Restored by Jeremiah Isaiah Cain tells the story of the author’s life, his experience with adoption, and the challenges he faced around mental health. For years, his adoptive family kept his adoption a secret, worried he might feel rejected or unloved if he knew the...

Reawaken by Dr. Richard Earl Poulin III is a memoir co-written with Ms. Judy Wei that documents a family’s fight for their daughter’s life. Richard Poulin III and his wife, Judy, were living in Asia when their daughter, Rylae-Ann, began to show mysterious symptoms as...

In a world rife with chronic disease and endless health advice, Benjamin L. Smith presents the Ultimate Health Model, which illustrates how everyday lifestyle factors influence whether a person experiences optimal health or chronic disease. The Model has two sides: the green side, which contains...

When Tony Stewart and his wife Lynn received the news that she had cancer, it completely changed their lives. Many of their friends were concerned and wanted to know more so they could support the couple. For this reason, Tony started a journal about Lynn...

Searching for Full: How GLP-1s Changed My Eating-Disordered Life by Paige Gordon is a memoir that traces many years of bulimia nervosa, beginning in childhood and tangled up with trauma, family strain, and years of treatments that never quite worked. The book opens with an...

Kenitra Dominguez’s Because I Deserve It is a health memoir about learning to speak up after a chronic illness diagnosis changes her relationship with the medical system. A routine eye appointment leads to a diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension after years of unexplained headaches, leaving...

Healthcare professionals can be misunderstood, especially during a diagnosis, by patients having no medical background. To prevent this, physicians and other health professionals need to develop cognitive habits that promote automaticity and sharpen their perception and attention. Dr. Christine Ko is the Professor of Dermatology...

Too many healthcare workers are exhausted and withdraw from careers they once loved. A Prescription for Burnout: Restorative Writing for Healthcare Professionals by Dr. Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, a pediatrician who turned to writing after her son's near-fatal accident, offers a different path forward. Using Christina Maslach's...

Thank God I Got Cancer...I'm Not a Hypochondriac Anymore! 10 Years Later by Angelina Assanti is a well-written memoir that discusses the realities of being a cancer survivor. Humorously, Angelina tells her story beginning with her experiences as a hypochondriac from birth and with lymphedema...

Teri Davis shares her own detailed journey in Caught in the (Balancing) Act, offering a close look at what it’s like to navigate the unpredictable realities of an autoimmune illness and permanent nerve damage. The author walks us through her transition from being completely self-sufficient...