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Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke de Debra E. Meyerson

Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke

Autor Debra E. Meyerson, Danny Zuckerman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 iun 2019

Găsim în această carte nu doar un jurnal al recuperării, ci o analiză profundă a modului în care ne definim ca ființe umane atunci când atributele noastre fundamentale dispar brusc. Identity Theft conține zeci de mărturii ale supraviețuitorilor, perspective medicale și reflecții despre reziliență, structurate pe parcursul a 288 de pagini care refuză să trateze accidentul vascular cerebral doar ca pe o problemă medicală. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care Debra E. Meyerson folosește instrumentele sale de cercetător social pentru a investiga propria tragedie, transformând o experiență devastatoare într-un studiu despre demnitate și adaptare.

Suntem de părere că această lucrare umple un gol esențial în literatura de specialitate, mutând accentul de pe reabilitarea fizică spre cea psihologică. Complementar volumului Listening in the Silence, Seeing in the Dark – Reconstructing Life after Brain Surgery: unde acela se concentrează pe impactul traumei cerebrale asupra dinamicii familiale și a îngrijitorilor, Identity Theft explorează interioritatea celui care trebuie să își răspundă la întrebarea: „Cine mai sunt eu acum?”. Spre deosebire de alte memorii care se opresc la succesul clinic, această carte analizează doliul necesar pentru „vechiul sine” și curajul de a accepta o identitate nouă, poate mai limitată fizic, dar la fel de validă.

Această perspectivă este continuată și aprofundată în Identity Theft, Second Edition, demonstrând că procesul de recuperare a identității este unul continuu. Tonul este onest și plin de compasiune, oferind o hartă emoțională pentru oricine se simte „furat” de propria biografie din cauza unei boli sau a unui accident.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781449496302
ISBN-10: 144949630X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Colecția Andrews McMeel Publishing

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este o resursă neprețuită pentru supraviețuitorii de AVC și familiile lor, oferind un limbaj comun pentru a discuta despre pierdere și reconstrucție. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă optimistă, dar ancorată în realitate, despre cum viața poate fi redifinită cu sens chiar și după traume majore. Este recomandarea noastră pentru cei care caută să înțeleagă latura umană, dincolo de diagnosticul clinic.

Despre autor

Debra E. Meyerson este profesoară emerită la Stanford University, specializată în psihologie organizațională și identitate socială. Viața și cariera i-au fost radical schimbate în 2010 de un accident vascular cerebral sever, eveniment care a devenit catalizatorul pentru cercetările sale actuale. Alături de fiul său, Danny Zuckerman, ea a fondat organizații dedicate sprijinirii supraviețuitorilor de AVC în procesul lor de redefinire identitară, transformând expertiza academică într-un instrument de vindecare colectivă.

Descriere scurtă

Debra Meyerson, a Stanford University professor, shares her emotionally powerful journey to rebuild her identity and redefine herself after suffering a debilitating stroke. She effectively blends her expertise about personal identity with her own journey and that of other survivors into a story that can help and inspire anyone robbed of capabilities that challenge their sense of self following injury.
 
In 2010, Debra Meyerson suffered a severe stroke in which she lost all speech and was paralyzed on her right side. Identity Theft centers on Debra’s experience: her stroke, her extraordinary efforts to recover, and her journey to redefine herself. She draws on her skills as a social scientist and conversations with dozens of fellow survivors­, family members, friends, colleagues, therapists and doctors to paint a new picture of the emotional journey through the identity-based challenges born from stroke and other accidents and illnesses that rob people of important capabilities. She shares amazing personal stories and uses them to illustrate lessons we can all learn from.
Who are you after a stroke? How do you grieve the loss of you? Who do you become during your recovery? This is not a how-to book for recovery, nor will it tell you what you'll experience or how you should deal with the loss of ability, but it's a book full of hope for stroke survivors. It gives them and their support network a broad picture of what might lie ahead. And it explores some critical questions that, in the more prevalent focus on physical recovery, are all too often overlooked in the effort to help people who have lost capabilities from stroke or otherwise: What is really important to me? How do I fit in? Who am I now? How do I define myself in the face of my more limited abilities?  
 

