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Top Seven Reads of 2019: Addiction to ADHD to Childhood Adversity

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Top Seven Reads of 2019: Addiction to ADHD to Childhood Adversity

By Brenda Knowles|2019-12-19T16:14:20-06:00December 20th, 2019|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: addiction, ADHD, book list, Dr. Claire Weekes, Dr. Gabor Mate, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, mystery, parenting, raising boys, Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates, The Boy Crisis, The Deepest Well|

As 2019 winds down, my yearly reading list closes out. I always aim for 25 books a year but seem to always fall a few short. Perhaps I need to read shorter books to reach my goal.;) This year I had ten (out of twenty) books earn the coveted five smiley face Brenda rating. I'm going [...]

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Top Seven Reads of 2019: Addiction to ADHD to Childhood Adversity

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