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Delegate and Disappear
Invisible Wounds and Mefloquine-Messed Minds
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Overlapping with and compounding the impacts of post-traumatic stress disorder, mefloquine toxicity is a condition caused by anti-malarial drugs once routinely used in the Canadian Armed Forces—issued and ordered to be taken by tens of thousands...
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Obesity
Does it need a Self-Balanced Lifestyle?
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What contributes to an unhealthy lifestyle? Often linked to decreased physical activity and lack of healthy choices in diet, The Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey Data, as well as Canadian Health Measures Survey...
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Swallowed by a Jaguar
A Mother's Memoir on the Loss of an Adult Child
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Through the eyes of her devoted mother, Deborah, Swallowed by a Jaguar unveils the vibrant journey of Amber Landgraff, a passionate woman who lived fiercely despite numerous challenges. From an early age, Amber found inspiration in fine art,...
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The Safe Word is PINEAPPLE!
Mayor to Manic - My Journey Through Crazy
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A creepy club. A sketchy fast food restaurant. Ultra wealth and urban poverty. A weird night during a political conference in Vancouver turns author Gerry Taft's life—and mind—inside out. Believing he’s about to die, with visions of good and evil...
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Stuttering and its Management
What the Brain Tells Us
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In Stuttering and Its Management, William Webster shares his academic research into brain mechanisms underlying stuttering, as well as his lifelong journey as a person who stutters. Webster explores the patterns of patterns of brain activation in...
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Art & Science of Foot Care
A Multidisciplinary Resource
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This third edition of The Art and Science of Foot Care is an in-depth resource for practitioners and students of nursing foot care. The authors offer a readable and straightforward discussion of new and established best practices and care...
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Obesity: A Comprehensive Review
The Who, What, When, Why, Where and How of the Obesity Problem
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OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY signal abnormal or excessive fat accumulation to an extent which threatens a risk to health. Obesity, in particular, has reached epidemic proportions to the extent that the level of obesity is projected to increase to over...
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Touch After Trauma
A Practical Guide for Manual Therapists
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Western medicine remains dominated by paradigms that separate physical and mental wellness, as if they were unrelated. This artificial boundary poses a challenge for manual therapists, as we see increasing signs of traumatic stress in the...
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Climbing Parkinson's Mountain Takes Faith
Does it make any difference if Jesus goes with us?
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Robert Lever has appropriated the writing metaphor of climbing a mountain to navigating Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Just as there are essential skills and equipment needed to climb a mountain, so are there multiple skills, attitudes, and belief...
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Mending Abortion Trauma with Presence
a journal and guidebook into the canyon of silence
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Terminating an unplanned pregnancy is often an unacknowledged trauma due to silence and lack of support. The process is too much, too soon and too fast. Numbing of emotions is a normal reaction that provides emotional safety for the moment. Yet,...
