I’ve been slowly imbibing Jarod K Anderson’s beautiful book ‘Something In The Woods Loves You’.

I discovered this book at http://lifecurator.co or Substack at https://andjelka.substack.com

There is some excellent writing with lots of great book recommendations if you are interested.

With the content of the book as intriguing as the title, I’ve been inspired to fix lots of post-it tabs to pages to mark pieces of writing worth treasuring.

The book is the authors memoir of his journey of recovery from a deep and sustained depression over many years that came with very dark moments and suicidal thoughts throughout.

He finally reaches out to seek professional help and begins his own healing journey.

The book is divided into the four seasons with each season having 5 chapters.

As I read, I’m finding wisdom, beauty and small truths that beg to be shared with many.

Each chapter has the theme of either a plant or an animal and tells the story of how a creature or plant has helped the author in his journey of healing.

His insight into the link between nature and healing are quite profound.

The effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in the authors recovery is detailed in the book and he talks about how this modality helped him question certain thoughts that were not productive to his mental health. Gradually, he began to inhabit a new place of hope and learned to rewrite his thoughts to forge a new outlook that helped him to overcome his crippling depression and start to thrive more and more.

In the book the author says “asking for help is a courageous act” . I thought this such a simple but powerful statement.

To take that first step and to seek outside counsel to begin his journey of healing, was an act of trust and faith in the shadow of darkness.

This is a book that has so much wisdom inside and is the type of book to return to again and again. I’ve found new insights each time I’ve gone back to the book and re-read.

This is a book of hope and an exploration of new ways of thinking.

A book to stay on your bedside table for a long time.