{"product_id":"9781922247421-how-i-rescued-my-brain","title":"How I Rescued My Brain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea psychologist’s remarkable recovery from stroke and trauma\u003cbr\u003e*How I Rescued My Brain* tells the story of David's neurological difficulties, and of his emotional and cognitive recovery. This is an amazing story of a man's resilience, and his determination to overcome one of the most frightening situations imaginable  -  the fear that he had lost his mind, and may not get it back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a psychologist specialising in court assessments, David Roland often saw the toughest, most heartbreaking cases. The emotional trauma had begun to take its toll — and then the global financial crisis hit, leaving his family facing financial ruin. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo when he found himself in a local emergency ward with little idea of where he was or how he got there, doctors wondered if he had had a nervous breakdown — if the strain of treating individuals with mental-health problems had become too much. Eventually they discovered the truth: David had suffered a stroke, which had resulted in brain injury. He faced two choices: give up or get his brain working again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the principles of neuroplasticity, David set about re-wiring his brain. Embarking on a search that brought him into contact with doctors, neuroscientists, yoga teachers, musicians, and a Buddhist nun, he found the tools to restore his sense of self: psychotherapy, exercise, music, mindfulness, and meditation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow I Rescued My Brain\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of David’s neurological difficulties and his remarkable cognitive recovery. It is also an account of a journey to emotional health and wellbeing. In the tradition of Marc Lewis’s \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of an Addicted Brain\u003c\/i\u003e and Jill Bolte Taylor’s \u003ci\u003eMy Stroke of Insight\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an amazing tale of one man’s resilience, and his determination to overcome one of the most frightening situations imaginable — the fear that he had lost his mind, and might not get it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535883215222,"sku":"9781922247421","price":11.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27130680.jpg?v=1774283414","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781922247421-how-i-rescued-my-brain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}