isabeljb 's review for:

Chatter by Ethan Kross
3.0

A good, slim volume about the constant verbal stream of negative things we tell ourselves, with straightforward explanations of tools to combat chatter when it becomes detrimental. Doesn't read all that science-y, more like a casual blog post, even though it's thoroughly researched (the notes section is ~30% of the pages). And every section begins or ends with a story about a real person's experience of chatter or a tool. I think this book would be very helpful to someone who hasn't spent much time in therapy or who is unfamiliar with pop psychology and self-help. But after 10+ years of therapy, none of these tools were new to me. The book was just a solid reminder of them. I'm surprised by how glowing the reviews of this book are on GoodReads!