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This week we are joined by Lisa Genova! Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O'Briens, and Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting. Her new novel is More Or Less Maddy. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar–winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She is featured in the documentary films To Not Fade Away and Have You Heard About Greg. Her TED talks on Alzheimer's disease and memory have been viewed more than eleven million times.In this discussion, Lisa Genova shares her journey from neuroscience to becoming a successful novelist, discussing her experiences with mental health, the challenges of self-publishing, and the importance of addressing complex topics like bipolar disorder through literature. She emphasizes the role of comedy in understanding mental health and the emotional rollercoaster that comes with both writing and performing. Genova's insights into the intersection of science and storytelling provide a unique perspective on how narratives can humanize and educate about neurological conditions. She also shares the challenges of adapting her work for film, and the significance of addressing serious topics like suicidal ideation in her writing. The discussion also touches on the influence of Taylor Swift in her latest book, 'More or Less Maddy.' Give This Episode a Listen! Recommendations From This Episode: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Miss Americana Gary Gulman - The Great DepreshGary Gulman - GrandiloquentFollow Lisa Genova: @authorlisagenovaFollow Carly: @carlyjmontagFollow Emily: @thefunnywalshFollow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpodPlease rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends! Email us: aloneatlunch@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Susannah Cahalan is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, a memoir about her struggle with a rare autoimmune disease of the brain. She writes for the New York Post. Her work has also been featured in the New York Times, Scientific American Magazine, Glamour, Psychology Today, and other publications. She lives in Brooklyn. Buy the book from RJ Julia: Brain on Fire - Susannah Cahalan Sign up for our podcast newsletter Just The Right Book Subscription Promo Code (15% off): Podcast Email us at: podcast@rjjulia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Kenice Mobley! Kenice is a standup comedian and filmmaker who performs stand up comedy around the world and recently made her late night debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In 2021, she was listed as one of Vulture's Comedians You Should and WiIll Know. In 2022, she performed at the Netflix is A Joke Festival as part of the taped show “Introducing….”. Make sure to check out her solo show, Don't Kill Yourself Yet!In this episode, we discuss growing up in North Carolina, how to land free and inexpensive goods, the show Hannibal, walking and eating, having a bad back, and so much more. You don't want to miss our discussion about Kenice's experience suffering a stroke. Give this episode a listen!Recommendations From The Episode: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah CahalanThe Big SickThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionFollow Kenice Mobley: @kenicemobleyFollow Carly: @carlyjmontagFollow Emily: @thefunnywalshFollow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpodPlease rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends! Email us: aloneatlunch@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Susannah Cahalan is a well-known author, journalist, and advocate for mental health awareness. Her book "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness" chronicles her own experience with a rare autoimmune disease that attacked her brain and caused a range of symptoms including seizures, hallucinations, and memory loss. On this week's show we discuss:Susannah's personal journeyThe importance of mental health awareness and the need for strong advocacy Writing about personal experiences and how authoring her story aided in her recovery The future of mental health care, the importance of names and how proper care will save lives  Go check out all of our episodes on our website: https://womeninthearena.net/If you are ready to tell your story or want to refer someone, please email me at audra@womeninthearena.net ***Last thing- I'd love to interview the following women: Joan Jett Dolly Parton Viola Davis Ina Garten Maybe you can help me get there****Thank you all for supporting this show and all of the Women in the Arena!!

Lisa is joined by Susannah Cahalan, the author of the New York Times Best Seller, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness.  It's been 10 years since the release of BRAIN ON FIRE…Susannah Cahalan's bestselling memoir about the medical mystery that changed lives forever.  When the book came out in 2013, Susannah was a guest on Lisa's NPR health radio show It's Your Health. There has bee a significant advancement in autoimmune encephalitis research, symptoms are better recognized leading to an earlier diagnosis and recovery. Writes Susannah, “I can say with certainty that my story has even saved lives. (Writing that sentence will never stop astounding me.) It's impossible to know how wide my story's reach has been, but I can say that hundreds of people have contacted me with stories of how my book helped them find a diagnosis.” After over a million copies...and a Netflix movie starring Chloë Grace Moretz…Susannah is available to talk about the major events in her life (married the boyfriend, has twins!)…and in medicine…since the book came out!BOOK DESCRIPTION: When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened?In a swift and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family's inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen. “A fascinating look at the disease that...could have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her life” (People), Brain on Fire is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance that is destined to become a classic.

