Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. A refreshing, counter-cultural book on promoting independence in children.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDDecember 13, 2023The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Relationships, Family, Child, Humor, Supportive, Parenting, Parent, Independence, Resilience, Development, Anxiety, Children, Culture, Kids, Learning, Play, UnconventionalComment

Book Review – Together

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. An eye-opening book on the harmful impact of loneliness and the power of connection to heal its wounds.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDNovember 24, 2023The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Relationships, Family, Friendship, Isolation, Loneliness, Emotional, Fitness, Humanitarian, Leadership, Pain, Shame, Stigma, Society, Social, Wisdom, YogaComment

Book Review – How to Dad

Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. A fun and informative book for first-time fathers.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDNovember 23, 2023The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Relationships, Marriage, Family, Pregnancy, Delivery, Men, Fatherhood, Infancy, Newborn, Manual, Child, Humor, Intimacy, Supportive, ParentComment

Book Review – Fires in the Dark

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. A fascinating book that explores healing and healers of trauma and mental illness.

Book Review – From Strength to Strength

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. An exceptional book and guide on navigating and thriving in the second half of life.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDNovember 17, 2023The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Family, Relationships, Mindfulness, Skills, Aging, Midlife, Leadership, Burnout, Energy, Existential, Growth, Guide, Loss, Success, Values, Wisdom, Loneliness, Happiness, Intelligence, Spirituality, Meaning, PurposeComment

Book Review – Raising Good Humans Every Day

Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. A helpful parenting book on using mindfulness strategies in parenting children.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDOctober 13, 2023The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Kids, Family, Parenting, Relationships, Children, Child, Parent, Mindfulness, Reframing, Meditation, Compassion, Communication, Breathing, Natural, Gratitude, Play, Forgiveness, Special Time, Inner Critic, Emotions, Emotional, Love, Shame, Skills, AnxietyComment

Book Review – When Worry Works

Len's Star Rating: 6 out of 10. A good book that addresses the maladaptive patterns that parents can experience when reacting to anxiety over their adolescent’s academic achievement.

Book Review – Let It Go

Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. An excellent self-help book on effectively downsizing, decluttering, and dealing with the emotions stirred up in the process.

Book Review – Mental Health and the Church

Len's Star Rating: 6 out of 10. A book that focuses on reducing mental health stigma in the church and improving church worship environments, primarily for families of children with special needs.

Book Review – Games People Play

Len's Star Rating: 3 out of 10. A book on transactional analysis that is most useful as a historical reference.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDOctober 1, 2022The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Relationships, Marriage, Transactional, Analysis, Emotions, Family, Games, Insecurity, Intimacy, Insight, Shame, HistoricalComment

Book Review – Educated

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. A collection of life stories and memories of a young woman in her experiences of the transformational power of education, friendships, and choosing self to escape the entrapments of poverty, isolation, and a dysfunctional, abusive family system.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDAugust 13, 2022The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Bipolar, PTSD, Education, Self-actualization, Family, Love, Paranoia, Rural, Memoir, Religion, Trauma, Freedom, College, Compassion, Christian, Development, Existential, Suffering, Grief, Loss, Growth, Identity, Learning, Meaning, Poverty, Parent, Resilience, Trust, Relationships, Shame, Stigma, CourageComment

Book Review – Eight Dates

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. One of the best books on marriage and partnership.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDMarch 18, 2022The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Desire, Marriage, Relationships, Intimacy, Sex, Sexual, Spirituality, Growth, Divorce, Family, Financial, Trust, Dating, Love, Values, ParentingComment

Book Review – Christians Get Depressed Too

Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. A great, practical book with Christian theological perspectives and advice on improving depression.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDDecember 1, 2021The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Depression, Christian, Spirituality, Cognitive, CBT, Thoughts, Family, Stigma, Emotions, PsychotherapyComment

Book Review – I'm OK-You're OK

Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. A thought-provoking and hope-inspiring book on how transactional analysis approaches can improve life and relationships.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDSeptember 5, 2021The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Transactional, Analysis, Therapy, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Games, Cognitive, Development, Emotions, Family, Identity, Insight, Marriage, Parenting, Shame, Thoughts, SocietyComment

Book Review – Parenting from the Inside Out

Len's Star Rating: 6 out of 10. A good book for parents to better understand how their experiences have shaped their interactions with their children and the steps they can take to improve their parenting.

Book Review – Brainstorm

Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. An excellent book for teens, young adults and parents to better understand the amazing personal, interpersonal and neurobiological changes that occur in adolescence.

Book Review – Positive Discipline

Len's Star Rating: 5 out of 10. A book for parents and teachers that covers approaches and strategies for children that do not involve punishment or humiliation.