Checking-In: A Self Help Book Club

We did it, y'all! We finished our first ever season of Checking-In: A Self Help Book Club. We had so much fun reading these books and recording each episode, but we are due for a short break to recharge. In the meantime, we're taking a look back to our books from this season and letting y'all in on some books you might hear about in Season Two!  Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

What do ya know? It's our Season One finale! Adam and Amber bond over their mutual distaste for The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson. You can learn more about the author and his work here: https://markmanson.net/ The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck Documentary: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.edef6804-c4f6-46c9-ae27-6a904b17b019?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb/ Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

Adam and Amber unpack a personality disorder that's talked about plenty, but difficult to understand -- I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding The Borderline Personality by Jerold Jay Kreisman and Hal Straus. Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

This week, your hosts discuss grief, trauma, healing, and therapy in Jennette McCurdy's best-selling memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died.  Trigger warning for discussions of familial abuse, generational trauma, eating disorders, grief, codependency, sexual assault, addiction and substance abuse  You can learn more about the author and her work here: https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/ Listen to the Empty Inside podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ydl6wrHeCiqHKKgwZcrpb?si=1bac34e034dc485f Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

This week, we fell in LOVE with Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. This has been our most insightful and engaging book of the season so far! We hope you all enjoy Episode Nine as much as we did. Trigger warning for discussions of sexual assault and abuse. You can learn more about the author and her work here: https://www.emilynagoski.com/ Listen to the Come As You Are Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3T5ANu57MH01MIrJXp8Znw/ Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

Adam and Amber find a lot of common traits in this week's episode, The Highly Sensitive Person: How To Thrive When The World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. We're not crying, YOU'RE crying! You can learn more about the author and her work here: https://hsperson.com/ Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

Adam and Amber explore The Universe this week as they discuss Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes.  Trigger warning for discussion of religious trauma. You can learn more about the author and his work here: https://www.peteholmes.com/ You Made It Weird Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bgRTVlU1rafqCEdXe71Jo?si=59cfeb60e1684988/ Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

This week, your hosts tackle our most-frequently requested book -- The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M. D. Trigger warning for discussion of trauma and abuse. You can learn more about the author and his work here: https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/ Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

In our fifth episode, hosts Adam and Amber dive into The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton.  Trigger warning for discussion of religious trauma and abuse. You can learn more about the authors and their work here: http://www.dossieeaston.com/ http://notesofanagingpervert.com/ Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/

This episode has been our favorite so far. Adam and Amber get lovey-dovey and tackle Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson. You can learn more about the author and her work here: https://drsuejohnson.com/ https://holdmetightonline.com/ Disclaimer: opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the authors mentioned here. Do you have a self help book on your shelf that you'd love for us to feature on a future episode? Do you have your own thoughts about the book we just covered? Let us know at checking.in.book.club@gmail.com. Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/checking.in.podcast/