April 14, 2023
HP SPECIAL 10 Year Anniversary of NYT Best Seller "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness" with Susannah Cahalan
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastAbout this episode
Send us a text Lisa is joined by Susannah Cahalan, the author of the New York Times Best Seller, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. It’s been 10 years since the release of BRAIN ON FIRE…Susannah Cahalan’s bestselling memoir about the medical mystery that changed lives forever. When the book came out in 2013, Susannah was a guest on Lisa's NPR health radio show It's Your Health. There has bee a significant advancement in autoimmune encephalitis research, symptoms are better recognized leading to an earlier diagnosis and recovery. Writes Susannah, “I can say with certainty that my story has even saved lives. (Writing that sentence will never stop astounding me.) It’s impossible to know how wide my story’s reach has been, but I can say that hundreds of people have contacted me with stories of how my book helped them find a diagnosis.” After over a million copies...and a Netflix movie starring Chloë Grace Moretz…Susannah is available to talk about the major events in her life (married the boyfriend, has twins!)…and in medicine…since the book came out! BOOK DESCRIPTION: When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she’d gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened? In a swift and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family’s inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn’t happen. “A fascinating look at the disease that...could have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her life” (People), Brain on Fire is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance that is destined to become a classic.