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I wish I had this book 8 years ago and glad it exists now.

How to Keep House While Drowning: A gentle approach to cleaning and organizing. by KC Davis, lpc

November 3, 2023 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

This past July, I read KatSings review of How to Keep House While Drowning and immediately put it on hold at my library.   Eight years ago I was drowning.  I was a SAHM who was deeply depressed and feeling very worn down with a sickly four year old and a neurodivergent eight year old.  When every day is physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting it’s hard to keep house to the level of “clean” that we often feel morally compelled to do.  And because we can’t […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: ADHD, CBR15, cleaning, Depression, Dome'Loki, KC Davis, KC Davis, lpc, Mental Health, neurodivergent, non fiction, Organization

Dome'Loki's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: ADHD, CBR15, cleaning, Depression, Dome'Loki, KC Davis, KC Davis, lpc, Mental Health, neurodivergent, non fiction, Organization ·
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The Only Self Help Book I’ve Ever Recommended

how to keep house while drowning by kc davis

July 5, 2023 by KatSings 5 Comments

  Hello and welcome back to me! I haven’t reviewed a book since March of 2021, so you know this book was really something if it finally got me back on here and posting. It isn’t enough to simply recommend to my IRL friends, I need to share the joy of it over CBR, too. I also bought a physical copy of my own to access whenever I need it. A little understanding of me – I hate self help books. I’m thrilled they help […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: KC Davis, neurodivergent, Self-help

KatSings's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: KC Davis, neurodivergent, Self-help ·
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Baby, you’re a star

Bitsy Bat, School Star by Kaz Windness

June 16, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The theme of Bitsy Bat, School Star is simple. Bitsy does not fit in at school. But as her father says, why would you want to fit in? Afterall, Bitsy is a special star. Her special brain works differently because she is representing a neurodivergent person. She, like the author, Kaz Windness, is autistic. Of course, they do not come out and say that, but just use the natural senses of a bat  to represent the situations an autistic person might encounter. Such as loud […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health Tagged With: disabilities, Kaz Windness, neurodivergent, New Experience, Nocturnal Animals, school, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:426 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health · Tags: disabilities, Kaz Windness, neurodivergent, New Experience, Nocturnal Animals, school, Social Themes ·
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“I knew beyond any doubt that there was genuine value to be found in my story.”

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

March 27, 2022 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I feel like this is going to be a tough one for me to review, because my relationship with the content that Hannah Gadsby creates is so personal to me and has been frankly crucial to how I am coming to understand myself that it’s a bit difficult to try to take that out of the equation and look at Ten Steps to Nanette on its own. I’ve likely watched Nanette half a dozen times in the past couple of years (and once again in […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Anxiety, ARC, ASD, autism, comedy, debut, Depression, faintingviolet, Hannah Gadsby, NetGalley, neurodivergent, Ten Steps to Nanette, trauma

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Anxiety, ARC, ASD, autism, comedy, debut, Depression, faintingviolet, Hannah Gadsby, NetGalley, neurodivergent, Ten Steps to Nanette, trauma ·
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