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The Body Keeps the Score
- Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma
- By: Bessel van der Kolk
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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In this audiobook, Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress. Neither talking nor drug therapies have proven entirely satisfactory. With stories of his own work and those of specialists around the globe, The Body Keeps the Score sheds new light on the routes away from trauma - which lie in the regulation and syncing of body and mind, using sport, drama, yoga, mindfulness, meditation and other routes to equilibrium.
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Well worth the credit
- By Starbuck on 09-11-2019
- The Body Keeps the Score
- Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma
- By: Bessel van der Kolk
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
Well worth the credit
Reviewed: 09-11-2019
I listened to this book after listening to "The boy who was raised in a dog cage", which by the way is another amazing book! This book is so informative and insightful. I have learnt more from this book regarding the effect of trauma and the mind/body than I have throughout my 35 year career in emergency nursing. I recommend it ! I found the narration a little slow at first but soon realised that this was a good thing as there is so much information to digest. The slightly slow narration allows some extra time to digest the meaning.
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
- And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
- By: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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How does trauma affect a child's mind - and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope. Only when we understand the science of the mind and the power of love and nurturing can we hope to heal the spirit of even the most wounded child.
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Don't let the title put you off! Read this book
- By Melanie Maher on 19-06-2020
- The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
- And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
- By: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
An incredible book
Reviewed: 06-11-2019
This book should be read by every parent, health professional, teacher or anyone who has contact with children. Such an important book.
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The Rise of the Ultra Runners
- A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
- By: Adharanand Finn
- Narrated by: Adharanand Finn
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Ultra running defies conventional logic. Yet this most brutal and challenging sport is now one of the fastest growing in the world. But is it an antidote to modern life or a symptom of a modern illness? Adharanand Finn travelled to the heart of the sport to find out - and to see if could become an ultra runner himself. His journey took him from the deserts of Oman to the snow-capped peaks of the Rockies, and from a 24-hour track race in Tooting to his ultimate goal, the 105-mile Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
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Gut wrenchingly honest account
- By Starbuck on 24-08-2019
- The Rise of the Ultra Runners
- A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
- By: Adharanand Finn
- Narrated by: Adharanand Finn
Gut wrenchingly honest account
Reviewed: 24-08-2019
Fantastic book. Great narration. An honest and insightful account of the reality and challenge of Ultra running. Best I have read
1 person found this helpful
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Life's Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow
- Lessons from an Epic Friendship That Went the Distance
- By: Susan Lacke
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
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Susan and Carlos were unlikely friends. She was a young, overweight college professor and a bit of a trainwreck - juggling a divorce, a pack-a-day habit, and hiding empty boxes of wine under her bed. He was her boss, an Ironman triathlete, with life figured out. She was a whiner, he was a hard-ass. He had his shit together, she most assuredly did not. Trash-talking workouts, breakdowns, a devastating diagnosis - this heartwarming story of training buddies reveals a deep and abiding friendship that traversed life, sport, and everything in between.
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Not to be missed
- By Josh Gale on 14-01-2020
- Life's Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow
- Lessons from an Epic Friendship That Went the Distance
- By: Susan Lacke
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
Don't be put off by the title!
Reviewed: 10-08-2019
When I saw the title I thought this was another author who has jumped on the "f***ked bandwagon. I decided to listen and was blown away by both the content and the narrator. This is a great book. Bought me to tears, made me smile and almost made me cheer out loud. I did an Ironman 8 years ago and since then have let things slip in every way. This book has motivated me to stop going so f*cking slow!! Highly recommend.
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Just Eat It
- How Intuitive Eating Can Help You
- By: Laura Thomas
- Narrated by: Laura Thomas
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
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Just Eat It isn’t just an audiobook. It’s part of a movement to give women power and control over our bodies. To free us from restrictive dieting, disordered eating and punishing exercise. To reject the guilt and anxiety associated with eating and, ultimately, to help us feel good about ourselves. This anti-diet guide from registered nutritionist Laura Thomas PhD can help you sort out your attitude to food and ditch punishing exercise routines.
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Absolutely Life changing!
