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Donna Jackson Nakazawa1 day ago

Hi! There are a lot of new people around here so I thought I would introduce myself again and tell you 5 little know facts about me!

I'm Donna Jackson Nakazawa. I've written six books, won a few awards, written articles for WIRED, Bostonglobe STAT , give talks for universities and orgs, and explore the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion. My mission is to translate emerging science in ways that help individuals find new hope and avenues for healing. I also recently launched my new course, Your Healing Narrative: Write-to-Heal with Neural Re-Narrating™️. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/35Wxxnv

Facts about me:
I can't write without a dog in the room.
I deliver writing-to-heal courses on trauma and calming the nervous system to educators and health care workers who are helping us all on the frontlines of the pandemic.
When I'm deep into writing (right now I'm on deadline for a new book on stress and the female adolescent brain for Random House!) I write in my attic. My dog Winnie cheers me on.
I manage quite a few autoimmune issues and chronic pain. When I was in my 40s I was paralyzed twice. My family has faced a number of severe health issues which have been really stressful. I dedicate a lot of my heart and mind to being calm and well. Self-care is still hard for me, even given everything I know. Every single day, I'm a self-care work in progress.
The world is chaotic now and I'm feeling more anxiety than I have in a long time. And sad for the world as it is. I call this feeling "sanxious." Doing this work to help all of you helps calm me a little, too.

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Donna Jackson Nakazawa2 days ago

Important reminder given all the stress we are all under. Psychological therapy helps reduce chronic inflammation in body. Important paper in JAMA Psychiatry by the brilliant George Slavich Ph.D. @uclastresslab. In a meta-analysis of 56 studies, Slavich and colleagues showed that psychotherapy is consistently associated with improvements in the health of our immune system. Patients randomly assigned to receive psychotherapy showed reductions in inflammation that lasted for up to 6 months post-treatment. One implication, says Slavich, "is that psychotherapy may be potentially helpful in reducing risk for inflammation-related disorders, such as #depression, #heartdisease, #asthma, certain cancers, and #Alzheimer's disease." This study argues for greater accessibility to therapy for all individuals, especially those who suffer from social-environmental threats due to race, socioeconomic status, gender, and trauma across the lifespan, and especially given these traumatic times. #COVID https://bit.ly/2MxcGgu

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Donna Jackson Nakazawa3 days ago

Honored and excited that my book, The Angel and the Assassin, is on the bookshelf for new and recommended paperbacks at the Harvard online bookstore! http://bit.ly/2XWYpPP #brain #inflammation #covid #neuroscience

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Donna Jackson Nakazawa3 days ago

Today is a big day for me! My book The Angel and the Assassin comes out in paperback.
Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/3qwXfa6
Random House
"Donna Jackson Nakazawa’s newest book is a scientific detective story – in it, she tells the tale of one of the most ground-breaking discoveries in the history of medicine and science: how a new understanding of the tiniest cell in our brains – microglia (remember that name!) – sheds startling new light on the mind-body connection, rewriting our understanding of brain health and illness. A paradigm-shifting, game-changing page-turner, THE ANGEL AND THE ASSASSIN ushers in a profound new era of hope for patients everywhere." #brainhealth #inflammation #covid #neuroscience

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Donna Jackson Nakazawa4 days ago

Today is the last day to enter the giveaway for a chance to win a paperback copy of my new book The Angel and the Assassin! Enter here: https://bit.ly/3qwXfa6 Random House #brainhealth #mentalhealth #inflammation #neuroscience #Covid

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Donna Jackson Nakazawa5 days ago

So excited about the release of my book The Angel and the Assassin in paperback version on January 19!! Grateful for the support of Amy Myers MD and the entire community. Go HERE (https://bit.ly/3qwXfa6) to pre-order now, or HERE (http://bit.ly/35DwybG) to read the prologue! Random House #brain #trauma #mentalhealth #anxiety

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