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As rare as 1 in 50,000—Michaela Mulroe defied the odds: the odds of systemic expectations designed by those who never had to live by them. Born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, a cranio-facial disorder that affected her hearing, speech, and appearance, doctors predicted Michaela would live for only eight days as she struggled to breathe on her own. But she persisted, navigating the early reliance on a feeding tube and a trach alongside her younger brother, who was also born with Treacher Collins Syndrome.

Have you heard the words, “You have Multiple Sclerosis”? Are you afraid of what MS might mean for your body, your future, or your independence? Do you want to understand what’s real about living with MS—and why fear doesn’t get the final word? This audiobook was created for that moment. Multiple Sclerosis: A New Era is a practical, experience-based guide for adults living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Multiple Sclerosis: A New Era is a practical, experience-based guide for adults living with Multiple Sclerosis. Spoken with clarity and honesty, it addresses the realities of MS fatigue, invisible symptoms, emotional shifts, work challenges, and the unpredictability of chronic illness—without sugarcoating or false reassurance.

Ten-year-old Solo just wants to be normal. He wants a name that doesn't stand out. He wishes he had a proper school uniform that fitted him. He dreams about a mum who doesn't get the Big Bad Reds. But most of all he longs to stop crashing funerals for the free food. But when Solo and Morag crash the funeral of a celebrity and get caught, the press are there to witness their humiliation. The next day it's splashed across the papers. Before Solo knows it, he becomes a viral sensation, and life may never be normal again.

This is the book that has given thousands of sufferers new hope—a gentle, effective way to find real relief from back pain, without painkillers, without surgery, without spending days on end in bed. Dr. John Sarno's revolutionary approach to back pain is based on his discovery that tension is...

In October 2016, Udo Kischka suffered a severe stroke. A large intra-cerebral bleed, a bleed deep in the right side of his brain. He was not a typical stroke patient: Professor Kischka was a Neurologist and specialist in stroke rehabilitation. Like all stroke patients, he embarked on a journey of recovery. In his case, it was a re-education in his field of expertise. When he uttered the words, 'This is a life-changing event' to his wife a few hours after the stroke, he had no idea just how life-changing it would be or that there would be still be a good life to be had. 

A groundbreaking prescriptive guide to preventing and fighting Parkinson’s disease, from the authors of Ending Parkinson’s Disease In The Parkinson’s Plan, two doctors on the cutting edge of Parkinson’s research detail the steps necessary to prevent, slow, and treat this debilitating...

True stories, especially miracles, are the best kind. They give us a reason to believe in ourselves, in others, in good, and mostly, reason to believe in God. After decades of trauma, loss, abuse, and severe autism, one mom decided to give up on experts and suffering and believe in miracles. So she got one. The prison doors that had trapped her son for over two decades were opened, and through his faith and sight, she was given hers. In the ashes of life they found out that faith in God was capable to do more than they could imagine, more than was possible.

Do you have back, neck, or shoulder pain that keeps recurring or won't go away? Does back pain keep you from living a full life? If so, you may be suffering from TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome)—and you don't have to take it anymore! Dr. John E. Sarno is a medical pioneer whose mind-body...

Step into a vibrant, healthier future with Strong. Think it’s too late to get fit and strong? Think again. This definitive guide to active ageing, by personal trainer and pro-age champion Jacqueline Hooton, aka @hergardengym, will equip you to do just that. Featuring over 100 step-by-step...

Physician-researcher Dr. Lidia Zylowska has created an 8-step program for using mindfulness practice (attention and awareness training) to overcome the symptoms of ADHD. The program includes practices such as sitting meditation, body awareness, thoughtful speaking and listening, development of self-acceptance, mindful self-coaching, cultivation of a balanced view of thoughts and emotions, and more.

Chronic illness creates many challenges, from career crises and relationship issues to struggles with self-blame, personal identity, and isolation. Beloved author Toni Bernhard addresses these challenges and many more, using practical examples to illustrate how mindfulness, equanimity, and compassion can help listeners make peace with a life turned upside down. In her characteristic conversational style, Bernhard shows how to cope and make the most of life despite the challenges of chronic illness.

The lymphatic system is the body's first line of defence against illness and is responsible for ridding the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. When it's not functioning well, it's easy to see and feel the bloat, puffiness and general malaise it causes. Lisa Levitt Gainsley combines her 25 years of experience as a lymph specialist with scientific know-how to show us how lymphatic treatment is the missing link to our most common health woes. 

"Ableism is everywhere, and we cannot continue just burying our heads in the sand. To not stand up to ableism is to contribute to the exclusion and discrimination of Disabled People." Think you know what ableism is? Think again. Welcome to Unlearning Ableism, the book rips the lid off outdated...

Over 1 million people have autism. This number is rapidly growing. Over the past several years autism has increased to epidemic proportions. Thirty years ago it affected only 1 in 2,500; today 1 out of every 88 children in the United States and 1 out of 64 in the UK are affected. Autism has quickly become a worldwide problem.

Brought to you by Penguin. An invocation to all of us to love as hard as we can, and live even harder, I Found My Tribe is an urgent and uplifting letter to a husband, family, friends, the natural world and the brightness of life. Ruth’s tribe are her lively children and her filmmaker husband...

No matter what the next fad workout or eating plan is, there is one powerful thing that affects every part of your being: your fascia. Like an orchestra conductor, fascia organizes the symphony of movement and communication within our body; it provides structural support and is crucial to many...

When Jacques Lusseyran was an eight-year-old Parisian schoolboy, he was blinded in an accident. He finished his schooling determined to participate in the world around him. In 1941, when he was seventeen, that world was Nazi-occupied France. Lusseyran formed a resistance group with fifty-two boys and used his heightened senses to recruit the best. Eventually, Lusseyran was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in a transport of two thousand resistance fighters. He was one of only thirty from the transport to survive.

Born with autism, both Temple Grandin and Sean Barron now live famously successful social lives. However, their paths were quite different. Temple's logical mind controlled her social behavior. She interacted with many adults and other children, experiencing varied social situations. Logic informed her decision to obey social rules and avoid unpleasant consequences. Sean's emotions controlled his social behavior.

Brought to you by Penguin. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOS, is one of the world’s most common female hormonal disorders, with 1 in 10 women suffering. It's the leading cause of infertility, weight gain, irregular periods – and frankly makes life difficult for huge amounts of women globally...