The Gift of Our Wounds
Arno Michaelis
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Michael found a website and message board connected to the book, where he could interact with other users pretending to be characters from the book, and started building an online relationship with a character who pretended to be Dennis, from *Interview with the Vampire*.
And that's how I stumbled upon Le Jardin Savage, The Savage Garden.
— Episode: 258: What if you fell in love with a vam...
Michael found a website and message board connected to the book, where he could interact with other users pretending to be characters from the book, and started building an online relationship with a character who pretended to be Dennis, from *Interview with the Vampire*.
And that's how I stumbled upon Le Jardin Savage, The Savage Garden.
Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned
The book series is mentioned as one of the things that Michael read during his youth, where he found solace in the characters, who were free and accepted themselves.
And in particular, I connected to the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice.
— Episode: 258: What if you fell in love with a vam...
The book series is mentioned as one of the things that Michael read during his youth, where he found solace in the characters, who were free and accepted themselves.
And in particular, I connected to the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice.
A Memoir
The podcast episode featured Lisa Nikolidakis, the author of the memoir, No One Crosses the Wolf. The memoir was described as incredible, containing the true story of the speaker's experiences with her abusive father.
Today's episode featured Lisa Nikolidakis. You can read much more about this story in her incredible memoir, No One Crosses the Wolf.
— Episode: 254: What if your father annihilated the...
The podcast episode featured Lisa Nikolidakis, the author of the memoir, No One Crosses the Wolf. The memoir was described as incredible, containing the true story of the speaker's experiences with her abusive father.
Today's episode featured Lisa Nikolidakis. You can read much more about this story in her incredible memoir, No One Crosses the Wolf.
You can also find out more about Lisa on Instagram @lisanik or on Twitter @lisanikol, and check out her other award-winning essays, at lissanikolidakis.com
The book was found in the speaker's school library and discussed topics like gay and lesbian history, adolescence, puberty, and helped them understand what they were experiencing.
I remember exploring the shelves, and I remember one book that made such an impression on me called A Way of Love, A Way of Life, A Young Person's Guide to What it Means to Be Gay. This would have to...
— Episode: 250: What if a devastating truth only de...
The book was found in the speaker's school library and discussed topics like gay and lesbian history, adolescence, puberty, and helped them understand what they were experiencing.
I remember exploring the shelves, and I remember one book that made such an impression on me called A Way of Love, A Way of Life, A Young Person's Guide to What it Means to Be Gay. This would have to have been the early 80s.
And it just walked me through gay and lesbian history, adolescence and puberty, and all of the things that I was experiencing and feeling and explained it to me in the context that I was feeling.
The book 'Blowing Up' was written about Gina's journey with Rafael during the pandemic and beyond, and was self-published with the help of a Minneapolis advertising agency. The book was created as a coffee table book that served as a diary through the beginning months of the pandemic.
On the website, you can also buy Gina's book, Blowing Up, featuring her journey with Rafael during the pandemic and beyond.
— Episode: 248: What if an invisible disease blew u...
The book 'Blowing Up' was written about Gina's journey with Rafael during the pandemic and beyond, and was self-published with the help of a Minneapolis advertising agency. The book was created as a coffee table book that served as a diary through the beginning months of the pandemic.
On the website, you can also buy Gina's book, Blowing Up, featuring her journey with Rafael during the pandemic and beyond.
Gina is also offering listeners $10 off her book if you use the code HAPPENING.
What we learned about dating violence after our daughter's tragic death
The episode featured Bill Mitchell, who discussed his personal journey in writing the book to make sense of his daughter's tragic death and to educate others about dating and domestic violence. Whit Misseldyne highlighted the book as a resource for preventing similar tragedies and directed listeners to where it could be purchased. The conversation emphasized the book’s purpose of sharing hard‑earned lessons and raising awareness.
Bill Mitchell's book, 'When Dating Hurts,' was written to share what he learned about domestic violence and dating violence after the murder of his daughter. It was the result of a personal journey to make sense of her death and prevent such tragedies from happening to others.
In trying to make sense out of this, a few years ago I started to write a book called WHEN DATING HURTS.
So I worked on that over the course of four years or so. I wasn't ever sure until the very end that I was actually going to get this out or that it was ever good enough or covered everything.
Today's episode featured Bill Mitchell. Bill has a book and podcast both called WHEN DATING HURTS.
You can find out more about Bill, his book, and his podcast all at whendatinghurts.com.
You can also find his book on Amazon.
