Mind Matters Newsletter

Mental Fitness Book Club

February 2025

We had a great discussion about Bessel van der Kolk’s book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Anyone who has been affected by trauma or has a loved one affected by trauma can benefit from reading this book which many people call “life-changing!”

Our next book is a long but great read. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb was a New York Times Bestseller in 1998 and was featured in Oprah’s Book Club. We will meet on March 19th at 5:30pm (Save the Date!) at the Salem Book Bin to discuss the book.

All books we will be reading are available for purchase at the Book Bin. Anyone who attends the book club will receive a free admission pass to the museum.

We are alternating between novels/memoirs and self-help books. Every month there will be a staff member from both the Museum of Mental Health and Project ABLE to lead to the book discussion.

Our upcoming books are:

March: I know this Much is True, Wally Lamb
April: When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Maté
May: Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
June: Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price

January 2025

We have kicked off our new book Club called Mental Fitness! Our first book was One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, we had a great time talking about institutionalization, cultural differences and power struggles. Our next meeting is Wednesday, February 19th at 5:30pm at the Salem Book Bin. Our February book is The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk.

All books we will be reading are available for purchase at the Book Bin. Anyone who attends the book club will receive a free admission pass to the museum.

We are alternating between novels/memoirs and self-help books. Every month there will be a staff member from both the Museum of Mental Health and Project Able to lead to the book discussion.

Each month we will meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 5:30pm at the Salem Book Bin.