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Back to the Womb
Back to the Womb traces the complexities of birth in America as well as the voices of home-birth moms in Hawai’i. This book uncovers the struggle for sovereignty, the issues with medicalized birth and the sacredness of home birth. It is a book about reclaiming our birthright, honoring our humanity, cultivating our divine feminine energy, trusting in ourselves, relying on our ancestral strength and returning back to the womb.
resonates through time, binding us with our ancestors
—Ibu Robin Lim, Bumi Sehat Foundation -
Dear David
Dear David: Dealing with My Son’s Addiction One Letter at a Time is an extraordinarily poignant record of a tenacious mother’s use of a blog to send a loving siren call to her son while he lived on the street, vulnerable and drug addicted. The book includes a brilliant forward by Daniel D. Mauer, author of Sobriety: A Graphic Novel.
Compelling, heart-wrenching, intensely personal, Dear David… is an absolutely absorbing read from beginning to end.
—Midwest Book Reviews -
Getting to Know Your Child’s Brain
Over the last ten to twenty years, a lot of progress has been made in understanding brain development. There is still a lot to be learned, but much of what has been discovered remains in scholarly journals inaccessible to many parents. This book provides basic, up-to-date information about brain development that is concise, easy to read and full of helpful advice to parents who want to raise positive, happy children.
What is so great is that she explains so you can actually understand how it all works.
—Julie Stewart -
In the Cobwebs of My Mind
Inspired by an essay written in early recovery after Megan Bacigalupo survived a spontaneous ruptured brain hemorrhage, In the Cobwebs of My Mind becomes a vivid, theatrical, avant-garde healing journey. Teetering between ghost-dancing hallucinations and the daily rituals of hospital life—staff, family, friends—it offers a poetic, imaginative ride through two worlds, rich with possibility and hard-won hope.
That this eclectic soul was able to remember the juxtaposed visions and hallucinations is our gift.
—Tim Miejan, editor of The Edge (1996–2020) -
One Split Second
After losing his 19-year-old daughter, Shreya, to a distracted driver on November 1, 2007, Vijay Dixit transformed grief into a mission: ending distracted driving. With a foreword by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, this book combines expert insights from safety professionals and researchers, current data, and personal stories to explain the scope of the crisis and practical solutions. Dixit examines technology, education, and laws, and introduces a student-led model for distraction-free driving clubs in high schools, launched in Minnesota in 2015.
an important contribution toward raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving
—US Senator Amy Klobuchar -
Saving Sam
A renowned physician-scientist shares 50 years of breakthroughs that have transformed heart disease care—and could one day eliminate it. Richly illustrated with patient cases and experimental detail, the book also tells the dramatic story behind the first drug approved specifically for African Americans, and how politics and misguided accusations of racism have hindered widespread adoption of this life-saving therapy.
Dr. Cohn writes in clear conversational style which is eminently readable
—Capnbill76, verified review on Amazon -
Sixty-ninth Street Suicide
After a catastrophic event at seventeen, Sharon Greenwald believes she’ll eventually take her own life—until she survives the attempt. Years of trauma follow: an eating disorder rooted in an abortion, the deaths of her father and best friend, and postpartum depression that fractures new motherhood. After divorce, a small trigger unleashes her long-held plan. When Sharon wakes from a five-day coma, she must face the consequences and her loved ones’ stunned demand: “Why?” Sixty-ninth Street Suicide is a raw, candid exploration of the thoughts that led her there—and the surprising truth behind her answer.
supplies hope for those who are vulnerable
—Ian Graham Leask, author of The Wounded and other stories about sons and fathers -
The Runaway Learning Machine
In The Runaway Learning Machine, occupational therapist James Bauer tells us what it was like to grow up with undiagnosed dyslexia. You will experience the pain and embarrassment this shy little boy felt as teachers and parents ignored his learning disability and simply encouraged him to “try harder.” The Runaway Learning Machine is a must-read for anyone who works with children in a learning environment.
A great read for anyone who’s experienced learning challenges
—Jon, review on Amazon -
Unwillable
At the height of her success as a young trial lawyer, Jackie M. Stebbins hides crippling anxiety and depression—until burnout becomes undeniable. After pleading to be committed, her world goes black. A month later she wakes to a shocking diagnosis: a rare brain illness that steals her career and nearly her life. Unwillable follows her harrowing path to answers and recovery—an emotional, sometimes psychedelic ride of terror, grit, and hard-won hope.
an inspiring story of a brilliant woman’s battle with autoimmune encephalitis
—Susannah Cahalan, author of NYT #1 bestseller Brain on Fire
