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Title: Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain

Author: Dasha Kiper

Narrator: Holly Linneman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Release date: March 7, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2

Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

These compelling case histories meld science and storytelling to illuminate the complex relationship between the mind of someone with dementia and the mind of the person caring for them. “This book will forever change the way we see people with dementia disorders—and the people who care for them.”—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone After getting a master’s degree in clinical psychology, Dasha Kiper became the live-in caregiver for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer’s disease. For a year, she endured the emotional strain of looking after a person whose condition disrupts the rules of time, order, and continuity. Inspired by her own experience and her work counseling caregivers in the subsequent decade, Kiper offers an entirely new way to understand the symbiotic relationship between patients and those tending to them. Her book is the first to examine how the workings of the “healthy” brain prevent us from adapting to and truly understanding the cognitively impaired one. In these poignant but unsentimental stories of parents and children, husbands and wives, Kiper explores the existential dilemmas created by this disease: A man believes his wife is an impostor. A woman’s imaginary friendships drive a wedge between herself and her devoted husband. Another woman’s childhood trauma emerges to torment her son. A man’s sudden Catholic piety provokes his wife. Why is taking care of a family member with dementia so difficult? Why do caregivers succumb to behaviors—arguing, blaming, insisting, taking symptoms personally—they know are counterproductive? Exploring the healthy brain’s intuitions and proclivities, Travelers to Unimaginable Lands reveals the neurological obstacles to caregiving, enumerating not only the terrible pressures the disease exerts on our closest relationships but offering solace and perspective as well. Cover art credit: © 2022 C. Herscovici / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Title: [Spanish] - La gran gripe: La pandemia más mortal de la historia

Author: John M. Barry

Narrator: Bern Hoffman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 22 hours 35 minutes

Release date: February 21, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

El arma más fuerte contra la pandemia es la verdad. He aquí el relato definitivo de la epidemia de gripe de 1918. Magistral en su amplitud de perspectiva y profundidad de investigación, La gran gripe nos proporciona un modelo preciso y esclarecedor ahora que nos enfrentamos a nuevas pandemias. Como concluye Barry: «La última lección de 1918, una simple pero la más difícil de ejecutar, es que los que tienen autoridad deben conservar la confianza del público. La forma de hacerlo es no distorsionar nada, no tratar de poner la mejor cara, tratar de no manipular a nadie. Lincoln lo dijo el primero y lo dijo mejor. Un líder debe hacer concreto cualquier horror que exista. Solo entonces la gente podrá desarmarlo». En el apogeo de la Primera Guerra Mundial, el virus de la gripe más letal de la historia estalló en un campamento del Ejército estadounidense en Kansas, se trasladó al este con las tropas, luego explotó y mató a unos cien millones de personas en todo el mundo. Mató a más personas en veinticuatro meses que lo que el sida ha asesinado en veinticuatro años, más en un año que la gente muerta por la peste negra en un siglo. Pero esto no era la Edad Media, y 1918 marcó la primera colisión de la ciencia y la enfermedad epidémica. La gran gripe es, en última instancia, una historia de triunfo en medio de la tragedia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In the winter of 1918, at the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four weeks than AIDS has killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision between modern science and epidemic disease. Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research, THE GREAT INFLUENZA weaves together multiple narratives, with characters ranging from William Welch, founder of the Johns Hopkins Medical School, to John D. Rockefeller and Woodrow Wilson. Ultimately a tale of triumph amid tragedy, this crisis provides us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon.

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Title: Overcoming Parental Anxiety: Rewire Your Brain to Worry Less and Enjoy Parenting More

Author: Micah Ioffe PhD, Debra Kissen PhD, Hannah Romain LCSW

Narrator: Senn Annis

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Release date: February 14, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

Do you worry about your child all the time? Maybe they are behind on certain milestones, struggling in school, having difficulty making friends, or heading off to college. Their problems or struggles become your own, and you end up feeling so anxious that you forget what it's like to just enjoy being their parent. The good news is that you can rewire your 'parent brain' to respond differently to these challenges. This book will show you how to replace parental anxiety with parental effectiveness. In Overcoming Parental Anxiety, three anxiety specialists team up to help you change your anxious brain using the core principles of neuroscience and exercises from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness. You'll learn how to overcome worry by identifying your parental values, paying attention to the moment, and cultivating self-compassion. Most importantly, you'll find exercises to help minimize worry and anxiety, so you can live more fully and enjoy the shared experiences you have with your children. Thanks to the brain's lifelong ability to create new neural connections, you can achieve that coveted and elusive sense of calm that seems to come so easily to some parents. And by practicing the simple neuroscience-based skills in this book, you can overcome your parental anxiety, stress less, and be more present with your kids.

