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Two new publications from Lived Places Publishing today! David Hinkley profiles #women in the human rights movement: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... and Wenn Lawson explores the intersection of #autism and #disability. livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Trading Bars: Prisons as De Facto Mental Institutions The lack of sufficient mental health support often drives those with mental illness into homelessness, then prison. We need to improve this.

For her recently released LPP title, Janice Airhart, interviewed members of 12 families whose child, parent, sibling, or partner was diagnosed with a SMI. Many of the stories are heartbreaking. Read her blog post here: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/prisons... #disabilitystudies #mentalhealth

Episode 415: Gestalt, Alexithymia, and the Language of Wholeness Today’s episode challenges conventional, deficit-focused views of alexithymia, which is often characterised as the absence of words for feelings, by reframing it as a fidelity to wholeness.

Today’s episode challenges conventional, deficit-focused views of alexithymia, which is often characterised as the absence of words for feelings, by reframing it as a fidelity to wholeness.

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Release Is Not the End: A Letter from Mandela 2.0 Release from prison is not the end of the story; it is the beginning of another struggle. A first-hand account of post-carceral life.

"Hi, I am Mandela 2.0. It has been more than two years since my release from prison, and I would like to take a moment to update you on my situation:" livedplacespublishing.com/blog/release...
The Incarceration Nations Network collection: livedplacespublishing.com/incarceratio... #carceralstudies

Ideal for readers interested in Latinx Studies, Border Studies, Migration Studies, Labor Studies, and the history of the Chicano/Mexican-American experience, this book offers profound insights into resilience, adaptation, and community empowerment. livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

How can the dual identity of “teacher” and “parent” influence the decision to homeschool in Australia? Lived Places Publishing authors Rebecca English and Gemma Troughton explore this question in our most recent #openaccess title: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... #Australia #homeschooling

What is the potential transformative power of entrepreneurship for Arab refugee women, and what is their role in rebuilding lives and contributing to host nations? livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... Newest title in our Emergent Entrepreneurship collection: livedplacespublishing.com/emergent-

In A Congolese Refugee’s Quest for a Purpose and Better Life: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... , Gentille Dusenge takes readers inside the often-invisible world of displacement, where childhood is spent in the confines of a Rwandan refugee camp.

Indigenous Women's Reproductive Practices – Dr. Stephanie A. Sellers A summary of the centuries-long history of Native women leaders who were, and still are, wives and mothers while running their nations.

Indigenous Women’s Reproductive Practices: Asserting Themselves For 500 Years…and Counting: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/indigen... from Lived Places Publishing author Stephanie Sellers from Gettysburg College

#indigenousstudies #genderstudies

Social Work - Lived Places Publishing Social Work | Collection Editor: Dr. Kate Parkinson | Concise course readings from Lived Places Publishing

How do social workers navigate the unique challenges of serving rural and remote communities? Lesley Chenoweth and Daniela Stehlik offer a vaulable new Lived Places Publishing title: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... in our Social Work collection livedplacespublishing.com/social-work/ l

Rashni Stanford and Mel Brown examine how Black communities cultivate wellness in the midst of gun violence, post-Covid grief, and chronic disenfranchisement. This new publication archives these learnings for others to replicate in their own communities: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Seeing Oneself Anew Through Memoir and Storytelling What does it mean to reconsider the stories one has told about oneself? How do these stories evolve? [free seminar]

LIVE RIGHT NOW: Seeing Oneself Anew: How Trans Experiences of Authenticity Emerge Through Memoir and Storytelling (Topics in Queer Studies)

My Time in Solitary Confinement: The Truth About Kutuma at Brandvlei Old Maximum in South Africa A personal account of 42 days in solitary confinement in an infamous section of a prison in South Africa where several people died.

"This is my personal account of being in solitary confinement at the Old Maximum at Brandvlei in Western Cape, South Africa, for a transgression that I committed: possession of a USB memory device, which contained educational materials. Read on: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/my-time...

How has the cultural phenomenon of Chinese rock music shaped the identity of a Chinese woman scholar and influenced wider Chinese society? Read on from Lived Places Publishing author Lei Peng (彭蕾), PhD: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

This book addresses the unique needs of Gestalt Language Processors in primary and secondary schools, where English functions as a foreign language: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... from the Education Studies collection: livedplacespublishing.com/education-st...

