I'm pretty mid-range on this book. I liked a lot of the exercises in it (in particular, the self-forgiveness meditation and the soft belly breathing exercise), and think I'll probably use some of them in my practice. The stories of his patients/clients was interesting, as well. I also liked the focus on the body and listening to its signals.

I get why people are saying this book is anti-med - it is based within our current scientific understanding of medication (e.g. that mild-to-moderate depression responds equally well to medication and placebo) but is a little more harsher against meds than I would typically be.

My distraction came more from the way the book is ordered, and the emphasis placed on both eating and spirituality. The first chapter is a mess of medical jargon about biology, and though it doesn't go too far, and I can understand why you would start out here, it's kind of off-putting. There's also a lot of focus on spirituality and religion, which is meh for someone who doesn't really put much stock in those. I am also always skeptical about white dudes writing at length about Chinese medicine and practices.