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Title: Intuitive Eating for Life: How Mindfulness Can Deepen and Sustain Your Intuitive Eating Practice

Author: Jenna Hollenstein MD RD CDN

Narrator: Daniela Acitelli

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Release date: February 14, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

Intuitive eating is a great way to get off the diet roller coaster, stay healthy, build confidence in your body, and take the guesswork out of mealtime. But if you're like many people, you may have trouble staying on track. Enter mindfulness! In this step-by-step guide, you'll learn to practice intuitive eating using the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, a classic Buddhist framework. The Four Foundations include: ● Mindfulness of body, in which you will examine how the body awareness enhances your ability to practice the principles of intuitive eating. ● Mindfulness of feeling, in which you will explore the ways that mindfulness and meditation can provide stability and self-awareness. ● Mindfulness of mind, in which you will examine your own beliefs and misconceptions about eating and the body and respond to them with compassion. ● Mindfulness of dhammas (or phenomena), in which you will learn how phenomena such as the impermanence of life can shift our focus from improving our bodies to caring for them. You'll discover that you can easily stay on track with your intuitive eating path, and actually improve it for better health and overall well-being.

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Title: Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk

Author: John Whyte, M.D., Mph

Narrator: Wayne Campbell

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Release date: February 14, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

Know Your Risks. Start Your Prevention Plan. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. You have the power to reduce your risk, and WebMD's Dr. John Whyte, MD will show you just how easy it is to do that. 'You have heart disease,' are words no one ever wants to hear. But what if there was a way for fewer people, including yourself, to hear those words? In Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk, Dr. Whyte shares straightforward information to help you on your health journey, including: - a risk calculator to assess your personal risk level - a four-week meal plan with tasty recipes - an exercise guide to help you move your body without needing to purchase expensive equipment - discussion of various digital tools and apps and whether they're worth the money Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, heart disease remains a major cause of illness and death. However, by proactively living a heart-friendly lifestyle, you can mitigate your risk for years to come. Graphics, an assessment, and appendixes are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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Title: Life, Almost: Miscarriage, misconceptions and a search for answers from the brink of motherhood

Author: Jennie Agg

Narrator: Jennie Agg

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Release date: February 9, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. After losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience. Part-memoir, part-scientific investigation, Life, Almost documents Agg's path to motherhood and her search for answers. Tracing each tentative step of her fifth pregnancy - as her body becomes a creature she does not wish to spook - Agg dismantles the myths that we unquestioningly accept about our reproductive lives: · Why are we told miscarriage can't be prevented when half of all miscarriages are of perfectly healthy embryos? · Why is it normal not to tell anyone you're pregnant for the first three months? · Why don't we know why labour starts? Drawing on pioneering research and interviews with world-leading experts, Life, Almost is a ground-breaking book that will change how you think about miscarriage, and a moving reflection on grief and love at the edge of life as we understand it. © Jennie Agg 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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Title: Thriving in Relationships When You Have OCD: How to Keep Obsessions and Compulsions from Sabotaging Love, Friendship, and Family Connections

Author: Amy Mariaskin PhD

Narrator: Holly Adams

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Release date: February 7, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may seek constant reassurance from others, lose time to compulsions, struggle with unwanted thoughts and intense emotions, or act out in ways that are ineffective. These symptoms can put a major strain on your relationships—whether it's with family, friends, partners, or other relationships. And you may feel alone, embarrassed, and ashamed of your symptoms, which can lead to further withdrawal and social isolation. So, how can you reduce the impact of OCD on your relationships? Drawing on evidence-based practices grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mindful self-compassion, psychologist Amy Mariaskin offers a comprehensive guide for managing your toughest symptoms—before they hijack your relationships. With this book, you'll find hands-on skills to move toward what you truly want in your relationships and strengthen feelings of intimacy, trust, and connectedness. And finally, you'll learn how to cultivate self-compassion, mindfulness, and curiosity—all while challenging the beliefs and behaviors that keep you feeling stuck in isolation. If you're tired of OCD sabotaging your relationships, this book will help you take control of your symptoms—and your life.

