Jenny Valentish
Auteur van Woman of Substances: A Journey into Addiction and Treatment
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- female
- Nationaliteit
- Australia
England, UK (birth) - Beroepen
- novelist
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freelance writer
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Woman of Substances: A Journey Into Addiction and… door Jenny Valentish
Really interesting and engaging blend of memoir, review of addiction research, and some opinion and advice. The particular, and really important, focus of this book is about women's experience of addiction, and how they are severely marginalized and overlooked in treatment and research, while suffering as much (and in many cases much worse), and in as large numbers, as men. As much as anything else, this is a fervent cri de coeur for women's experiences of addiction to be recognised and treated with the importance they deserve.… (meer)
I have read a couple of drinking memoirs and this was definitely the best. Memoir combined with hard science with no trite theories or sense of ultimate redemption. For some complete sobriety is unrealistic and managing change, emotions and physical and mental health are more important. This book didn't make me want to give up drinking altogether but it did make me think about my social, cultural and historical relationship with alcohol and how I might view it in the future. Very rewarding read.
I wanted to like this but maybe you really do grow out of some scenes.
Fascinating look into the motivations of those who pursue activities that are on the fringe. The author clearly has a personal stake in finding some answers here, and the book is all the better for it. The penultimate chapter delves into the author's own venture into combat sports and is quite interesting. Recommended for anyone who finds extreme sports compelling.
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- 3
- Leden
- 37
- Populariteit
- #390,572
- Waardering
- 4.0
- Besprekingen
- 7
- ISBNs
- 21