Best-selling author Susannah Cahalan joins host Dr Ava Easton for a special World Encephalitis Day edition of The Encephalitis Podcast. Ten years ago, Susannah published Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, the award-winning memoir and New York Times bestseller, which quickly become a Bible for members of the encephalitis community and many more people around the world. Brain on Fire follows Susannah's struggle with encephalitis and, in particular, her diagnosis and recovery. It was later developed into a Hollywood film by Charlize Theron and starred Chloe Grace Moretz. Susannah chats to Ava about the 10th anniversary, why the book resonated with so many people, its legacy, how she reacted when Hollywood came calling, and the impact it has had on the encephalitis community. The 10th anniversary edition of Brain on Fire is available from all good booksellers, including UK readers (Kindle and Paperback) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brain-Fire-My-Month-Madness/dp/1451621388 USA - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Brain-on-Fire-(10th-Anniversary-Edition)/Susannah-Cahalan/9781451621389 For more information about World Encephalitis Day on Wednesday, 22nd February, please visit www.worldencephalitisday.org If you have been affected by encephalitis and are in need of some support, please visit https://www.encephalitis.info/support If you have been affected by encephalitis and would like to become a member of the society, you can sign up here (membership is free and global): https://www.encephalitis.info/Pages/Category/membership If you would like to donate to help fund research, information and support for those affected by encephalitis, please follow this link: https://www.encephalitis.info/donate/ Follow the Encephalitis Society: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EncephalitisSociety/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/encephalitis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_encephalitis_society_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-encephalitis-society  

 In 2009, Susannah Cahalan was only the 217th person diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis.  Susannah went through an long month of numbness, seizures, headaches and into the depth of madness.   Through her story, she highlights the wisdom and focus of Dr. Souhel Najjar,  who identified the condition she had.Susannah was able to overcome her rare condition and write the book, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. Her story is an inspiration to all who face difficult challenges in their lives.  I invite you to listen! Thank you for your time and interest in this podcast! I invite you to leave a heartfelt review on whichever podcast platform you listen to. It does so much to bring exposure to the podcast and helps lift others up! Connect with me! Website: In the Rising Podcast Website Email: Bettina@intherising.com Pinterest: Facebook

(Our apologies about the quality of the sound on Asif's track). Today, Ai and Asif discuss the history of comic book superhero Batman (0:55). They reminisce about the Batman TV show from the 1960's and then speak about Tim Burton's reimagining of the character in 1989 and the influence of Frank Miller's ‘The Dark Knight Returns”. They discuss the casting of Michael Keaton and the follow up movie ‘Batman Returns'. They then discuss the diminishing returns of the Schumacher movies (although they did like Val Kilmer).  They then discuss the Christopher Nolan movies and the pinnacle of Batman movies ‘The Dark Knight', featuring the award winning performance by Heath Ledger.  Then then discuss Ben Affleck and his portrayal of the character and Asif talks about the ‘Arkham' video games series. The guys then give their thoughts on the new movie ‘The Batman' (spoilers after 29:30). Then Ali asks Asif about the mysterious new disease anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (38:20). Asif talks about the cause, the symptoms, how it often affects young women, and how it can be mistaken for psychiatric disease. Asif then discusses how he diagnosed the first Canadian patient with the disease almost 15 years with the help of Dr. Josep Dalmau. He then discusses the very unusual tumors (ovarian teratomas) that can be associated with the disorder. They then discuss the case of Susannah Calahan whose experience with the disease is documented in the book and movie Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness.  The opinions expressed are those of the hosts, and do not reflect those of any other organizations. This podcast and website represents the opinions of the hosts. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.    Music courtesy of Wataboi and 8er41 from Pixabay   Contact us at doctorvcomedian@gmail.com   Follow us on Social media: Twitter: @doctorvcomedian Instagram:  doctorvcomedian   Show Notes: Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. The disorder, the diagnosis and the immunobiology: https://www.antinmdafoundation.org/ Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in Japan: Long-term outcome without tumor removal: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2586938/ The Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation: https://www.antinmdafoundation.org/ Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness-  https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Brain-on-Fire/Susannah-Cahalan/9781982109486

