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 – Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. A challenging and convicting book on Christian faith and living a life of servanthood and sacrifice, which is counter to mainstream American church culture.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDJanuary 25, 2023The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Christian, Relationships, Compassion, Identity, Authenticity, Unconventional, Growth, Spirituality, Sacrifice, Meaning, Mercy, Avoidance, LoveComment

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 – 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 – Blue Like Jazz

Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. An unconventional and entertaining book on Christian living that confronts American Christian culture and challenges the reader to authentically pursue a relationship with Jesus.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDFebruary 26, 2022The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Christian, Identity, Humor, Spirituality, Beauty, Desire, Love, Mercy, Meaning, Insecurity, Poverty, Relationships, Authenticity, Vulnerability, ExistentialComment

Book Review – Living Beyond the Limits

Len's Star Rating: 4 out of 10. A book containing inspirational stories on servanthood from a Christian perspective that mostly relate to the author’s charity, Samaritan’s Purse.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDJanuary 5, 2022The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Christian, Spirituality, Advocacy, Compassion, Mercy, Children, Generosity, Love, Trauma, War, Humanitarian, ChildComment

Book Review – The Hole in Our Gospel

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. A Christian book that describes a gospel message that includes helping the global poor and calls for action from Christians to embrace a faith that is more authentic, demanding, and attractive.

Book ReviewLen Lantz, MDJanuary 4, 2022The Psychiatry ResourceBook, Review, Christian, Spirituality, Advocacy, Authenticity, Compassion, Mercy, Children, Poverty, Justice, Child, Identity, Integrity, Generosity, Love, Leadership, Values, Meaning, Relationships, Trauma, War, HumanitarianComment

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.

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.