that she knows for sure about life.
She finds that every single thing she thinks and does, it can turn her life either to the right or left.
3# Aku Mendengarmu by Michael E. Sorensen
This book is all about the power of validation and how to use it in your life. Sorensen explains the problem and common traps we fall into, how we're unknowingly invalidating by trying to jump straight to giving advice or negate a person's feelings. It explains why when you had a conversation with someone who is obviously listening to the words you're saying but didn't seem to get what you meant or you feel unsatisfying with the response.
"Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest desires of the human heart" - Richard Carlson.
4# I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se Hee
This book is about a woman diagnosed with dysthymia. She wrote the dialogues during her sessions with a psychiatrist, and included her inner thoughts on how she wants to love herself better.
Baek Se Hee's experience and the advice from her psychiatrist can relate to many people who may be struggling with similar problems because they also discussed starting from small things that happen every day.
You can also find the second part of this book and discovered many more insightful experiences.
5# The Miracle of Mind Body Medicine by Adi W. Gunawan
Basically, this book explains how to use your mind for better health. What are thoughts and emotions and the process of a physical illness due to psychological factors. Adi W Gunawan also showed interesting cases he handled and research results on psychosomatic diseases.