Show notes: We're getting comfy on the podcast therapy couch today! Sarah and Mia dive into those negative inner voices and critical thoughts that we often hear inside our heads; the ones that tell us we're not good enough and keep us filled with fear and doubt. We also talk about where the heck these Negative Nancy voices came from and how we're trying to move past them.  Show quotes:  “I think it's just the way I'm wired, because I'm such a perfectionist that when I go out to do these things, especially in a professional setting, I'm like, This isn't good enough.” -Sarah “I don't think this comes as a surprise to anyone who knows me, but I've always had a really difficult relationship with my mother and I think a lot of those voices come from her.” -Mia Related links: Sign up for the Self-Worth Intensive Blog post: 4 Tips to Stop Negative Self-Talk by Nicole Hoglund Books mentioned: Books by Lisa Jewell: Invisible Girl; Then She Was Gone Falling by T.J. Newman The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links. Click here to join The Fireside, our private community, to talk about all things life and books.  

May is Mental Health Awareness month so this week we decided to interview 2 authors whose new memoirs deal with their mental health issues and the addictions that resulted from those issues. There is hardly a family who hasn't been touched in some way by mental illness. For so many years, mental illness in all its forms--anxiety, depression, suicide or bipolar disorder--were kept under wraps which made the sufferers and their loved ones feel even more isolated. But recently, memoirs about messy lives, dysfunctional families, and the realities of finding help have become increasingly popular and can be a powerful tool for the author to help themselves in addition to their readers. Our guests Jaydee Graham and Vitale Buford chat with us about the power of the messy memoir. In part 1 of this week's show, Jaydee talks to us about her book The Soul Grind: Fighting for Light Amongst the Trenches, an account of her struggles with alcohol and drugs in her teenage years. In part 2 Vitale Buford talks to us about her 2020 memoir, Addicted to Perfect, in which she describes her 10-year addiction to the prescription drug Adderall, a drug often prescribed for people with ADHD. For those who abuse it, it can cause euphoria and the feeling of having superhuman amounts of energy. In Vitale's case, she used Adderall because she felt it gave her the energy to be able to be “perfect.” Book Mentioned in this Episode: 1- The Soul Grind : Fighting for Light Amongst the Trenches by Jaydee Graham 2- Addicted to Perfect: A Journey Out of the Grips of Adderall by Vitale Buford 3- Make Your Mess a Memoir by Anna David 4- A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C. 5- Co-Dependent No More by Melody Beattie 6- The Art of Forgiving by Lewis B. Smedes 7- The Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery by Patrick Carnes 8- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert 9- Books by Glennan Doyle 10- The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden 11- Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen 12- Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan 13- Reasons Not to Die by Matt Haig 14- A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar 15- Wild by Cheryl Strayed 16 - Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller        

May is Mental Health Awareness month so we decided to interview 2 authors whose new memoirs deal with their mental health issues and the addictions that resulted from those issues. There is hardly a family who hasn’t been touched in some way by mental illness. For so many years, mental illness in all its forms--anxiety, depression, suicide or bipolar disorder--were kept under wraps which made the sufferers and their loved ones feel even more isolated. But recently, memoirs about messy lives, dysfunctional families, and the realities of finding help have become increasingly popular and can be a powerful tool for the author to help themselves in addition to their readers. Our guests Jaydee Graham and Vitale Buford chat with us about the power of the messy memoir. In part 1 of this week’s show, Jaydee talks to us about her book The Soul Grind: Fighting for Light Amongst the Trenches, an account of her struggles with alcohol and drugs in her teenage years. In part 2 Vitale Buford talks to us about her 2020 memoir, Addicted to Perfect, in which she describes her 10-year addiction to the prescription drug Adderall, a drug often prescribed for people with ADHD. For those who abuse it, it can cause euphoria and the feeling of having superhuman amounts of energy. In Vitale’s case, she used Adderall because she felt it gave her the energy to be able to be “perfect.” Book Mentioned in this Episode: 1- The Soul Grind : Fighting for Light Amongst the Trenches by Jaydee Graham 2- Addicted to Perfect: A Journey Out of the Grips of Adderall by Vitale Buford 3- Make Your Mess a Memoir by Anna David 4- A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C. 5- Co-Dependent No More by Melody Beattie 6- The Art of Forgiving by Lewis B. Smedes 7- The Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery by Patrick Carnes 8- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert 9- Books by Glennan Doyle 10- The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden 11- Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen 12- Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan 13- Reasons Not to Die by Matt Haig 14- A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar 15- Wild by Cheryl Strayed 16 - Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

