Böcker av Diana Alishouse

See the Ragged Edge series of original art quilts which were shown in the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. Written in everyday language-no medical jargon. Learn about causes, symptoms, and treatments. Discover the many facets of depression beyond the physical (biochemical) and the emotional. Find out how to navigate the medical Establishment and how to communicate effectively with your doctor.This is the first book that SHOWS what depressive illness feels like. Alishouse walks us through the journey she took as she discovered what was wrong, dealt with her depression, and then-with help-overcame her depression.Simply reading about depression is not the way to help or to get help. Diana's intricate and highly intuitive fabric art takes you into the mind of a depressed person, thereby allowing you to more fully understand who they are, what they're dealing with, and how they might overcome it.If you have a depressive illness, know that you are not alone.

Life as a farm wife on the plains of eastern Colorado held unexpected surprises for Diana, who had only recently worn high heels to work in a Denver office. Her manicured nails hit the dust (or in this case, the transmission oil); learning to drive a combine involved running over a fence; a leisurely walk down a country road brought her into contact with a loose bull; a bridge about to collapse from dry rot led to an unexpected benefit.Alishouse tells her stories with charm, with wit, and with compassion for the lives of the people who used to feed the world. Farm Wife Stories chronicles a time that is, unfortunately, becoming obsolete-a time when family farms were the norm, before their takeover by agricultural conglomerates.It doesn't matter whether you are a farmer, whether you'd like to be a farmer, whether you can't imagine ever being a farmer, or whether you think bread comes from a plastic bag, these stories of Diana's life as a farm wife are sure to entertain.