Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Night Call
Robert J. Wicks · 2018
80/100
👍 Worth It
Robert Wicks has spent decades sitting with people who carry others' pain for a living, and this book feels like it comes from that lived experience rather than theory. The integration of St. John of the Cross's dark night spirituality with clinical self-care psychology is unusual and genuinely helpful for caregivers who operate in both worlds. Secular caregivers may find the spiritual framing a stretch, but the Englewood Review's praise for his warmth as a writer is well-earned based on everything in the dossier.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance82
craft80
originality78
accuracy82
hype78
age-fit85
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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