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How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis
4 reviews
sweetchocolatez's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Minor: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Bullying, Cancer, and Pandemic/Epidemic
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, and Drug abuse
Minor: Ableism
imstephtacular's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content
Moderate: Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Grief, Ableism, Drug use, Cursing, Classism, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
Minor: Racism
erebus53's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
When I picked up this book I was clueless as to how deeply it would affect me. I also didn't know that I was the target audience.. it was just this month's non-fiction read for Book Club.
This is a book that is designed as a first line of support for people who have challenges with executive function, be that due to Neurodivergence, brain injury, chronic pain, trauma, chronic illness, anxiety or anything that causes challenges with motivation, organisation and time management, priorities, or attention span.
The author is a therapist, but also late diagnosed ADHD and a mother.. and some of her confessions about ways she copes with not being able to _even_ are just utterly relatable. It's so important to feel seen, and understood. Among friends I have shared this book with they agree that this book is one of the few self-help books they have ever read that makes them feel like they are understood, and that they aren't alone in their struggles.
-edit to add- There is a section that is part of the self care strategies that focuses specifically on care of Black hair. I admire the author for handing off this section to her co-author (and co-narrator) Dr Raquel Martin, who is a Black American psychologist with personal experience.
This book is real. It cuts to the base of problems with the whys backed up by sound scientific and neurological findings. It is full of life-hacks, and more importantly, paradigm shifts. Reframing how you feel and think about your problems can help you break free from cycles of guilt and self blame, and approach problems from angles that don't look conventional, but that work for you.
I already feel more confident with my housekeeping, and I only just read the book..which in turn is helping me with other areas of confidence and motivation in my life. It's true what she says about motivation begetting motivation.
I may need to buy 2 paperback copies (one for reference and one to lend), because I know so many people for whom this book may be a life changer.
This is a book that is designed as a first line of support for people who have challenges with executive function, be that due to Neurodivergence, brain injury, chronic pain, trauma, chronic illness, anxiety or anything that causes challenges with motivation, organisation and time management, priorities, or attention span.
The author is a therapist, but also late diagnosed ADHD and a mother.. and some of her confessions about ways she copes with not being able to _even_ are just utterly relatable. It's so important to feel seen, and understood. Among friends I have shared this book with they agree that this book is one of the few self-help books they have ever read that makes them feel like they are understood, and that they aren't alone in their struggles.
-edit to add- There is a section that is part of the self care strategies that focuses specifically on care of Black hair. I admire the author for handing off this section to her co-author (and co-narrator) Dr Raquel Martin, who is a Black American psychologist with personal experience.
This book is real. It cuts to the base of problems with the whys backed up by sound scientific and neurological findings. It is full of life-hacks, and more importantly, paradigm shifts. Reframing how you feel and think about your problems can help you break free from cycles of guilt and self blame, and approach problems from angles that don't look conventional, but that work for you.
I already feel more confident with my housekeeping, and I only just read the book..which in turn is helping me with other areas of confidence and motivation in my life. It's true what she says about motivation begetting motivation.
I may need to buy 2 paperback copies (one for reference and one to lend), because I know so many people for whom this book may be a life changer.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
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