The book of Revelation was mentioned in relation to the Jehovah's Witness belief that 144,000 people will be anointed to the heavens to rule as kings and priests with Jesus and Jehovah.
And then 144,000, like it says in the book of Revelation, will be anointed to the heavens to rule as kings and priests with Jesus and Jehovah.
— Episode: 212: What if everyone pretended you were...
The book of Revelation was mentioned in relation to the Jehovah's Witness belief that 144,000 people will be anointed to the heavens to rule as kings and priests with Jesus and Jehovah.
And then 144,000, like it says in the book of Revelation, will be anointed to the heavens to rule as kings and priests with Jesus and Jehovah.
How Moving from Transactional to Transformational Relationships Can Reshape Our Lonely World
It was described as an upcoming book about relationality, specifically on how moving from transactional to transformational relationships can reshape our lonely world.
David Jay is the founder of asexuality.org, the world's longest running and largest community of people who identify as asexual. He's a proud member of a three-parent family and the author of the upco...
— Episode: 4: The 82 Percent: Podcast Live Event at...
It was described as an upcoming book about relationality, specifically on how moving from transactional to transformational relationships can reshape our lonely world.
David Jay is the founder of asexuality.org, the world's longest running and largest community of people who identify as asexual. He's a proud member of a three-parent family and the author of the upcoming book Relationality, how moving from transactional to transformational relationships can reshape our lonely world.
How the Choose Love Movement Transforms Lives
Commentary, Critique, & Conversation
The hosts briefly referenced the book as a source of commentary, critique, and conversation about art, and they also shared links to some of the author's films. No strong endorsement was given, but it was noted as a relevant resource for listeners interested in artistic discussions.
Disabled Gay Men and Their Stories (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies)
In the episode, the hosts highlighted the book as a useful resource that addressed their lack of knowledge about the experiences of disabled gay men, noting its focus on personal narratives. They suggested it would be valuable for listeners interested in learning about this intersection of identities.
A Memoir (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize)
The book was discussed by its author, who described how writing it forced him to confront lingering grief and persistent guilt after his wife's death, revealing that the memoir focuses more on guilt than on grief. He noted that the process was emotionally taxing, resurfacing feelings he believed were settled, and highlighted the ongoing struggle of second‑guessing and regret. The conversation centered on the personal impact of the memoir rather than a formal endorsement.
It is a memoir about the author's experience of grief and guilt after the death of his first wife, Katie. The writing process was difficult and brought up many previously settled feelings.
Writing Young Widower was awful. It dredged up a lot of feelings that I thought were settled, though I don't know why I thought they were settled only four or five years out.
She said, this is not a book about grief. This is a book about guilt.
Writing about guilt, living with guilt is a whole nother thing. It's just a constant project of second guessing and regret.
A Doctor's Initiation
The hosts noted that this was Sandeep Jauhar's first book, which recounts his early experiences as a doctor. They mentioned it in passing while discussing the author's background.
The Disillusionment of an American Physician
The title was briefly noted as one of Sandeep Jauhar's works, but the hosts did not discuss its content or argue for its merits. It was mentioned in passing without any recommendation or critique.
Plato's Case Against Secular Humanism
The narrator mentioned reading a book titled "Divine Madness," which detailed the lives of famous artists and musicians who struggled with mental health issues, suicide, or self-destruction. The book resonated with the narrator's own experiences.
I'm looking at this book right now called Divine Madness. Just this whole list of people whose names you know who are going through either kill themselves or succumb to their own madn...
— Episode: What if you had a ten-year nightmare? [R...
The narrator mentioned reading a book titled "Divine Madness," which detailed the lives of famous artists and musicians who struggled with mental health issues, suicide, or self-destruction. The book resonated with the narrator's own experiences.
I'm looking at this book right now called Divine Madness. Just this whole list of people whose names you know who are going through either kill themselves or succumb to their own madness. Just artists and musicians and actors.
The guest bought approximately \$250 worth of self-help books and presented them to a former partner; however, the gesture was not well-received.
So I went to the bookstore and I bought $250 worth of therapy books. I stacked him up in his house against the wall and he walked in and I was so excited. I was like, look, golly's books. He looked at...
— Episode: 190: What if your fairytale was finally...
The guest bought approximately \$250 worth of self-help books and presented them to a former partner; however, the gesture was not well-received.
So I went to the bookstore and I bought $250 worth of therapy books. I stacked him up in his house against the wall and he walked in and I was so excited. I was like, look, golly's books. He looked at me like I was crazy.
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