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Pain and Glory

2019

An aging film director suffering from chronic illness and writer's block reflects on his life.

113 min

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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it—for good.Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile.

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Brianna Wiest
2024
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The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery

In this vulnerable, insightful memoir, the New York Times columnist tells the story of his five-year struggle with a disease that officially doesn’t exist, exploring the limits of modern medicine, the stories that we unexpectedly fall into, and the secrets that only suffering reveals.

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Ross Douthat
2021
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The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

A practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling, The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties.

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Sandra Marinella
2017
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FindCenter Quotes ImageThe more disorganized your brain is, the smarter you are.

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Steven Johnson
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FindCenter Quotes ImageThis is how great intellectual breakthroughs usually happen in practice. It is rarely the isolated genius having a eureka moment alone in the lab. Nor is it merely a question of building on precedent, of standing on the shoulders of giants, in Newton’s famous phrase.

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Steven Johnson
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Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!

Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease is a book for women who live with chronic illness, encouraging them to stay employed to preserve their independence and sense of self. Rich with information and inspiration, it is the voice of warmth, wisdom, understanding, and compassion.

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Rosalind Joffe, Joan Friedlander
2008
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The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living—Native American Wisdom on Ethics and Character

Rich with storytelling, history, and folklore, The Lakota Way expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and reveals the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life.

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Joseph M. Marshall III
2002
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Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong.

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Brené Brown
2024
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The Connection the Addict Craves | Jason Hyland | TEDxBostonCollege

Jason Hyland speaks about being a voice for the drug epidemic, showing what is possible even for people struggling currently or in early recovery. Being a former addict himself, Jason uses his personal experience to give a unique perspective of grit and self-empowerment.

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2019
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Mind Fitness: How Meditation Boosts Your Focus, Resilience, and Brain | Daniel Goleman | Big Think

Meditation is like a gym for your brain. If you follow through and exercise (in this case, your brain) every single day pretty soon you’ll see results.

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Daniel Goleman
2018
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