Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: recovery

  • To all the books that saved my life

    Dannie OngMelbourne, Australia On the way to therapy, I am reading The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. I try not to think about the irony of it all – no job, no degree, not even a life, depending on who you asked – and there I am, filling pages with notes on morning…

  • Finding a voice: Poetry and images

    Donald RoachOmaha, Nebraska, USA Poet’s statement This poem was created out of a life of childhood abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, desperation, and recovery, enabling me to rediscover a life worth living, an affirmation of the human person, and a newfound face. Sober eyesYou know there was a timeWhen I was in a dark placeThere…