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"An essential book for our times, full of wisdom, compassion and sound advice. Every patient needs a copy of this gem." -Katherine May, author of Wintering and Enchantment. A gentle, expert guide to the secrets of recovery, showing why we need it and how to do it better. For many of us, time spent in recovery - from a broken leg, a virus, chronic illness, or the crisis of depression or anxiety - can feel like an unwelcome obstacle on the road to health. Modern medicine too often assumes that once doctors have prescribed a course of treatment, healing takes care of itself. But recovery isn't something that "just happens." It is an act that we engage in and that has the potential to transform our lives, if only we can find ways to learn its rhythms and invest our time, energy, and participation.