Writing Pain

The long-awaited essay collection from one of the most influential voices in disability activism that detonates a bomb in our collective understanding of care and illness, showing us that sickness is a fact of life. In the wake of the 2014 Ferguson riots, and sick with a chronic condition that...

Improve your physical, mental, and emotional health with the plant that is rewriting medicine as we know it. An ancient system designed to protect and heal, the endocannabinoid system is a group of receptors, molecules, and enzymes crucial to optimum health. The Endocannabinoid System and Cannabis: A Perfect Partnership for Self-Regulation and Healing explores how this ancient system works and how the cannabis plant provides molecules that can heal and regulate multiple body functions. Whether an experienced cannabis user or a first-time explorer, you'll be empowered to use cannabis to ...

This lucid, compassionate audiobook has introduced tens of thousands of listeners to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth describe how taking just a few minutes to write about deeply felt personal experiences or problems may help improve our mental and physical health.

An essential guide for people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), their loved ones, and physicians who want to discover the research and evidence-based natural options to beat AS naturally. Explore the intricacies of ankylosing spondylitis and how it affects the body with someone who actually has AS—bestselling author, naturopath, and natural health expert Dr. Scott A. Johnson. • Learn the connection linking AS, eating, and gut health and how being armed with this knowledge may help you reduce AS symptoms. • Examine evidence-based natural remedies to quiet inflammation, soothe pain, and...

"Required reading for anyone with a head."—Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz "Absorbing, incisive. . . Zeller captures the profound human and scientific costs of medicine's neglect of these common conditions that affect millions of people—especially women—and...

You’ve always wanted to write your life story—but something keeps getting in the way. Maybe the memories feel too painful. Maybe the words don’t come. Maybe you’re afraid of what you’ll uncover—or what you won’t be able to let go. You've thought about trying EMDR therapy—but you can't find a therapist, you feel intimidated or skeptical, or you simply can't afford to pay for sessions right now.

"This book doesn’t offer easy answers, but it offers something better—a way of seeing our shared vulnerability as the starting point for understanding what’s breaking and what still might be saved.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​" —Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Collected...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR 2026 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025 ‘The best book I have read this year’ DAVID NICHOLLS ‘Masterly … I'm in awe’ SALMAN RUSHDIE ‘Beautiful’ DOUGLAS STUART ‘Extraordinary’ SARAH MOSS ‘A formidable testament...

Bloomsbury presents For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain by Victoria MacKenzie, read by Charlie Norfolk and Stephanie Racine. An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives of women – by a major new talent 'Miraculously conjured...

Ink Addict: Book of Poems, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, are emotional verses creatively written; talk about the phrase “Monkeys on your back,” this book keeps her readers on their toes for fear of missing the chain-supply and demand of her hooked poetic body of words and works. Author Drummond-Brown hears the evil of the 21st century, sees the evil and is unafraid to address ‘IT’ and write about ‘IT’. The poignant yet tender poems are moaned and birthed from a heartfelt place deep within the authors mind’s eye like nobody’s business. Drummond-Brown’s solemn voice is ...

Do you suffer from physical pain relating to your writing life? Are you struggling with back pain, weight gain related to sedentary working, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, neck pain, eye strain, stress, loneliness, digestive issues, or repetitive strain injury? These are the most common issues reported by writers and if you struggle with any of them, you are not alone. Writing is not a physically healthy job, but if you want a long-term writing career, then you need to look after your body.

Join me on the journey from chronic pain to award-winning author. Travel from the beaches of British Bermuda to New York, Chicago, and Chattanooga. Experience the blending of my father, a US military intelligence officer who interrogated WW II Nazi prisoners of war and mother, a pioneer in special education. Her empathy and people skills rescued us Share the joy of teaching special needs children and embracing diversity as I practice what she preached. Learn what it takes to grow into a leader that crosses cultural boundaries with emotional intelligence. Be part of my transformation from a ...

“Stop what you’re doing and read this now! These stories are medicine for your femme soul.”- Lauren Andrews, Author, Founder of Unicorn Exchange, Podcast Host of Let’s Get Stabby“ Honest, Powerful and Inspirational! An eclectic collection of endurance and the rising of powerful women who refuse to settle for mediocrity.” – Roksana Hussein, Transformation Coach, Podcast Host of Personal Power BoostWings of a Woman is a collection of personal stories by 15 Indian Women Writers from around the world who have overcome challenges to not just survive but thrive. These stories are ...

A secret treasure hidden deep within exists inside of each one of us. Our painful experiences are meant to serve a purpose. In fact, you can bring healing to others simply by sharing your experiences. The good news is that you are the expert of your own experience. You are the superhero of your trial. The truth is, nobody else can tell the story you've been commissioned to write. Find purpose in your pain and help others in the process! Not a writer? That's ok! My proven method works for all levels of writers. Writing that book is easier than you think. Find out how to dig out the gold ...

Jimmy, known by his friends as Meathead, is struggling to keep a secret. He wets the bed. Together with his dog and his pet ferret, Meathead rides his Big Wheel to misadventures in the gully, a swampy stream that cuts through his neighborhood. Impressing the older kids seems important, but it leads him into trouble. Losing his beloved pets and having his secret exposed, Meathead learns his lessons the hard way.

Thailand, the land of smiles and golden dreams, is languishing, and Pattaya, its biggest fun city, is succumbing to a thousand ills. Pattaya Pains is about living in Pattaya over the long term. Even though the collection of essays, stories, and observations herein would relish the golden dream of painting Pattaya as a romantic hotspot where Thais and foreigners bond, it can’t do so - not only because East is East and West is West, but also because Thais just don’t see foreigners in a good light.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2025* From the winner of the 2023 Wingate Literary Prize comes a fascinating and moving untold story of the Leningrad scientists who risked everything for the future of humanity *An Economist Book of the Year* 'An astonishing story...

Stories and poems about the hardships of life. love and non reciprocity, pain of failing, wishes that don't come true, dreams that fade, mistakes you wish you could have avoided, strength which comes from studying your routes, optimism in the face of pessimism, and learning from the experiences. laments and emotions and perspectives. there are tips and secrets and feelings and honest recollections, from several points of views. something for everyone.

You're drowning in unprocessed emotions. This book teaches you to turn them into songs in 20 minutes. Life doesn't stop for your feelings. Between deadlines, school, kids, and endless obligations, when exactly are you supposed to process anything? You don't need more time. You need a better method. During her time as a board-certified music therapist, Courtney Schawl discovered something shocking in psychiatric hospitals: patients who couldn't talk about trauma but could sing about it.

Searing hot love poetry. Declarations of absolute love. Wonderment at the beauteous nature. Puzzlement when things are not running smoothly. Trying to make sense of the object of your affection, when you still have not quite even figured yourself out yet. Writing feelings on a page, and handing them over for the other to see, is much more romantic, than sending off a text or an email. Good Olde Fashioned searing love poetry, might have you heading for some beautiful stationery, to try out your own talents and crafts. Enjoy, relation, come away with an appreciation for the written word.