Emily Martin has always embraced whatever is thrown at her. After her own varied and absorbing career in agriculture, she was living a busy and fulfilling family life in the close-knit regional community of St George in South West Queensland.
During a cool early morning cycle with two mates in the summer of 2015, all of that suddenly changed. A serious accident left Emily with an acquired brain injury, and her well-oiled life imploded, affecting everyone near and dear to her.
This book of Emily's reaction to her new situation - and her ongoing recovery - is her gift to you. She will show you how you too can take responsibility for yourself and for what your life journey holds.
Emily has framed her story around the nine signature strengths she believes are essential to creating a well-lived life.
anthropologist Emily Martin doing history and ethnography of experimental psychology and working on general interest anthropology magazine Anthropology Now
At NYPL 3-730 today:The Gift animates contemporary astrophysics research to open up metaphorical space for grief, care, and renewal.This tender story and playful experience heeds the call of anthropologist Emily Martin, to “wake the sleeping metaphors of science.”