In the aftermath of her own critical illness, physician and writer Dr. Rana Awdish finds herself oddly estranged her from her own body. Medicine has conditioned her to view sick bodies as broken objects, not as sites of meaning, mystery, and quiet wisdom. So, when her own body warns her that she'll be dead in five years, she's unsure whether to trust it enough to follow where it leads. Allowing for this kind of innate, bodily wisdom would require her to dismantle and reconfigure her entire belief system. She decides to take a leap of faith, abandon certainty and surrender to the message - a choice that ultimately saves her life. Guided by the evocative power of art from Frida Kahlo to Mark Rothko, as well as her own creative process, 'After Shock' is part memoir and part guidebook to sustaining wonder and attention to beauty even in the face of grief and loss.
| ISBN: | 9781250345837 |
| Publication date: | 16th June 2026 |
| Author: | Rana Awdish |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: science, technology and medicine Accident and emergency medicine Complementary therapies, healing and health |
In the aftermath of her own critical illness, physician and writer Dr. Rana Awdish finds herself oddly estranged her from her own body. Medicine has conditioned her to view sick bodies as broken objects, not as sites of meaning, mystery, and quiet wisdom. So, when her own body warns her that she'll be dead in five years, she's unsure whether to trust it enough to follow where it leads. Allowing for this kind of innate, bodily wisdom would require her to dismantle and reconfigure her entire belief system. She decides to take a leap of faith, abandon certainty and surrender to the message - a choice that ultimately saves her life. Guided by the evocative power of art from Frida Kahlo to Mark Rothko, as well as her own creative process, 'After Shock' is part memoir and part guidebook to sustaining wonder and attention to beauty even in the face of grief and loss.
After Shock features in the following genres: Biography: science, technology and medicine, Accident and emergency medicine, Complementary therapies, healing and health
After Shock is available in Hardback
After Shock was written by Rana Awdish and published by St. Martin's Press
After Shock has 288 pages
£23.39