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Three Moving Chronic Illness Memoirs
About endometriosis, incontinence, and Crohn's
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Ashley Holstrom
2
Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump
A romance mystery, essays about marine life, and a humorous self-help book
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Ashley Holstrom
13
Graphic Memoirs that Tackle Mental Illness
About trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression
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Ashley Holstrom
12
Get Your Curve on with These Books about Scoliosis
A stunning memoir and two young adult novels
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Ashley Holstrom
5
Upcoming Memoirs You Can't Miss
About love, grief, sociopathy, ambition, religious violence, and betrayal
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Ashley Holstrom
20
Funny Mental Health Memoirs
From Sara Benincasa, Kelly Williams Brown, and Maria Bamford
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Ashley Holstrom
8
The Books I Liked Best in 2023
The best books I read in 2023! Romance and nonfiction, mostly.
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Ashley Holstrom
6
Year-End Spectacular: 2022 in Books
Five excellent books and some other thoughts.
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Ashley Holstrom
8
Cozy Comics for Your Summertime Sadness
About life and love and living with mental illness
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Ashley Holstrom
Mental Health Books for Adults and Kids
Uplifting and informative books about mental illness for readers of all ages
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Ashley Holstrom
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Sarah Miller
2
Get Inside the Mind of an Addict with These Memoirs
About benzos, codependency, and alcoholism. Also, a giveaway!
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Ashley Holstrom
2
Mental Health Memoirs from the Sidelines
From a sister, a daughter, and a husband
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Ashley Holstrom
12
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