✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

“Drugs simply don’t work that well for many, and our conventional ways of healing trauma need to change.” 6 ways to heal trauma without medication, from Bessel van der Kolk, author of “The Body Keeps the Score” | @bigthink https://t.co/oFkKAj8kD4 #Healing #Trauma #Survivors https://t.co/YezLleeEDs

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

"From I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, to The Liars' Club, by Mary Karr, these are memorable memoirs." 20 wonderfully miserable memoirs: A reading list for the school of hard knocks | @EW https://t.co/Mdlpfeh0sm #Books #Memoir #Trauma https://t.co/JETcgv0ns0

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

Writers, Ink Podcast: Writing Science Fiction with NYT Bestseller Emily St. John Mandel | BookTrib https://buff.ly/3MnbfO2 Loved STATION ELEVEN. How about you? (book and/or show)

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

3. Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life by @danijshapiro https://t.co/CBqKtVZHNh Fabulous author and teacher, Shapiro is the queen of memoir writing (she also writes bestselling fiction). I met her IRL at a reading and came away impressed by her compassion

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✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

This is my next read! So excited to start, @teresastrasser ⚾️ #memoir #cancer #love #loss #MakingItHome https://t.co/b3eCOf8TTP

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

‘I’ll always be a bad feminist!’: Roxane Gay @rgay on love, success, and upsetting @piersmorgan https://t.co/UN2a2YwryZ via @guardian “I want to do the least amount of harm when writing about harmful things” on the horrific trauma/aftermath she experienced at age 12.

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

"From I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, to The Liars' Club, by Mary Karr, these are memorable memoirs." 20 wonderfully miserable memoirs: A reading list for the school of hard knocks | @EW https://t.co/Mdlpfeh0sm #Books #Memoir #Trauma https://t.co/JETcgv0ns0

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

“I love myself when I am laughing. . . and then again when I am looking mean and impressive.” ― Zora Neale Hurston #Women #Feminism https://t.co/b1g3vBFFVL

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before.” — Elizabeth Edwards #Trauma #Survivors #MentalHealth https://t.co/CY3uIJMQz2

✍️ Rachel Thompson, Author | Survivor | Biz Owner

Today's #Gift recommendation, perfect for adults AND teens: THE FOUR AGREEMENTS by Don Miguel Ruiz https://geni.us/FourAgreementsP on #Amazon. This book is a complete gem and easy to understand (I think). LMK your thoughts! #GiftIdeas #gifts #christmas #hanukkah #holidays #Books https://t.co/h33dfUE0qM