Joanne Entwistle said, “Our bodies are not just the place from which we come to experience the world, but it is through our bodies that we come to be seen in the world.” lnkd.in/gwigFH_n A wonderful piece from LPP author Nica Cornell on clothing, feelings, mental health, and how we are seen.

Autism Was Never an Accident - Dr. Jaime Hoerricks Autism was never an accident of Tylenol or vaccines or industrial life. It is not a side effect to be managed, nor a pathology to be cured.

The claims that Tylenol causes autism would be laughable if they weren’t so dangerous. We’ve been here before: vaccines, baby formula, gluten, Wi-Fi, paracetamol. The script is the same. Something ordinary, something widely used, is recast as culprit: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/autism-...

At the center of this story is a service dog, whose presence not only provides support but also disrupts hidden barriers and biases, symbolizing the visibility of disability in spaces designed for conformity rather than inclusion: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Advocating for Mentally Ill Family Members draws on personal experience and powerful interviews to shed light on the hidden struggles of families living with mental illness. Available in the LPP #Disability Studies collection livedplacespublishing.com/disability-s... led by Damian Mellifont PhD

LPP continues to punch above its weight in publishing #OpenAccess Here is our most recent OA title: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Drawn from the author’s lived experience, this autobiographical collection reflects on what it means to inhabit a queer body that is always becoming.

Yasmina Nessim guides readers through the emerging field of fashion psychology, where neuroscience meets style, and getting dressed becomes an act of empowerment: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... In the Fashion and Personal Style Studies collection livedplacespublishing.com/fashion-and-...

Ideal for courses in Women and Gender Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Native American Studies, the title offers crucial insights into the intersection of traditional practices and colonial impacts on Indigenous women's reproductive rights: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

How can the lived experience of a refugee demonstrate the transformative power of education, and how can we better support education programmes for refugees? Read more about our newest #OpenAccess title in our #ForcedMigration Studies collection: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... #Refugees

Dolores Huerta and Women's Leadership in the Movement for Human Rights The leadership of women in the movement for human rights today is beautifully embodied by Dolores Huerta and ¡SÍ SE PUEDE!

"Action is the antidote to despair." —Joan Baez

At 95 years old, Dolores Huerta continues to take action for human rights in the vanguard of vocal opposition.

Large Public Libraries Give Young Adults Across U.S. Access to Banned Books - EdSurge News “It’s our entire book collection,” said Amy Mikel of Brooklyn Public Library’s national e-lending program for young readers, Books UnBanned. “Half a ...

Defunding libraires is causing real pain. Others will step up and attempt to fill the gaps: www.edsurge.com/news/2025-07... Lived Places Publishing will gladly offer its ebooks at no cost to readers in need. Just reach out to us:https://livedplacespublishing.com/contact/

Reverse Engineering as a Curriculum Development Process An examination of the practice-based pedagogy of starting with current trends and deconstructing their influences [free seminar].

LIVE RIGHT NOW: Reverse Engineering as a Curriculum Development Process – a conversation between Anne Cecil, Drexel University and Reham El-Morally, American University in Cairo

From the music industry to global human rights forums, Ani uses her voice to advocate for freedom of expression, women’s rights, and LGBTQIA+ inclusion within Islam livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
What happens when a Malaysian Muslim woman defies expectations and challenges patriarchy?

What If Love Isn’t Enough? The Realities of Adoptive Parenting Adoptive parenting is more than a simple fairy tale story – Brighid O'Shaughnessy reveals the path to true healing – for children & families.

Adoption, trauma-informed parenting, and midlife motherhood collide in this episode with Brighid O’Shaughnessy — social worker, adoptive mom, and longtime mental health advocate. livedplacespublishing.com/blog/adoptiv... Brighid O'Shaughnessy's new book: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Intersectional Lived Experience Conference - Call for Papers | July 16, 2026 A forum for researchers and practitioners focused on both the theoretical and the practical aspects of human lived experience.

Do you do #livedexperience or #intersectional research? Do you want to present your research with and learn from colleagues? Consider submitting a presentation of your #research at the Virtual Intersectional Lived Experience Conference: livedplacespublishing.com/conference-c...