• Mental Health Awareness Month

    May is Mental Health awareness month. I was just recently at a wellness workshop. I must admit it is a topic that I especially enjoy, and I know many of you feel the same way. Mental health is just one facet of wellness that we should all consider. I have…

  • The Icepick Surgeon by Sam Kean

    Check it out if you are interested in scientific history, ethics, and “no way that happened” type stories. The title and cover is all it took for me to pick up this book. I have also read and enjoyed books such as My Lobotomy by Howard Dully, Stiff by Mary…

  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

    Check out if you are ready to confront your own mortality. Listen, I know death is a heavy topic. Talking about death, reading about death, and thinking about death makes many of us uncomfortable. But it is a necessary conversation to have with yourself. I’m not the only person who…

  • The Body by Bill Bryson

    Check out if you enjoy random facts and sometimes feeling the heebie jeebies. I am a nerd at heart and took many science courses when I was in college. So it was fun to hear some terms again that I haven’t heard in awhile. There is a high probability that…

  • The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

    Check out if you enjoy tragic tales or underdogs fighting for justice. The Radium Girls was published in 2017, and it was a New York Times bestseller. My sister told me that I HAD to read it. The story took place here in the US during the first half of…

  • Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker

    Check out if you like medical intrigue and tough family dynamics. This is the story of the Galvins. A family that consists of twelve children; half of them diagnosed with schizophrenia. I picked it up because mental illness is a serious disease and because the human brain is fascinating. Robert…