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One of the Best Books on Family and Relationships You’ll Read

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One of the Best Books on Family and Relationships You’ll Read

Photo by Emmanuel Olguín on Unsplash As we enter a new era of Gen X and Millennials heading up young families, there is a new kind of family evolution taking place. The family as an institution is being challenged from all angles. With the complexities of life, the variety of family structure including re-marriages and same-sex families, there is a renewed interest in family dynamics, and in particular family therapy.  As the family unit forms a new identity, I could not help but draw on Salvador Minuchin’s book on family therapy, titled “Family Healing”, which has been simultaneously nostalgic and sobering...

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Why audiobooks are perfect for parents and four great ones to start the year.

Posted by Bijal Shah on

Why audiobooks are perfect for parents and four great ones to start the year.

Photo by Ben Kolde on Unsplash As a parent, audiobooks are my go-to reading medium (followed closely by my Amazon Kindle reading app on my phone.)  As a book lover and book therapist, I can only get through my reading goals thanks to audiobooks. I can listen to them whilst cleaning, cooking, doing menial chores, commuting and driving. You can even cuddle up with your little one whilst they sleep and listen to a heartwarming story. Plus for nursing mums, its gold dust as you can bond with baby over breastmilk and great stories.  No longer am I limited to having...

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