Magic Depression

“Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place...

Performance poet Sabrina Benaim presents Depression & Other Magic Tricks, a collection of poems that explores themes of mental health, love, and family. It is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living.

After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises. The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles.

“From Wiccan author Arin Murphy-Hiscock comes this fantastic guide to spiritual self-care with a witchy bent. The Witch’s Guide to Self-Care contains recipes for products and spells for self-restoration.” —Bustle Self-care and magic work together in this guide to help you become the best...

The world has mixed views on any chemical or compound that has the potential to affect one’s mind. Recreational drug use has become a growing trend in the 21st century, and psilocybin mushrooms have been classed within that category without further exploring the benefits of the compounds that lie within them. Psilocybin mushrooms are also known as magic, psychedelic, or hallucinogenic mushrooms and have been the center of debate for several decades. The main reason for this is that these mushrooms are believed to have healing qualities and can enhance a person’s mind when used ...

Psilocybin Mushrooms at Home. Simple, Accessible, and Without Unnecessary Costs Perhaps you think that growing psilocybin mushrooms is complex science? Honestly, if you try to learn from internet forums, it might seem that way. Piles of conflicting advice, complex terms, "expert" debates. It makes your head spin. We wrote this book to change that and give you a clear roadmap. My wife and I have been involved in mycology for 20 years. And you know what? We can say with confidence that you do not need a NASA laboratory. You do not need huge budgets or special education. We wrote this guide ...

Discover a stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity, perfect for fans of Tristan Strong and Amari and the Night Brothers. Twelve-year-old Kwame Powell isn't ready to deal with losing his grandmother, even as he and his...

A teen discovers there’s more to his childhood visions than he ever imagined in this high-stakes romantasy debut, which masterfully weaves together themes of mental health, found family, and first love—perfect for fans of Legendborn and Lauren Roberts! After a childhood haunted by disturbing...

Sex, Spells, and Seasonal Depression Genre: Magical Realism • Erotic Spirituality • Dark Comedy • Soft Romance • Somatic Awakening Winter has always been rude to Kyla Ross — cracked lips, seasonal depression, intrusive thoughts, and a nervous system that clocked in full-time back in 2016 and never took PTO. But this year? This year the universe presses reset on her entire life like a chaotic but well-meaning elder smashing buttons on a remote. One freezing morning — broke, horny, dehydrated, and spiritually over it — Kyla wakes thinking about TWO men she swore she blocked on ...

This program is read by the author "Just brilliant."—Kirkus Reviews Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism—all through the arc of a transcendent...

Can you imagine what life would be like if you could accept failure, cellulite, wrinkles, imperfection, screw-ups, and vulnerability? I’ll tell you what would happen: you would finally take that weight off your shoulders and build unshakeable, sustainable confidence. The truth is that...

Writing at the height of her powers, Alice Hoffman conjures three generations of a family haunted by love. Cool, practical, and deliberate, John is dreamy Arlyn's polar opposite. Yet the two are drawn powerfully together even when it is clear they are bound to bring each other grief. Their...

Can psychedelic drugs help us tackle the biggest problems we face globally? Can they heal the cultural, spiritual, and political wounds we're wrestling with?Psychedelics have hit the mainstream as powerful new mental health treatments. But as clinicians explore what these molecules can do for...

Artie knows that an unusual gift from his teacher can only mean one thing; his dream of becoming a magician is certain to come true. Why else would she give a top hat to an 11-year-old boy? With his brother Tommy, neighbor Pauline, and Maggie the dressmaker dummy by his side, things are finally looking up, until life around him gets weird. His parents refuse to admit that anything is wrong, but a mysterious knock on the door reveals that Artie's greatest fear has come true. They can call it anything they want, even put whipped cream and a cherry on top of it, but there's no way Artie can ...

Things Finley Hart doesn't want to talk about: Her parents, who are having problems. (But they pretend like they're not.) Being sent to her grandparents' house for the summer. Never having met said grandparents. Her blue days—when life feels overwhelming, and it's hard to keep her head up. (This happens a lot.) Finley's only retreat is the Everwood, a forest kingdom that exists in the pages of her notebook. Until she discovers the endless woods behind her grandparents' house and realizes the Everwood is real—and holds more mysteries than she'd ever imagined

After having killed his brother, Louis Perrault must learn to forgive and accept himself, for his future to hold promise. Louis Perrault hates himself. In a fantasy world like our early nineteenth-century Europe and China, he has frightening magical powers and he accidentally killed his brother seven years ago. Ever since, he has worked for redemption by actualising his brother’s discovery for forging strong weapons of crystal—the only material no magician in this world can control. However, when Louis tries to sell his weapons, a powerful friend becomes an enemy, hounding him for his ...

Michael “Hitch” Crocker came home from Vietnam in March 1968 a broken and angry man burdened by a terrible guilt. He no longer fit into the world where he had grown up. A week after coming home, he left his mother and adoring younger brother to hike the Appalachian Trail to walk off the war and regain his sanity. They never heard from him again. Until today. Fifty years after his big brother disappeared, Benjamin “Boo” Crocker receives a letter in the mail with a package containing Hitch’s war medals and his journal from his time on the trail. For five decades Boo suffered the ...

Meditation is fast becoming an effective and reliable alternative therapy for those who suffer from stress, anxiety and depression. If you've been suffering from these problems and want to try something different, Meditation Magic is the book for you.

Gypsy Queen to the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury's wife Paris reveals the magical highs and epic lows of life with the Heavyweight Boxing World Champion, as she shares their life story and what keeps them strong through the good times - and the bad. Paris Fury is Tyson's rock, the wife he thanks for...

From the author of the multi-award-winning, National Book Award–longlisted, “vivid, fast, funny, way-smart, and verbally inventive” (George Saunders) story collection Heads of the Colored People, comes a sly, spry, tall tale of a debut novel about the murder of an infamous moonshiner and...