My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey [Large Print] [Paperback]

Jill Bolte, Ph.D. Taylor (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: Large Print Pr; Lrg edition (May 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594133379
• ISBN-13: 978-1594133374
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Large Print > Biographies & Memoirs
  • #50 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Nervous System

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stroke of Insight provides more insight, March 22, 2010

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Janet G. Widman "LONG TIME Royalty watcher" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey (Paperback)

Being a stroke survivor myself, this book has a wealth of information. Although a couple of chapters are simply scientific information and need waded through, doing so provides considerable knowledge. The writer of the book obviously had a huge struggle with rehab, but what she writes rings so true with me and my stroke. Additionally, she write compellingly about what the stroke survivor needs and wants. This book really needs to be required reading for the families of stroke victims as well as nurses and other care-givers in the medical field. I'd like to see it be required reading for those who work on neuroscience units. If a nurse, nursing student interested in neurology, medical student interested in neurology and associated areas is wondering about reading this book - I'd say READ IT DEFINITELY!!!!! Well worth your time!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that TRULY helped my mother out!, August 17, 2009

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Makeba Webb (TN) - See all my reviews
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I ordered this book for my mother, who is a stroke survivor and it TRULY lifted her spirits and gave her a new insight into her continuous recovery.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insight into creating the life you want!, March 26, 2011

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Becca Chopra (Big Island of Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey (Paperback)

What makes this book special is the spiritual insight it offers. When the author's left hemisphere of her brain was incapacitated by a hemorrhagic stroke, she experienced the spiritual feeling of "oneness" with the universe, feeling no distinction from her body and the rest of the energy molecules around her. In the absence of the judgment of her left mind, she experienced deep internal peace and joy, the "Nirvana" that exists in the consciousness of our right brain. She explained how, at any moment, we can choose to hook into that part of our brain. Meditation is one way, and definitely, a less traumatic way than suffering a stroke. She also offers wonderful insights into quieting the constant "story telling" and chatter of the left brain, to bring you into the now, the peace of the right brain which only experiences the present moment, where there is no fear or anger. I was impressed with her scientific explanations of how we experience these negative emotions physiologically for 90 seconds, but can then choose to let them go and return to a peaceful state.

Taylor learned to reign in the judgment and ego center of her left brain and retain the compassionate feeling of oneness that was her only sensation when the left hemisphere of her brain was impaired. I thank her for sharing her experience and the wisdom she acquired in her journey back to wholeness. She says, "I choose to observe my environment through the nonjudgmental eyes of my right mind, allowing me to retain my inner joy.... it's really easy to be kind to others when I remember that none of us came into this world with a manual about how to get it all right."

A fascinating read! Namaste, Becca Chopra, author of The Chakra Diaries