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A Little Less Broken

How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole

by Marian Schembari ...

“An inspiring memoir about coming home to who you are.” —People MagazineOne woman’s decades-long journey to a diagnosis of autism, and the barriers that keep too many neurodivergent people from knowing their true selvesMarian Schembari was thirty-four years old when she learned she was autistic. By then, she’d spent decades hiding her tics and shutting down in public, wondering why she couldn’t ... Read more

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“An inspiring memoir about coming home to who you are.” —People MagazineOne woman’s decades-long journey to a diagnosis of autism, and the barriers that keep too many neurodivergent people from knowing their true selvesMarian Schembari was thirty-four years old when she learned she was autistic. By then, she’d spent decades hiding her tics and shutting down in public, wondering why she couldn’t
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A Little Less Broken

How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole

by Marian Schembari ...

Narrated by Marian Schembari ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

**This program is read by the author.One woman’s decades-long journey to a diagnosis of autism, and the barriers that keep too many neurodivergent people from knowing their true selves**Marian Schembari was thirty-four years old when she learned she was autistic. By then, she’d spent decades hiding her tics and shutting down in public, wondering why she couldn’t just act like everyone else. ... Read more

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**This program is read by the author.One woman’s decades-long journey to a diagnosis of autism, and the barriers that keep too many neurodivergent people from knowing their true selves**Marian Schembari was thirty-four years old when she learned she was autistic. By then, she’d spent decades hiding her tics and shutting down in public, wondering why she couldn’t just act like everyone else.
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While You Were Out

An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence

by Meg Kissinger ...

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Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them.Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger’s family seemed to live a charmed life. With eight kids and two loving parents, the Kissingers radiated a warm, ... Read more

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From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them.Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger’s family seemed to live a charmed life. With eight kids and two loving parents, the Kissingers radiated a warm,
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What My Bones Know

A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

by Stephanie Foo ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life“Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone**ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life“Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone**ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive

101 Inspirational Stories about Counting Your Blessings and Having a Positive Attitude

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark ...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive will inspire and uplift readers with its stories of optimism, faith, and strength. In bad times, and good, readers will be heartened to keep a positive attitude. A great start to the New Year.Every cloud has a silver lining. And the stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive will encourage readers to stay positive, because there is always a ... Read more

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive will inspire and uplift readers with its stories of optimism, faith, and strength. In bad times, and good, readers will be heartened to keep a positive attitude. A great start to the New Year.Every cloud has a silver lining. And the stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive will encourage readers to stay positive, because there is always a
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Where the Light Gets In

Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again

by Kimberly Williams-Paisley ...

“The relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most complicated and meaningful there is. Kimberly Williams-Paisley writes about her own with grace, truth, and beauty as she shares her journey back to her mother in the wake of a devastating illness.” —Brooke ShieldsMany know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of the Father of the Bride movies, ... Read more

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“The relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most complicated and meaningful there is. Kimberly Williams-Paisley writes about her own with grace, truth, and beauty as she shares her journey back to her mother in the wake of a devastating illness.” —Brooke ShieldsMany know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of the Father of the Bride movies,
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On Edge

A Journey Through Anxiety

by Andrea Petersen ...

A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety.A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood. With time her symptoms multiplied. She agonized over every odd physical ... Read more

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A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety.A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood. With time her symptoms multiplied. She agonized over every odd physical
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Loud in the House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl

Memoir of a Strange Girl

by Stacy Pershall ...

“An utterly unique journey down some of the mind’s more mysterious byways . . . ranges from the shocking to the simply lovely.”—Marya HornbacherStacy Pershall grew up as an overly intelligent, depressed, deeply strange girl in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, population 1,000. From her days as a thirteen-year-old Jesus freak through her eventual diagnosis of bipolar disorder and borderline personality ... Read more

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“An utterly unique journey down some of the mind’s more mysterious byways . . . ranges from the shocking to the simply lovely.”—Marya HornbacherStacy Pershall grew up as an overly intelligent, depressed, deeply strange girl in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, population 1,000. From her days as a thirteen-year-old Jesus freak through her eventual diagnosis of bipolar disorder and borderline personality
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum

101 Inspirational Stories for Parents of Children with Autism and Asperger's

by Rebecca Dr. Landa, Mary Beth Marsden, Nancy Burrows, Amy Newmark ...

With its 101 stories from other parents and experts, this book will comfort, encourage, and uplift parents of children with autism and Asperger’s.If you are the parent of a child – from newborn to college age – with autism or Asperger’s, you will find support, advice, and insight in these 101 stories from other parents and experts. Stories cover everything from the serious side and the challenges, ... Read more

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With its 101 stories from other parents and experts, this book will comfort, encourage, and uplift parents of children with autism and Asperger’s.If you are the parent of a child – from newborn to college age – with autism or Asperger’s, you will find support, advice, and insight in these 101 stories from other parents and experts. Stories cover everything from the serious side and the challenges,
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Undercover Girl: Growing up transgender

by Jill Davidson ...

Growing up transgender is difficult. In the 1960s no one talks about people who want to be a different gender. Jill tries to make sense of her self, her family, and the events swirling around her. Friends pull her to a degree of happiness and sanity, into peer helping and then psychology. As a man, she falls in love and develops a career as a school psychologist. She appears a successful man, ... Read more

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Growing up transgender is difficult. In the 1960s no one talks about people who want to be a different gender. Jill tries to make sense of her self, her family, and the events swirling around her. Friends pull her to a degree of happiness and sanity, into peer helping and then psychology. As a man, she falls in love and develops a career as a school psychologist. She appears a successful man,
... Read more
Bipolar Journals

by An Anonymous Sufferer ...

Bipolar Journals is a series of journal entries from a girl with Bipolar Disorder II. The entries explain what it is like to face stigmas of mental illness and derogatory images that the media paint in the minds of her peers. It describes how Bipolar Disorder disrupts her emotions and her functionality.Bipolar Journals is published anonymously by a girl who might just be in your community. ... Read more

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Bipolar Journals is a series of journal entries from a girl with Bipolar Disorder II. The entries explain what it is like to face stigmas of mental illness and derogatory images that the media paint in the minds of her peers. It describes how Bipolar Disorder disrupts her emotions and her functionality.Bipolar Journals is published anonymously by a girl who might just be in your community.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Inner Strength

101 Empowering Stories of Resilience, Positive Thinking, and Overcoming Challenges

by Amy Newmark ...

We’re all stronger than we think, and we often discover our inner strength and resilience when a problem arises. The 101 empowering stories in this collection will inspire and encourage you to overcome your own challenges.There’s nothing like real stories from real people to inspire you. These empowering and uplifting stories by people who have overcome challenges, solved problems, or changed ... Read more

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We’re all stronger than we think, and we often discover our inner strength and resilience when a problem arises. The 101 empowering stories in this collection will inspire and encourage you to overcome your own challenges.There’s nothing like real stories from real people to inspire you. These empowering and uplifting stories by people who have overcome challenges, solved problems, or changed
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