Don't Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak-Outs Paperback – August 25, 2020

Knowing Ralph as a a meditation teacher I expected that this book would be more meditation focused, not that meditation does not appear in it. Ralph is so vulnerable in sharing his own stories and so knowledgeable and articulate in presenting the neuroscience behind why we behave as we do and what to do about that. He tackles society's ills- especially discrimination of all types head on in a way that is making so much sense to me. Not quite finished and don't want the book to end.

I am not a meditator, not in touch with emotions, a sweep it under the rug person. This book is fantastic and is so helpful. I plan on getting through the last 50 pages, and starting it over again.

Great book on interacting in a kinder way in this hostile divisive world. Helped me to realize my anger at injustice is just my passion and something that should be acted upon (in a productive way) versus feeling guilty about!

Crossposting from Goodreads."Don't Tell Me to Relax" is highly accessible to the average reader, and generally conscious of potential reader diversity. I love the holistic approach, the overviews and discussions on things like intersectionality, expressing vs. communicating, and monolog vs. dialog. I liked to read each chapter, then pause for a few moments to absorb the contents before continuing.The only real complaint (i.e., that doesn't stem from philosophical disagreement) is that attempts to include disability in the conversation fall flat. For example, you don't "live" in a wheelchair. It's a mobility aid, not a house. We don't "struggle with being differently abled"--(btw, disabled is the preferred term among the majority of the disabled community; "diffabled" is typically pushed by the parents of disabled people who don't share their experiences, etc.)--We *struggle with the barriers non-disabled people erect against the disabled.*

a wonderfully dynamic read—accessible, real, and connective.