Recovery

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: an uplifting account of hope and healing by GP Gavin Francis 'I cannot think of anybody - patient or doctor - who will not be helped by reading this short and profound book' - Henry Marsh 'Such a wise, gentle, quietly hopeful book. Exactly what I needed' - Rachel Clarke 'A lovely little book' - Michael Rosen When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the periphery of our lives - until we are forced to contend with what they really mean. Here, GP and writer Gavin Francis explores how - and why - we get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it. Characterised by Francis's beautiful prose and his view of medicine as 'the alliance of science and kindness', Recovery is a book about a journey that most of us never intend to make. Along the way, he unfolds a story of hope, transformation, and the everyday miracle of healing.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: an uplifting account of hope and healing by GP Gavin Francis 'I cannot think of anybody - patient or doctor - who will not be helped by reading this short and profound book' - Henry Marsh 'Such a wise, gentle, quietly hopeful book. Exactly what I needed' - Rachel Clarke 'A lovely little book' - Michael Rosen When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the periphery of our lives - until we are forced to contend with what they really mean. Here, GP and writer Gavin Francis explores how - and why - we get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it. Characterised by Francis's beautiful prose and his view of medicine as 'the alliance of science and kindness', Recovery is a book about a journey that most of us never intend to make. Along the way, he unfolds a story of hope, transformation, and the everyday miracle of healing.

Russell Brand: "Faktum er, at det er ligegyldigt, om du gambler i en grad, så det skader dig, om du drikker for meget, om du er faret vild i dit liv, eller om du er bange for at sætte ord på, hvor ulykkelig du er, selv over for dig selv; hvor meget du frygter fremtiden, døden, andre mennesker, at være fattig, ikke at være god nok, sexet nok, tynd nok, rå nok, berømt nok, og hvis du bare kunne få ’X, Y eller Z, så ville alt være fint’. Hvis du har det sådan, er jeg ret sikker på, at du er en del af afhængighedsspektret. Ud fra denne definition: Du prøver at løse et indre problem ved hjælp af ydre midler på trods af de negative konsekvenser." 1. Er du lidt fucked? 2. Kunne du være ikke-fucked? 3. Kan du helt alene klare at ’unfucke’ dig selv? 4. Skriv alt det ned, som fucker med dig, eller som har fucket med dig, og lad være med at lyve eller udelade noget. 5. Fortæl en, du stoler på, ærligt, hvor fucked op du er. 6. Nå, det afslørede en masse fucked op mønstre. Vil du stoppe de mønstre? Seriøst? 7. Er du villig til leve på en ny måde, som ikke kun handler om dig og dine tidligere fucked op ting? Det er du nødt til. 8. Forbered dig på at undskylde til alle for alt, som er påvirket af, at du er så fucked op. 9. Undskyld så. Medmindre det gør tingene værre. 10. Pas på fucked op tænkning og adfærd, og vær ærlig, når det sker. 11. Forbliv forbundet til dit nye perspektiv. 12. Se mindre egoistisk på livet, vær venlig mod alle, hjælp folk, hvis du kan. Hvilke usunde vaner og bindinger holder sammen på dit liv? Er du ubevidst afhængig af mad? Usunde forhold? Et arbejde, der er utilfredsstillende for dig? Er du følelsesløs, tjekker hele tiden din telefon, på udkig efter hvad?