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August Highlight

Broken Brains

By Jamila Rizvi & Rosie Waterland

★★★★★

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Their stories made me feel seen and understood

One of August's highlights is Broken Brains by Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland.

This book hit VERY close to home for me. As someone who became severely and chronically ill at the age of 31, I related strongly to Jamila's story.

As someone with a condition that garners dismissal, suspicion, and distrust from both the medical and wider communities, I related strongly to Rosie's experiences. The way the authors described the impact of their "broken brains" on relationships, finances, fertility, worldview, identity, and more helped me feel seen and understood.

The inclusion of many additional expert and lived-experience perspectives helped to bolster and validate the core messages. I'm so appreciative of Jamila and Rosie for putting this out into the world.