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Tiffany Suson is a physical therapist and author who explores how the clarity of mathematics can illuminate the complexity of being human.
For more than twenty years she has worked closely with people navigating pain, injury, and the changes that come with aging and illness. Her perspective has also been shaped by family life as a homeschooling mother of five, including raising a child on the autism spectrum. These experiences led her to notice patterns that appear in everyday life.
Her book Math Heals: On the Gift and Weight of Being Human reflects on experiences such as conflict, misunderstanding, growth, and decision making through the lens of mathematics. The book explores how mathematical structure and equations may offer a clearer way to understand emotions, conflict, and the choices that shape our lives.
Suson lives in Texas with her family and continues to work as a home health physical therapist while writing.
Learn more at mathhealsmindset.com.
Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
Math Heals: On the Gift and Weight of Being Human by Tiffany Suson lays out the idea that life is already running in patterns that don’t bend just because we feel strongly about something in the moment. The author takes equations, like Emotion ≠ Truth and Truth × Time = Probability, and uses them to show how our feelings can push us toward quick decisions that don’t actually change what’s going on underneath. What matters here is the moment when we decide whether we’re going to sit with something that hasn’t settled yet, or reach for quick relief that keeps everything the same. The book keeps bringing us back to that choice, making it clear that what we repeat is what we keep, and what we face is what has a chance to change.
“If math is the mechanism of peace in nature, I sometimes wonder why we resist applying it to our own lives.” Tiffany Suson's Math Heals is a unique way of looking at life and what is thrown at us in the course of it with mathematics. The timing of this book is perfect, and Suson taps right into how reactions can mislead, even though the underlying patterns continue to operate and produce results, whether they are recognized or not. The writing is accessible and practical, and the author attaches each idea to real situations. I love how she uses a child writing nine instead of eight, and how one small error can torpedo the entire result. This book is a great match for those who are tired of the same recycled perspectives and want something fresh, as well as readers who are more inclined to “left-brain” points of view.
