This is an affirming book about compassion. It is the antithesis of keeping a house clean at all costs. She offers hope and concrete language shifts and perspective shifts for the many individuals who struggle with more complex lives for a myriad of reasons. This book offers you permission to reject the notion of completing tasks as moral standards. By reframing language, she arms you with ways to shut down the ever-present ugly trolls: negative self-talk, shame, and embarrassment. Her reframing of language and alternate approach to processing allows for a shift that provides benevolence to ourselves, which we often reserve for others. As a 42-year-old woman with ADHD diagnosed just a year ago, this book spoke to my soul!
How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis, (List Price: $22, S&S/Simon Element, 9781668002841, April 2022)
Reviewed by Andrea, Main Street Books in Davidson, NC