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The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
- My Tale of Madness and Recovery
- Narrated by: Emma Powell
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-07-18
Brilliant!
I absolutely LOVED this book on so many levels! Incredibly written and Emma Powell’s voice conveys all the feels!
My new fave!
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- Rebecca
- 2020-03-24
A Great Read!
The story was quite fascinating as she navigated the intense waters of her unfolding journey. I quite enjoyed the narrator as well.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-06-24
Good book
Great listen ! If you enjoy learning about the brain and the are interested in personal stories if courage you’ll love this book
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- Lee
- 2023-12-21
Hopeful
The story gives me hope for cancer treatments. I hope Barbara is still doing well.
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- Jobin
- 2024-01-18
truly beneficial for all humans.
amazingly told and explained occurrence that I hope opens minds to a better understanding and appreciation of what people dawned with different types of mental illnesses. thank you Emma, for writing this book. you are right, we have an extreme amount to yet learn about us as a species. all the kindness in my heart, thank you for writing this book.
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- C
- 2023-02-17
Great Story
Educational and amazing story.
I wasn’t overall impressed with the narrative of the book. It was hard to hold my interest due to the narrator.
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- Jen Millen
- 2023-03-01
An Easy Listen
The story was quite fascinating and I appreciated the scientific inclusions. What a remarkable woman.
I especially enjoyed the narrator!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-06-28
Heartfelt story
Love the truth of the story and how real the challenges, trauma, pain, and love flows through each of our lives.
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