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 – 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 – Searching for Sunday

Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. An engaging and challenging book that is both memoir and catharsis of the author’s struggle to find connection and meaning with other Christians and the Church.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDDecember 3, 2022The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Emotions, Christian, Relationships, Compassion, Empathy, Identity, Anger, Advocacy, Justice, Authenticity, Burnout, Existential, Grief, Humor, Loss, Love, Memoir, Pain, Shame, Unconventional, SufferingComment

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 – Man's Search for Meaning

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. Man’s Search for Meaning, while written 75 years ago, is startlingly relevant to the world we live in today. It is a superb look at surviving, forgiving and finding meaning and is a reminder and warning of atrocities that we collectively must oppose.