Susannah Cahalan is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, a memoir about her struggle with a rare autoimmune disease of the brain. Her second and most recent book is called The Great Pretender. Recommended Reading: The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun-Wang The Friend by Sigrid Nunez This episode is brought to you by Catapult, publishers of Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer. "If you like your memoirs to revolve around singular experiences, Lara Prior-Palmer’s Rough Magic delivers." That’s what The New York Times said about Rough Magic, the extraordinary true story of one young woman’s experience riding what’s billed as “The World’s Longest and Toughest Horse Race”—The Mongol Derby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we talk about what kinds of reads are bringing us comfort during these challenging times. Sara shares her love of cookbooks like Michelle Smith’s The Whole Smiths Good Food Cookbook, Ashley shares her love of poetry including the grief anthology Kevin Young’s The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing, and Jen shares some great fantasy reads that she's loving including Sarah J. Maas’s House of Earth and Blood. We'd love to know what you're reading that is bringing you comfort! Let us know here or on social media @unabridgedpod!   Bookish Check-in Ashley - Louise Penny’s Still Life Jen - Susannah Cahalan’s The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed Our Understanding of Madness Sara - Katherine Center’s Things You Save in a Fire   Comfort Read Recommendations Sara - Cookbooks Annie F. Downs’s 100 Days to Brave: Devotions for Unlocking Your Most Courageous Self (See this episode 198 from What Should I Read Next?)   Jen - Sarah J. Maas’s House of Earth and Blood Elana K. Arnold’s Damsel Brigid Kemmerer’s A Curse So Dark and Lonely   Ashley - Wendell Berry’s Window Poems Mary Oliver’s West Wind Nikky Finney’s Rice and Head Off and Split Kevin Young’s The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing, including Phillis Levin’s “Vigil”   Don't miss our episode where we talked about ways to beat a reading slump in Episode 54!   Other Mentions Susannah Cahalan’s Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Katherine Center’s How to Walk Away Anne Bogel’s Don’t Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life Michelle Smith’s The Whole Smiths Good Food Cookbook: Whole30 Endorsed, Delicious Real Food Recipes to Cook All Year Long   Give Me One - What's Getting Us By Right Now   Jen - Jarrett Lerner’s activities online online streaming of new movies (Onward)   Sara- Joe Wick - daily PE activities for kids (and adults!) Lindsay Brin - Kids' workouts Yaymaker - Virtual paint class   Ashley - Wow in the World podcast (now releasing daily with “Two Whats and a Wow!” as well as weekly!) Highlights Magazine Hidden Pictures - set of 4   Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged?   Check out our Merch Store! Become a patron on Patreon.​ Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram. Like and follow our Facebook Page. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Check out our Teachers Pay Teachers store. Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter. Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher. Check us out on Podbean.   Please note that we a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Stance asks: Is This For Real? as we explore authenticity through the growth of lab-grown diamonds within the jewellery industry with filmmaker and journalist Harriet Constable and with 77Diamonds co-founder Tobias Kormind; we speak with bestselling author Susannah Cahalan about her book Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness which uncovers mental health misdiagnosis and her new book The Great Pretender which investigates a famous study about the line between sanity and insanity; and we end our topic with a conversation about the growth of Deepfakes - digitally manipulated content, oftentimes, used for nefarious purposes - and touch on whether the tech industry is using language to manipulate the increasingly blurred lines between real and fake. We hear from children to get their views on life in quarantine. Finally, we profile comedian and writer Sophie Duker to find out more about her rise in the comedy scene and life growing up. Join the conversation @stancepodcast.com

Susannah Cahalan is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, a memoir about her struggle with a rare autoimmune disease of the brain, which was made into a film by Netflix. Her latest book is The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed our Understanding of Madness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SPEAKERS Susannah Cahalan Author, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness and The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness In Conversation with Judge LaDoris Cordell (Ret.) This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on November 21st, 2019.

In 2009, New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan suddenly experienced hallucinations, paranoia, seizures and catatonia. She was misdiagnosed for a month before she was finally treated for a rare autoimmune disease that can attack the brain, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. She investigated her experience and published the details in her 2012 book, “Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness.” Led by a concern that others suffering from this condition were being mistreated in psychiatric hospitals, she began looking into an influential 1973 study titled "On Being Sane in Insane Places" by psychologist David Rosenhan. The details of her investigation are found in her latest book, “The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness.”

