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On edge : a journey through anxiety
by Andrea Petersen
A compassionate account of living with anxiety, complemented by deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders, traces the author's personal journey of trying to understand and manage her own case from neuroscientific, spiritual and genetic perspectives.
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Marbles : mania, depression, Michelangelo, and me : a graphic memoir
by Ellen Forney
An artist describes her bipolar disorder diagnosis and her struggles with mental stability while discussing other artists and creative people throughout history who were also labeled as “crazy” including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe and Sylvia Plath. Original. 40,000 first printing.
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Broken open : how difficult times can help us grow
by Elizabeth Lesser
Enhanced by a selection of personal stories and quotes from noted poets and philosophers, this inspirational handbook explains how one can utilize the pain and challenge of adversity to create a path for renewal, personal transformation, and recovery. 17,500 first printing.
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Thank you for your service
by David Finkel
An award-winning staff writer for The Washington Post discusses the hardships faced by soldiers who have come home from service by following the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion originally depicted in his book The Good Soldiers. 100,000 first printing.
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The collected schizophrenias : essays
by Esmé Weijun Wang
The award-wining author of The Border of Paradise presents a collection of evocative essays on mental illness that build on her own experiences with schizoaffective disorder while examining the vulnerabilities of institutionalization, PTSD and Lyme disease. Original
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Heart berries : a memoir
by Terese Marie Mailhot
"Heart Berries is a powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest. Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing a dual diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder; Terese Marie Mailhot is given a notebook and begins to write her way out of trauma. The triumphant result is Heart Berries, a memorial for Mailhot's mother, a social worker and activist who had a thing for prisoners; a story of reconciliation with her father-an abusive drunk and a brilliant artist-who was murdered under mysterious circumstances; and an elegy on how difficult it is to love someone while dragging the long shadows of shame. Mailhot trusts the reader to understand that memory isn't exact, but melded to imagination, pain, and what we can bring ourselves to accept. Her unique and at times unsettling voice graphically illustrates her mental state. As she writes, she discovers her own true voice, seizes control of her story, and, in so doing, reestablishes her connection to her family, to her people, and to her place in the world."
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Bravey : chasing dreams, befriending pain, and other big ideas
by Alexi Pappas
The award-winning writer, filmmaker and Olympic athlete describes her childhood embrace of female role models in the aftermath of her mother’s suicide, detailing the hard work, unrelenting resolve and private depression that challenged her own ambitions. Illustrations.
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My age of anxiety : fear, hope, dread, and the search for peace of mind
by Scott Stossel
The author recounts his lifelong battle with anxiety, showing the many manifestations of the disorder as well as the countless treatments that have been developed to counteract it, and provides a history of the efforts to understand this common form of mental illness
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Haldol and hyacinths : a bipolar life
by Melody Moezzi
"With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim woman chronicles her experiences with both clinical and cultural bipolarity. Melody Moezzi was born to Persian parents at the height of the Islamic Revolution and raised amid a vibrant, loving, and gossipy Iranian diaspora in the American heartland. When at eighteen, she began battling a severe physical illness, her community stepped up, filling her hospital rooms with roses, lilies, and hyacinths. But when she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, there were no flowers. Despite several stays in psychiatric hospitals, bombarded with tranquilizers, mood-stabilizers, and antipsychotics, she was encouraged to keep her illness a secret-by both her family and an increasingly callous and indifferent medical establishment. Refusing to be ashamed, Moezzi became an outspoken advocate, determined to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness and reclaim her life along the way. Both an irreverent memoir and a rousing call to action, Haldol and Hyacinths is the moving story of a woman who refused to become torn across cultural and social lines. Moezzi reports from the front lines of the no-man's land between sickness and sanity, and the Midwest and the Middle East. A powerful, funny, and poignant narrative told through a unique and fascinating cultural lens, Haldol and Hyacinths is a tribute to the healing power of hope, humor, and acceptance"
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Group : how one therapist and a circle of strangers saved my life
by Christie Tate
A top law school graduate struggling with suicidal thoughts and an eating disorder describes her reluctant participation in a therapeutic support group that taught her the meaning of human connection and intimacy. A first book. 125,000 first printing.
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Burnout : the secret to unlocking the stress cycle
by Emily Nagoski
The best-selling author of Come as You Are and her sister reveal why women experience burnout differently than men, outlining science-based, feminist recommendations for reducing stress, resisting negative media and befriending one's inner critic. includes pie charts, worksheets and graphs
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Rising strong
by Brené Brown
Outlines theories about what the author of Daring Greatly terms the "physics of vulnerability" to explain the role of disappointment, failure and heartbreak in personal strength and achieving a sense of purpose.
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The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma
by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
A forefront expert on traumatic stress outlines his own take on healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others and experience pleasure. Simultaneous eBook.
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The body is not an apology : the power of radical self-love
by Sonya Renee Taylor
A world-renowned activist and poet, sharing stories from her travels around the world, invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. Original.
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