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As 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. So 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. Drawing 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. *How I Rescued My Brain* 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 *Memoirs of an Addicted Brain* and Jill Bolte Taylor's *My Stroke of Insight*, 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.

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Book category Books in English Health & personal development Family & health Coping with personal problems

• Full title: How I Rescued My Brain
• Author: David Roland
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• EAN: 9781922247421
• ISBN: 1922247421
• ID: 05030937
• Publisher: Scribe Publications
• Weight: 320 g
• Dimensions: 211 × 137 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. February 2015

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