On this week's episode, Gabriele talks about the tale of Susannah Cahalan, a perfectly normal young women who, out of nowhere, slips into actual madness. Join in on her journey through self identity in Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. Will Susannah ever be the same? Music provided by Joseph Mcdade (josephmcdade.com).

This week Alice and Kim talk plagues, Disney, and what Harry Houdini really thought about spiritualism. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date with a Book, and Dad’s Maybe Book by Tim O’Brien, published by HMH. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura. NONFICTION IN THE NEWS Kirkus Prize winner: How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir by Saeed Jones “A memoir of coming to terms that’s written with masterful control of both style and material.” Washington Post: “Anonymous author of Trump ‘resistance’ op-ed to publish a tell-all book” NEW BOOKS Ordinary Girls: A Memoir by Jaquira Díaz The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History by Nathalia Holt The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini by Joe Posnanski Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong MEDICAL MYSTERIES Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan The Dancing Plague: The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness by John Waller The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic — and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston READING NOW KIM: Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation by Andrew Marantz ALICE: The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Millicent Patrick by Mallory O’Meara! CONCLUSION You can find us on SOCIAL MEDIA – @itsalicetime and @kimthedork RATE AND REVIEW on Apple Podcasts so people can find us more easily, and subscribe so you can get our new episodes the minute they come out. LINKS NPR Article

This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including The Witch of Lime Street. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm audiobooks. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges The Color Inside a Melon by John Domini The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World by David Jaher Moshi Moshi by Banana Yoshimoto Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller  Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

It's a new year and a new season of Runner Girls! We're kicking off Season 5 by catching up on what we've been up to over the holidays, sharing our New Year's Resolutions and running goals, and some of yours too!    Runner Girl Recommends:Sue: Waterproof GaitersMeagan: My Brain on Fire: My Month of MadnessKatie: The Happy Planner   Runner Girl of the Week:Anna C. on DailyMile

Election season has been stressful. It’s getting darker earlier, too. We thought up some nice books to read when the world is feeling dark – literally or figuratively. –– What We’re Currently Reading –– Nicola The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang Swing Time by Zadie Smith Holly Nothing :( –– Books We Recently Acquired –– Nicola East of Eden by John Steinbeck State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Brain on Fire: My Month of by Susannah Cahalan The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros And a few others – check out her library book sale haul here | Holly Nothing :( –– Our Recommended Books for Dark Days –– All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple The Harry Potter series Roald Dahl books A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley The Princess Bride by William Goldman Winter, an anthology curated by Melissa Harrison Bonkers by Jennifer Saunders Dear Fatty by Dawn French Heartburn by Nora Ephron Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell Agatha Christie novels Anything by David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs Also books by Simon Rich and Jesse Eisenberg Everything's Perfect When You're A Liar by Kelly Oxford Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson (also Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir) Happy by Derren Brown Paranormality and Night School by Richard Wiseman The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert The Antidote: Happiness for People who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman
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Host: John J. Russell, MD An award-winning memoir that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity. When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Only days earlier, she had been leading an exciting life at the beginning of her promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened? Susannah's memoir tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family's inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis of an exceedingly rare disease which led to her complete recovery.

Host: John J. Russell, MD An award-winning memoir that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity. When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Only days earlier, she had been leading an exciting life at the beginning of her promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened? Susannah's memoir tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family's inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis of an exceedingly rare disease which led to her complete recovery.

Three years after a mysterious illness nearly drove her insane and took her life, Susannah Cahalan visits a patient with the same rare, dangerous condition. Every week the Story Collider brings you a true, personal story about science. Find more here: http://storycollider.org/ Susannah Cahalan is the New York Times bestselling author of "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness." She began her investigative reporting career at The New York Post when she took an internship her senior year of high school. She has now been at The Post for ten years, three of which she worked full-time after graduating from Washington University in St. Louis. Her work has also been featured in The New York Times, Scientific American, and Glamour UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

If the debate about healthcare has taught us anything, it is the consequence and impact of unexpected disease. One illness can put us into poverty.  But it can also literally make us crazy. Imagine an illness, a medical mystery at first, that exhibits all the signs of demonic possession, that takes you over the line between sanity and insanity. That's the story of Susannah Cahalan. She tell us her remarkable story in her memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness .My conversation with Susannah Cahalan: var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6296941-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}