Hi Dr. Elliot! I like the new idea of a newsletter! I’m very sorry to hear that 2024 wasn’t great for you, it wasn’t my best year either. I’m very motivated to have fun in 2025 though, and hopefully that will be easier using some of your tips and tricks!
My condolences for your loss. I'm not sure what books you like, but will recommend some I have enjoyed. I've also been trying to understand about emotions, so have suggestef some books I liked on that topic as well.
Atlas of the heart - Brené Brown : Explores different types of emotions and also how to create connections with people. Is also an HBO series.
Daring greatly - Brené Brown : A book about how it is brave to be vulnerable. If you’re interested in research on shame and vulnerability.
Self-compassion - Kristin Neff : A good book for those who are too hard on themselves. Has exercises. Also there is a website by the author that has some of the same stuff.
Anxious people - Fredrik Backman : A moving feel-good fictional book about a hostage situation.. I want to recommend this book to everyone. (I haven’t read the English translation though. Also if you don’t feel like reading, it was made into a tv series on Netflix).
The Gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue - Mackenzi Lee : An 18th century fictional adventure novel with gay characters.
Space Opera - Catherynne M. Valente : Intergalactic Eurovision Song Contest, great if you like crazy sci-fi like Douglas Adams’ hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy.
Hi Dr Elliott, sorry for your loss! My grandfather died years ago and one way I embrace living with his memory is by appreciating some of the positive characteristics he helped instill in me, particularly resilience and compassion.
My 2024 has been especially challenging - in multiple avenues of life I've had to resist reacting to adversity in less than ideal ways. Instead I've really practiced investigating various causes of problems to ultimately find productive solutions. For example, are issues financial, legal, psych-related, etc... your content is very helpful especially with the latter thanks ;-).
I love reading too, here's a few good'uns:
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
The Call of the Wild - Jack London
Last Exit to Brooklyn - Hurbert Selby Jr
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Teleny - anonymous but attributed in part to Wilde
So sorry for your loss. My 18 year old niece was killed by a drunk driver in August and it still hits fresh randomly that I'm never going to see her again. So unfair. Breaks my heart over and over again.
I'm very sorry for you loss. I never really know what to say in this kind of situations, but I'm also a firm believer that sometimes words are not needed. So I'll set for sending you all my love from Argentina ♥
2024 has been a rough year for me, but good things still happened, so I'll take that.
Can I give you a book recommendation, too?
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut. It has become one of my comfort books over the past months.
I hope you find a way to navigate through all this ♥
I'm so sorry for your loss. I cried now for few minutes after reading your post. Thank you for your honesty and being open about very personal, intimate thinks in your life (including your mind).
I've always been a thinker not a feeler too. I'm learning again and again I can not escape emotions and I can not function without caring for myself (including sleeping and eating!). It's ironical, cause I'm studying to become social worker. Yet, still, I thought emotions are just burden. I had naive idea I will safe other people by solving their problems. Than I had learned, I can't do it without first taking care of myself. Secondly I can't help other people if I want to "safe/rescue" them. Problems are complex and very few thinks are quickly solvable. Also I have to let them do it themself, not to do it for them. I can assist them, I can go along their journey, but they have to do it themself. Last but not least, they are the ones, who decide, what is important for their well-being.
Hoping 2025 will not go any more crazier, but political prospect makes me a little bit pessimistic.
Hi Dr. Elliot! I like the new idea of a newsletter! I’m very sorry to hear that 2024 wasn’t great for you, it wasn’t my best year either. I’m very motivated to have fun in 2025 though, and hopefully that will be easier using some of your tips and tricks!
My condolences for your loss. I'm not sure what books you like, but will recommend some I have enjoyed. I've also been trying to understand about emotions, so have suggestef some books I liked on that topic as well.
Atlas of the heart - Brené Brown : Explores different types of emotions and also how to create connections with people. Is also an HBO series.
Daring greatly - Brené Brown : A book about how it is brave to be vulnerable. If you’re interested in research on shame and vulnerability.
Self-compassion - Kristin Neff : A good book for those who are too hard on themselves. Has exercises. Also there is a website by the author that has some of the same stuff.
Anxious people - Fredrik Backman : A moving feel-good fictional book about a hostage situation.. I want to recommend this book to everyone. (I haven’t read the English translation though. Also if you don’t feel like reading, it was made into a tv series on Netflix).
The Gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue - Mackenzi Lee : An 18th century fictional adventure novel with gay characters.
Space Opera - Catherynne M. Valente : Intergalactic Eurovision Song Contest, great if you like crazy sci-fi like Douglas Adams’ hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy.
Sorry for your loss. When I lost my parents it changed the way I look at the world. Give yourself permission to grieve, cry, hate and be angry.
I love the idea of a newsletter. As a housebound person (fibro/cfs) i enjoy online communities.
2024 was a hard year as I wanted to study, I found very quickly that busses and wheelchairs don't mix. So I had to totally change my plans.
Hi Dr Elliott, sorry for your loss! My grandfather died years ago and one way I embrace living with his memory is by appreciating some of the positive characteristics he helped instill in me, particularly resilience and compassion.
My 2024 has been especially challenging - in multiple avenues of life I've had to resist reacting to adversity in less than ideal ways. Instead I've really practiced investigating various causes of problems to ultimately find productive solutions. For example, are issues financial, legal, psych-related, etc... your content is very helpful especially with the latter thanks ;-).
I love reading too, here's a few good'uns:
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
The Call of the Wild - Jack London
Last Exit to Brooklyn - Hurbert Selby Jr
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Teleny - anonymous but attributed in part to Wilde
Managing Up and Across - Harvard Business Review
My eyes lit up at The Picture of Dorian Gray
So sorry for your loss. My 18 year old niece was killed by a drunk driver in August and it still hits fresh randomly that I'm never going to see her again. So unfair. Breaks my heart over and over again.
Love your channel and I also love to read.
One of my favorite authors is Patricia Briggs.
Hi, Doc!
I'm very sorry for you loss. I never really know what to say in this kind of situations, but I'm also a firm believer that sometimes words are not needed. So I'll set for sending you all my love from Argentina ♥
2024 has been a rough year for me, but good things still happened, so I'll take that.
Can I give you a book recommendation, too?
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut. It has become one of my comfort books over the past months.
I hope you find a way to navigate through all this ♥
I'm so sorry for your loss. I cried now for few minutes after reading your post. Thank you for your honesty and being open about very personal, intimate thinks in your life (including your mind).
I've always been a thinker not a feeler too. I'm learning again and again I can not escape emotions and I can not function without caring for myself (including sleeping and eating!). It's ironical, cause I'm studying to become social worker. Yet, still, I thought emotions are just burden. I had naive idea I will safe other people by solving their problems. Than I had learned, I can't do it without first taking care of myself. Secondly I can't help other people if I want to "safe/rescue" them. Problems are complex and very few thinks are quickly solvable. Also I have to let them do it themself, not to do it for them. I can assist them, I can go along their journey, but they have to do it themself. Last but not least, they are the ones, who decide, what is important for their well-being.
Hoping 2025 will not go any more crazier, but political prospect makes me a little bit pessimistic.
Sending love and thank you for being you!