Notă biografică

Previously a tenured professor at Stanford University, DEBRA MEYERSON studied, wrote, lectured, and taught about diversity, gender, identity, and organizational change. In September 2010, Debra’s life and career were derailed by a severe stroke that nearly killed her and initially left her paralyzed on the right side—and completely mute. Years of intensive therapy and a relentless work ethic enabled Debra to regain her independence, but she still lives with physical limitations and speech challenges. Debra wrote Identity Theft to help other survivors and those closest to them navigate the emotional journey that she has found very difficult—and rewarding. Debra lives in Menlo Park, California, with her husband, and has three grown children.
 
DANNY ZUCKERMAN is the cofounder of 3Box, a peer-to-peer social network that helps people create more meaningful connections and communities online. He previously worked on a new digital identity system based on blockchain technology, helped build digital math curriculum at Zearn, worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company, and studied political philosophy and economics at Stanford University. Danny is Debra Meyerson’s son.
 

Recenzii

"What sets this book apart ... is its focus on stroke survivors’ emotional journeys ... An encouraging story of personal growth after a life-altering medical event.”  (KIRKUS REVIEWS)
“Identity Theft is the most powerful book I’ve read on the psychological experience of having and recovering from a stroke. This is a moving memoir—and a testament to the strength of the human spirit.”
  (ADAM GRANT, N- ADAM GRANT, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OPTION B, ORIGINALS, AND GIVE AND TAKE)
 “Identity Theft is a must read for stroke survivors, their families, and stroke professionals. Using her story and those of others, Debra writes with humor and pragmatism about embracing and thriving in new identities after stroke.”
  (DR. CHITRA VENKATASUBRAMANIAN, MBBS, MD, MSC, FNCS, PROFESSOR, STROKE AND NEURO CRITICAL CARE, STANFORD UNIVERSITY)
 “Identity Theft will provoke thoughts, ideas, and paths to growth for anyone wrestling with identity in the face of life changes. Even while struggling with the aftermath of her stroke, Debra found a way to create this gift to others.”
  (LAWRENCE BACOW, PRESIDENT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY)
“After watching Debra Meyerson’s extraordinary academic career cut short by her debilitating stroke, it is so inspiring to see her create such a powerful book for anyone trying to build a life of meaning in the face of adversity.”

 
(CLAUDE STEELE, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF PSYCHOLOGY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, AND FORMER DEAN, STANFORD SCHOOL OF EDUCATION; AUTHOR OF WHISTLING VIVALDI)
“Identity Theft is a scholarly yet easy-to-read exposition that addresses so many issues faced by stroke survivors, especially those with aphasia. It is a story of determination and hope that should be of interest to everyone.”
 
(LEORA R. CHERNEY, PHD, SCIENTIFIC CHAIR, THINK + SPEAK LAB, SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB; PROFESSOR, PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY)
“It is a rare book that can begin with medical trauma and loss of selfidentity and turn into a deeply moving, surprisingly uplifting, and profoundly wise meditation on what it means to be human.”
 
(ROB REICH, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, STANFORD UNIVERSITY; AUTHOR OF JUST GIVING)
“With Identity Theft, Debra Meyerson has written what will certainly become a go-to resource for stroke survivors and their families, navigating that critical question—‘Who do I want to be now?’”
 
(JULIA FOX GARRISON, STROKE SURVIVOR AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY)
“Identity Theft offers a deeply moving, candid, eye-opening, and compassionate picture of life after stroke. It displays the power of resilience, determination, acceptance, and love—and is sure to inspire helpful reflection, no matter one’s age or health.”
 
(KATHERINE J. KLEIN, EDWARD H. BOWMAN PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT AND VICE DEAN, WHARTON SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE, THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA)