Life Care

In October 2019, 17-year-old Laurie Herring suffered a sudden, life-altering brain injury. What followed was a 40-month descent into a hidden territory of the British state that few families ever expect to navigate. Written with devastating clarity and a father’s courage, The Undiscovered Country is more than a memoir of loss – it is a rigorous witness statement. Weaving intimate personal testimony with sharp insight from his own legal background, Andrew Herring meticulously reconstructs the medical decisions made behind the closed doors of the COVID-19 lockdown.

There is little doubt that the world is in desperate need of care; however, despite the overwhelming global problems that face us, we can find ourselves caring too much, while at the same time caring too little. By spending so much time and energy caring about the big problems of the world...

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, care work has been thrust into the national spotlight. The notion of care seems simple enough. Care is about nurturing, feeding, nursing, assisting, and loving human beings. It is "the work that makes all other work possible." But as historian Premilla Nadasen argues, we have only begun to understand the massive role it plays in our lives and our economy.

How Full Do You Feel? In our fast-paced culture plagued with burnout, stress, and chronic fatigue, we often find that we’re functioning out of emptiness. What would it be like to experience a fullness in our life that was truly lasting and regenerative? In Soul Care, licensed counselor Debra...

Life and Death in Intensive Care offers a unique portrait of the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), the place in medical centers and hospitals where patients with the gravest medical conditions - from comas to terminal illness - are treated. Author Joan Cassell employs the concept of moral economies to explain the dilemmas that patients, families, and medical staff confront in treatment.

Have you tried self-care but found that you still feel overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, and are struggling emotionally? The most effective efforts aren’t desperate last-ditch attempts but practiced daily―moment by moment and hour by hour. Janice McWilliams, a therapist and spiritual director...

Work-life balance is often framed as a clear divide between work and home. For many neurodivergent people, life is rarely that simple. This book takes a whole-life approach to balance, grounded in self-understanding, compassion, and lived experience. Through a neuro-trait lens, you'll explore...

“A page-turner that reads like a mystery”​ (Mark Bertolini, former chairman and CEO, Aetna) that delivers key insights to the questions: who really are our customers, why do we lose them, how do we regain them? Customers can be a mystery. Despite the availability of more data than ever...

An internationally recognized longevity and aging expert uncovers the secret to an enduring, thriving life: meaningful social connections Contrary to popular belief, the secret to living longer is not just about eating well, exercising, or getting regular checkups. Instead, successful aging...

From Elizabeth Hay, one of Canada's beloved novelists, comes a startling and beautiful memoir about the drama of her parents' end, and the longer drama of being their daughter. Winner of the 2018 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonficiton. Jean and Gordon Hay were a colourful, formidable...

What if the business you built for freedom is the very thing taking it away? In Life First. Business Second., Greg Maddox and Cara Gray challenge one of entrepreneurship’s most deeply held assumptions: that freedom comes later—after the growth, after the scale, after the exit, after someday. Instead, they make the case that freedom must be built now. This is not a vague life-planning book or a soft case for slowing down.

Enemies with Benefits, a new HQ Digital book, full description to follow when available...

A Step-By-Step Guide to the Art of Distant Healing—with More Than 50 Practical Exercises Most of us have prayed for someone facing a health challenge, only to wonder if it actually helped. What if there were a set of skills you could learn to dramatically increase your ability to aid in the...

Navigate the obstacles of contemporary life and find happiness by following in the footsteps of the classical tradition of Stoicism in this empowering and accessible book written by the founder of the popular The Everyday Stoic account. William Mulligan, founder of The Everyday Stoic, transforms...

An irresistibly moving, funny and urgent memoir about the reality of caring for your parents, when you can barely care for yourself. 'Moving and real, as well as splutter-your-tea funny' – Miranda Sawyer It was the kind of phone call we all dread. Your elderly father has been admitted to...

Longing for a practical approach to self-care that actually fits your real life? Inside this comprehensive, research-supported guide, you'll discover 120 evidence-based self-care activities customized for different time availabilities.

One question has followed Malaika Arora in her three decades in the entertainment industry: ‘How do you do it all?’ Whether it’s staying fit, managing a packed schedule, or showing up with energy and poise, people are always curious about her so-called ‘secrets’. But she was not born...

A hard-hitting critique of how managed care and the selective use of science to privilege quick-fix therapies have undermined in-depth psychotherapy—to the detriment of patients and practitioners In recent decades there has been a decline in the quality and availability of psychotherapy in...

We live in an era of cultural war and combativeness. But we all have a responsibility to care for culture, to nurture it in ways that help people thrive. In this second edition of Culture Care, internationally recognized artist Makoto Fujimura issues a call to cultural stewardship in which we...

Doctors are taught how to cure people. But they don’t always know how to care for them. Hardly anyone is happy with American healthcare these days. Patients are getting sicker and going bankrupt from medical bills. Doctors are burning out and making dangerous mistakes. Both parties blame our...