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in Thinking in Pictures, I believed that my connection with animals, especially prey species like cattle, was on account of my autism. I believed we shared a flight response when threatened. I understood their fear. In some ways, I related more to
Temple Grandin • Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions
The brilliant psychologist and author Kay Redfield Jamison has said that bipolar disorder—an illness from which she herself suffers—“benefits mankind at the expense of the individual.”
Christine Montross • Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis
Laura Inserra is one of the most sought-after sound practitioners in the world. She combines music and ancient wisdom practices from many cultures for a therapy she calls MetaMusic Healing.
Susan Magsamen • Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
My Name Is Wil Wheaton. I Live With Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am Not Ashamed.
Wil Wheatonmedium.comWhy is our essential voice so quiet and why does it take up so little room in our lives? Originally, this voice was anything but still and small. Ask any parent of a two-year-old. Most of us start out with definite knowledge of what we like and do not like, where we want to go, and whom we want to be with. Back then, we could tell when people were
... See moreLindsay C. Gibson • Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence
You’re probably used to seeing creative types depicted as successful or suffering, one or the other. My story is both.
Jen Gotch • The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life
Madeline Levine • The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
And what’s more, I would miss the voices if they ever went. In that respect, I should maybe consider insuring them, because if they do ever go, I’d be out of a job.
Eleanor Longden • Learning from the Voices in My Head (TED Books)
‘We all have a story to tell – the denial of that story can cause despair.’ I credit this to Arnold Zable but I think it comes from Jungian psychology . We are nothing but the sum of our stories. The more I write and perform, the more clarity it gives me on my personal history and understanding of human nature. Writing releases so many emotions and
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