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Title: Good Night, Body: Finding Calm from Head to Toe

Author: Britney Winn Lee

Narrator: Britney Lee

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 33 minutes

Release date: February 7, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

Read by the author with an audiobook-exclusive note to parents and a breathing meditation with music to help your child relax and fall asleep. “A soothing nighttime routine and an age-appropriate introduction to mindfulness.” —Kirkus Reviews Bedtime can be full of big emotions for kids! Calm anxious, busy thoughts with this body scan meditation designed to help kids relax and prepare for sleep. This mindfulness practice will help children let go of the worries, stress, and excitement of the day as they reach their arms like a telescope, let their mouths hang like a hammock, dance their fingers like wind chimes, and listen to their hearts beat a reassuring cadence, 'you're loved, you're loved.' From Britney Winn Lee, author of popular books The Boy with Big, Big Feelings and The Girl with Big, Big Questions, comes another powerful book for helping children navigate stress, form positive self-perceptions, and strengthen their hearts and minds. Good Night, Body echoes the comforting chants of Goodnight Moon as it leads children in greeting, moving, and relaxing each body part. With lyrical text, this mindfulness book guides kids in connecting with who they are inside and out. Good Night, Body: Finding Calm from Head to Toe is perfect for - children 4 to 8 and their parents and caregivers - families who enjoy yoga and mindfulness exercises - children who need a relaxing bedtime ritual to smooth the transition from play to sleep - children who experience anxiety, insomnia, bedtime fears, and intense emotions

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Title: It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

Author: Jessica Wilson

Narrator: Jessica Wilson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Release date: February 7, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

This “necessary book” (Roxanne Gay, New York Times bestselling author, Bad Feminist and Hunger) shares an essential look at the ways in which Black women are left out of conversations about “diet culture,” health, and wellness. In It’s Always Been Ours, eating disorder specialist and storyteller Jessica Wilson challenges us to rethink the politics of body liberation by centering the bodies of Black women in our cultural discussions of self-image, food, health, and wellness. Interrogating a status quo that perpetuates white supremacist ideas about who Black women are, how they live in their bodies, and what Black health means, she creates a context for understanding how whiteness and capitalism have shaped the ways we view and treat our bodies, and how even well-intentioned solutions to this problem continue to center thin white women. With an incisive blend of historical documents, the work of popular authors, and the narratives of clients, friends, and celebrities, Wilson examines the ways that ideas about respectability and restriction have harmed Black women. With wit and levity, she challenges what it means to have the “right” body, and helps all women understand that a radical reimagining of body narratives is a prerequisite for vibrant wellbeing. It’s Always Been Ours is a love letter that encourages Black women to find joy in their bodies and their identities. “There simply is no better literary voice for this moment in history than Jessica Wilson.”—Sonya Renee Taylor, New York Times bestselling author, The Body is Not an Apology

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Title: Getting Better: Life lessons on going under, getting over it, and getting through it

Author: Michael J. Rosen

Narrator: Michael J. Rosen

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Release date: February 2, 2023

Genres: Disorders & Diseases

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. In our lives, terrible things may happen. Michael Rosen has grieved the loss of a child, lived with debilitating chronic illness, and faced death itself when seriously unwell in hospital. In spite of this he has survived, and has even learned to find joy in life in the aftermath of tragedy. In Getting Better, he shares his story and the lessons he has learned along the way. Exploring the roles that trauma and grief have played in his own life, Michael investigates the road to recovery, asking how we can find it within ourselves to live well again after - or even during - the darkest times of our lives. Moving and insightful, Getting Better is an essential companion for anyone who has loved and lost, or struggled and survived. ©2023 Michael Rosen (P)2023 Penguin Audio