Own Yourself

Written by: Kelly Brogan. F
 
or years, we’ve been telling ourselves that our difficult feelings—sadness, rage, shame, intensity, worry—are somehow “not okay.” And, all too often, we’ve relied on the promise of pharmaceuticals to tamp them down. The fact is, though, that these feelings are a vital part of our experience. They’re real. And those of us who feel them most strongly are the canaries in the coalmine—sensitive to things that are wrong in the world today. Own Your Body.
 
In a book that’s both provocative and promising, holistic psychiatrist, Kelly Brogan, M.D., shows us that we don’t have to medicate our mental, emotional, and physical pain away—that the best way out is through. She explodes the mistaken belief that our symptoms—from mood changes to irritability to fogginess and fatigue—are evidence that we are sick or broken. Then she charts a new path to get real, get well, and get free. Own Your Self. Our experiences, Dr. Brogan argues, aren’t problems or pathologies—they reflect what we need to accept, acknowledge, and transform in order to truly become who we are. This book is a journey of healing, and also something more: a journey of finally coming home to ourselves.