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Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman’s Journey
Through Depression
by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah
This is a moving memoir of an African-American
woman’s lifelong fight to identify and overcome depression. It
is an inspirational story of healing and emergence. This book club is
for all women who suffer from depression or know some one who suffers
from it.
Contact Dr. Danielle Standish
at 7348 or Standish@kzoo.edu
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Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out
of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Ed Hallowelll, M.D.& John Ratey M.D.
This is an ADD friendly book (20 brief chapters) written by two
ADD psychiatrists. Who share their optimism that at the heart of ADD lies
a bonanza of wonderful qualities, This book club is for all ADD students
and/or students that have friends and family with ADD, who want to learn
the ADDvantage.
Contact : Dr. Alan Hill at ahill@kzoo.edu
or call 7190.
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The Language of Letting Go”
by Melodie Beattie
is a collection of daily reflections inspiring us
to let go of the past & the need to control, while moving towards
a more genuine expression of the self. Anyone struggling to let go of
a dysfunctional past/family, identifying as codependent or difficulties
with taking personal responsibility will benefit .
Contact: Adrianna Fox at
afox@kzoo.edu
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A Mind at a Time
by Mel Levine, MD
Interested in the strengths of the mind and in different
learning patterns? Come join an informal group that focuses on ways of
learning and the power of the mind. In this group, we will discuss various
book chapters of this mind-boggling book and apply its content to academic
work at K College. Group will be held on Tuesdays from 6 to 7:15 PM. If
you’re interested, please
Contact
Danny Huber at dhuber@kzoo.edu
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Struggle for Intimacy (ACoA Series)
by Jane Woititz
In this book the gives good practical advice for
ACoAs (Adult Children of Alcoholics, etc.) for letting go of control and
to better begin and maintain relationships. This will be a group that
will be helpful to anyone with a toxic parent/partner and will be run
5:30 to 6:45pm on Wednesdays.
Contact Kristen Gillen at
kgillen@kzoo.edu or Dr. Hill at
ahill@kzoo.edu
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It’s About Time: The 6 Styles of Procrastination
and How to Overcome Them
This interesting book treats procrastination as
the complex issue it is. For each of the six styles, background
information about “how the pattern started” is provided as well
as very clear ideas about changing the pattern. If you’re a
procrastinator and are tired of being one, this book club may provide
you with both insight and tools for change.
Please email Dr. Pat Ponto
at pponto@kzoo.edu if you are interested
in this book club
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Too Perfect: When Being in Control Gets Out
of Control
Perfectionism finds fertile ground at “K”. If you or someone
you about whom you care tends to have very high expectations for him/herself,
to over-commit, to worry a lot, to feel too driven at times, and to be
rigid about academics, please come to this group and learn about the impact
of perfectionism and ways to challenge those tendencies effectively.
Please email Dr. Pat Ponto at pponto@kzoo.edu
if you are interested .
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Radical Acceptance: Embracing your Life with the
Heart of a Buddha
by Tara Brach
Through personal stories, case histories and fresh interpretation
of Buddhist tales and guided meditations, the author shows us how to stop
being at war with ourselves and begin to live fully every precious moments
of our lives.
Contact Adriana Fox at afox@kzoo.edu
or Dr. H at ahill@kzoo.edu
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