Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

1 review

nisanatreads's review

informative relaxing slow-paced

3.5

This book was a mixture of a lot of things: The author not only deals with her heritage of being Native American and the history of her people - she deals with being a female scientist, she deals with  human connection to nature, she deals with her role as a mother, she deals with her role as a teacher and so much more. It felt like I was sitting at a campfire while she told all of these interesting and heartwarming anecdotes from her life while also teaching me about plants and their connection to humans. The overall message seems to be that people need to get back to earth and discover that it's not only a relationship of taking what is needed but a relationship of reciprocity. Overall I really enjoyed reading it except for one part. Because at one point she talks about mental health and suicide but only touches upon the surface of things. I don't want to spoil anything for potential readers out there, so I'm just going to say, that her statement on this topic sounds really harsh and ignorant of mental health problems and the complexity that comes with it. In my opinion, she should have elaborated more on it, because the way she worded it is very much insensitive to anyone out there struggling. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, Death, and Mental illness