Episode Summary:This week we’re chatting about how books can help our mental health, the kinds of books that work best for us when we’re feeling anxious or down, and we’re discussing the practice of putting trigger warnings in books. Also, we have our RAD Reading Recs of the week plus a few bonus picks! Spoiler Alert: Spoiler for the book The Push by Ashley Audrain at 42:55, skip ahead one minute to 43:55 mark if you don’t want a spoiler. Highlights: Roni got a puppy and is feeling loopy from lack of sleepWhy waiting rooms can be a giftReading and healthGoat yoga but with teethCalgon, take me away reading momentsDark stories in dark timesBibliotherapy is a real thing and a cool wordSomeone send Roni recs for dog-themed essay collections!That “this is me” feeling when readingHow A Wrinkle In Time found Dawn at the exact right momentRomance, weirdness, and acceptanceThoughts on menage and laundryThe beauty of the guaranteed endingDawn throws shade at Nicholas Sparks (do people still say “throw shade”?)Romance vs. “a love story”Genre mystery vs. literary mystery vs. cozy mysteryDawn’s Apollo 13 anxietySometimes sad moods and happy comedic books are a bad mixWhat is a trigger warning? Are trigger warnings spoilers?Transcending our GenX-ness (but Roni’s not giving up her Doc Martens)Our personal experiences with triggers in booksRoni wants a “Does this book have…?” databaseDifferent ways authors handle trigger warningsRoni let Dawn down by not giving her a trigger warning for a movieBonus books recs The RAD Reading Recs of the weekStay tuned for bloopers! Click here to get the full show notes, including links to all of our recommendations and anything else we mentioned in the show. Find us online:RAD Reading on Instagram RAD Reading Facebook Page RAD Reading Website RAD Rec Master List Connect with Roni on her website or @roniloren on Instagram Connect with Dawn on her website or @dawnalexanderbooks on Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.