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The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging
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Review Date: 12/3/2024
"The Connection Cure" by Julia Hotz is a thought-provoking book that explores a "holistic" approach to health and wellness. Hotz takes five pretty much common-sense approaches to get into the right relationship to your mental and physical health. Starting with movement and time in nature to improve your overall mental outlook and some physical strengthening. She then talks about healing through the creative act in producing art, however simple or complex that maybe. Finally moving beyond yourself in doing service for others and having a group to belong to. I enjoyed the book and I have used some of the techniques described here for years because I've found a form that works for me. What's new here, I believe, is her suggestion to treat each of the five steps as a doctor prescribed activity. It is a thoroughly researched book but my only problem with the book is the number of studies cited. The research data can start to blend together when too much detail and too many results are cited. But that's a minor criticism of a great book. I recommend it to anyone who would like to learn a powerful addition not only to their traditional medical treatment but to one's overall orientation in life. Starting from your own center and reaching out in ever larger circles of important people in your life.
Review Date: 4/15/2007
Fantastic! Creates what seemed to me the realistic experience of an autistic child.
Review Date: 12/5/2024
A slim but enjoyable trip through a middle-class home during the Great Depression. Ms. Labutta grew up in such a household, so she offers an eyewitness view to little details of life at that time (despite losing her vision later in life). My own parents grew up in the Great Depression and shared many stories like the one's in Ms. Labutta's book. I found as I read it, it brought back memories of conversations with my long-gone parents and for that I am thankful for having come across this little volume.
Review Date: 10/13/2020
One or two fact sheets and a poster. Includes Pluto as a planet.
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