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Author: Sonny Jane Wise
Author Sonny Jane Wise
Narrator Malachi Latchman
Duration 6h 44m
This affirming and thoughtful guide outlines how and why we need to fundamentally shift our thinking about neurodivergent people. We need to accept differences rather than framing them as a problem, abnormality or disorder. At times challenging and radical, Sonny Jane Wise explores the intersections of neurodivergence with disability, gender, sexua...
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Narrator David Morely Hale
Duration 11h 28m
One of the many strange effects of the 2020 pandemic has been to make us much more vigilant about the state of our health in general and about minor symptoms in particular. And this, in turn, has made us more conscious that we all feel slightly out of sorts a great deal of the time; maybe even every day. This book is not about what happens when we'...
View BookAuthor: Rachel Clarke
Author Rachel Clarke
Narrator The Author
Duration 11h 14m
As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke chooses to inhabit a place many people would find too tragic to contemplate. Rachel's training was put to the test in 2017 when her beloved GP father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She learned that nothing - even the best palliative care - can sugar-coat the pain of losing someone you lo...
View BookAuthor: Rachel Clarke
Author Rachel Clarke
Narrator The Author
Duration 7h 58m
Rachel is a palliative care doctor who looked after some of the most gravely unwell patients on the COVID-19 wards of her hospital. Amid the tensions, fatigue and rising death toll, she witnessed the courage of patients and NHS staff alike in conditions of unprecedented adversity. For all the bleakness and fear, she found that moments that could st...
View BookAuthor: Rachel Clarke
Author Rachel Clarke
Narrator The Author
Duration 9h 1m
One summer day, nine-year-old Keira suffered catastrophic injuries in a car accident. Though her brain and the rest of her body began to shut down, her heart continued to beat. In an act of extraordinary generosity, Keira's parents and siblings agreed that she would have wanted to be an organ donor. Meanwhile nine-year-old Max had been hospitalised...
View BookAuthor: Suzanne O’Sullivan
Author Suzanne O’Sullivan
Narrator The Author
Duration 8h 47m
From autism to allergies, ADHD to long Covid, more people are being labelled with medical conditions than ever before. But can a diagnosis do us more harm than good? The boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn. Mental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, radically altering what we consider to be 'normal'. Gene...
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 6h 6m
The number one Sunday Times bestseller. Features 75 stories narrated by their authors. Curated and edited by Adam Kay (author of multi-million best seller This Is Going to Hurt), Dear NHS features household names telling their personal stories of the health service. Contributors include Paul McCartney, Emilia Clarke, Step...
View BookPerfectly Weird, Perfectly You
Author: Dr Camilla Pang
Author Dr Camilla Pang
Narrator The Author
Duration 3h 50m
Growing up, Dr. Camilla Pang loved patterns and ordering things. She was obsessed with Disney, infatuated by Stephen Hawking and the language she only really understood was science. Diagnosed with autism age 8, Camilla felt like an outsider. This is the story of how Camilla used science as her sidekick for navigating the world - allowing her to tra...
View BookAuthor: William Rawls, MD
Author William Rawls, MD
Narrator P.J. Ochlan
Duration 11h 53m
Lyme disease is one of the most puzzling illnesses on the planet. Anyone who has suffered from its debilitating symptoms knows the frustrations of trying to find a cure.Many sufferers drag themselves from one doctor or alternative practitioner to the next, getting lost in a maze of lab tests, prescription drugs, and treatments. Thousands of dollars...
View BookAuthor: Chris van Tulleken
Author Chris van Tulleken
Narrator Chris van Tulleken
Duration 11h 35m
This audiobook contains exclusive bonus content between Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken, where they deep-dive into what you've just listened to at the end of each part. An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food.It's not you, it's the food.We have entered a new 'age of eating' where most...
View BookAuthor: Pete Walker
Author Pete Walker
Narrator Paul Brion
Duration 10h 28m
The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes—in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous.If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may b...
View BookAuthor: Ben Short
Author Ben Short
Narrator The Author
Duration 9h 1m
A frank and inspiring memoir about letting go of what we're told to want, risking everything to find happiness and the brutal salve of nature. Ben Short has a successful career in advertising, a flat in a trendy part of London, a flashy motorbike. But after years of suffering with anxiety, he's a wreck. A drastic change is needed. For a time, he fi...
View BookAuthor: Meghan O'Rourke
Author Meghan O'Rourke
Narrator The Author
Duration 9h 2m
A landmark exploration of one of the most consequential and mysterious issues of our time: the rise of chronic illness and autoimmune diseasesA silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts tens of millions of Americans: these are diseases that are poorly understood, frequently marginalized, and can go undiagnosed and unrecognized altogether....
View BookAuthor: Michael Rosen
Author Michael Rosen
Narrator The Author
Duration 6h 18m
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...
View BookAuthor: Dr Ayan Panja
Author Dr Ayan Panja
Narrator The Author
Duration 5h 1m
Unlike many approaches to health and wellbeing, The Health Fix focuses on the 'why' rather than just the 'what' with a toolkit: Learn how to elegantly tighten up on the 8 factors which affect your health the most day to day Improve your ability to control your habits Understand the interplay between your symptoms and your biology Experience the sub...
View BookAvoiding Anxiety in Autistic Adults
Author: Luke Beardon
Author Luke Beardon
Narrator The Author
Duration 5h 14m
Are you an autistic adult? Do you love, live or work with an autistic adult? The incredible insights and practical strategies in this audiobook will diminish your stress and anxiety if you are autistic and will help your autistic loved one or colleague live well, flourish and thrive. Emphasising that autism is not behaviour, but at the same time ac...
View BookThe Ultimate Body Plan for New Mums
Author: Gemma Atkinson
Author Gemma Atkinson
Narrator The Author
Duration 3h 20m
The Ultimate Body Plan for New Mums is the second fitness and recipe audiobook from actress, presenter and fitness guru Gemma Atkinson. Based on her own experiences, Gemma wants to help other new mums ease their way back into exercise and nourish themselves with the right kinds of food. This is not about weight loss or dieting, or unobtainable work...
View BookAuthor: Ben Holden
Author Ben Holden
Narrator Various
Duration 12h 41m
There are few more precious routines than that of the bedtime story. So why do we discard this invaluable ritual as grown-ups to the detriment of our well-being and good health? In this groundbreaking anthology, Ben Holden, editor of the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, challenges how we think about life, a third of which is spent asleep....
View BookAuthor: Amber Lyon
Author Amber Lyon
Narrator The Author
Duration 6h 7m
BECOME YOUR MOST MAGNETIC SELF! We each hold the power to attract and build the life we want, the one we deserve, the one we dream of... You are a Magnet offers the guiding principles to start us on this journey towards abundant opportunity, joy and growth. Amber Lyon, mindfulness and magnetism coach and founder of viral online community, Modern Mi...
View BookHow to do Life With a Chronic Illness
Author: Pippa Stacey
Author Pippa Stacey
Narrator The Author
Duration 5h 19m
Chronic illness affects everybody differently, but we all share the goal of living meaningfully and making the most of what we have. This book exists to help you take accessible steps towards that goal and build a life that truly feels like yours. Instead of focusing on the medical side of long-term conditions, this book dives into the important pa...
View BookAuthor: Julie Stokes
Author Julie Stokes
Narrator Kate Ashton
Duration 3h 37m
The death of a parent, sibling or friend is one of the most traumatic experiences for a child or young person and it can be hard to know how to talk to them about it. In this honest, comforting and strength-building guide Julie Stokes, a clinical psychologist and founder of childhood bereavement charity Winston's Wish, provides readers with the too...
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