- By Katie Burman on 16-01-2019
- Just Eat It
- How Intuitive Eating Can Help You
- By: Laura Thomas
- Narrated by: Laura Thomas
Incredibly honest
Reviewed: 01-02-2019
I have to admit that I haven't finished this book yet. In fact, when I bought it I was pretty sure that I would probably end up exchanging it for something else, most likely a book about Keto or Intermittent Fasting since they are the latest diets that guarantee rapid weight loss without pain or denial. The thing is, I have tried all of the latest diets, pretty much from the time I was 18. When I started trying different diets I was not actually overweight, I just felt compelled to be thinner than I was because I wanted to look like the stick figures that I was seeing on the TV and in magazines. Now, here I am, 40 years later and still rolling from one diet to another. Today, however, I started listening to this book. It is not wishy washy, it does not promise anything, it is just downright honest. Food is not the problem.
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The Simple Path to Wealth
- Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
- By: JL Collins
- Narrated by: JL Collins, Peter Adeney
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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This book grew out of a series of letters to my daughter concerning various things - mostly about money and investing - she was not yet quite ready to hear. Since money is the single most powerful tool we have for navigating this complex world we've created, understanding it is critical.
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Good, but unrealistic
- By Anonymous User on 16-12-2020
- The Simple Path to Wealth
- Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
- By: JL Collins
- Narrated by: JL Collins, Peter Adeney
Love the book and love the narration
Reviewed: 14-11-2018
This book has so much relevance, even for Australia. There are chapters relating to 401K but I even managed to get useful info out of those chapters. Every Mum and Dad investor or young person starting out in life should read this. I am close to retirement and learnt so much but wish I had read something like this 30 years ago. I could seriously listen to this guy all day. I believe he has retired now but he could get a job on the side narrating.
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Atomic Habits
- An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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A revolutionary system to get one per cent better every day. People think when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions – doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. He calls them atomic habits.
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physical copy would be more helpful with this one
- By Anonymous User on 20-02-2019
- Atomic Habits
- An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
Best book on habits I have read
Reviewed: 27-10-2018
The content and narration are great. I have listened several times and will probably listen again. There is so much helpful advice and evidence based fact. My only gripe is that it should have come with a PDF. I find it very annoying when referred to a website to look up further content.
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Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
- By: Dan Harris
- Narrated by: Dan Harris, Jeffrey Warren
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word ""namaste"" without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation's most vocal public proponents. Here's what he's fixated on now: Science suggests that meditation can lower blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of the brain, among numerous other benefits. And yet there are millions of people who want to meditate but aren't actually practising. What's holding them back?
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Life changing
- By Kristie McCarthy on 06-04-2019
- Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
- By: Dan Harris
- Narrated by: Dan Harris, Jeffrey Warren
A great listen
Reviewed: 02-08-2018
This book is exactly what I needed to hear. I have been trying to get into meditation for years but could never get my head around it. Now I realise that it just does not have to be that hard.
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The Diabetes Code
- By: Jason Fung
- Narrated by: Jason Fung
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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From acclaimed author Dr. Jason Fung, a revolutionary guide to reversing diabetes. Dr. Jason Fung forever changed the way we think about obesity with his best-selling book The Obesity Code. Now he has set out to do the same for type 2 diabetes. Today, most doctors, dietitians, and even diabetes specialists consider type 2 diabetes to be a chronic and progressive disease, a life sentence with no possibility of parole.
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All the questions answered.
- By dorothy Soper on 13-04-2018
- The Diabetes Code
- By: Jason Fung
- Narrated by: Jason Fung
The book is great but where is the PDF???
Reviewed: 07-07-2018
Great book, great information and great narration but refers many times to the PDF. Where is the PDF???
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The Idiot Brain
- A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head Is Really up To
- By: Dean Burnett
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Why do you lose arguments with people who know MUCH LESS than you? Why can you recognise that woman, from that thing...but can't remember her name? And why, after your last break-up, did you find yourself in the foetal position on the sofa for days, moving only to wipe the snot and tears haphazardly from your face? Here's why: the idiot brain. For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and disorganised.
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Information and humor
- By John Robinson on 03-01-2017
- The Idiot Brain
- A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head Is Really up To
- By: Dean Burnett
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
A great listen
Reviewed: 25-06-2018
This book has the perfect combination, a scientist who refers to evidence based research but who also has a great sense of humour which is reflected in his writing. I learnt so much from this book. It is not airy fairy stuff, just facts rolled into a great format. As for the narrator.... Awesome! I could listen to him all day, great tone and great accent.