Bibliograph

Show me where it hurts, living with invisible illness, Kylie Maslen

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Label

Show me where it hurts, living with invisible illness, Kylie Maslen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Show me where it hurts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Kylie Maslen

Sub title

living with invisible illness

Summary

Kylie Maslen has been living with invisible illness for twenty years-more than half her life. Its impact is felt in every aspect of her day-to-day existence: from work to dating; from her fears for what the future holds to her difficulty getting out of bed some mornings. Through pop music, art, literature, TV, film and online culture, Maslen explores the lived experience of invisible illness with sensitivity and wit, drawing back the veil on a reality many struggle-or refuse-to recognise. Show Me Where it Hurts is a powerful collection of essays that speak to those who have encountered the brush-off from doctors, faced endless tests and treatments, and endured chronic pain and suffering. But it is also a bridge reaching out to partners, families, friends, colleagues, doctors: all those who want to better understand what life looks like when you cannot simply show others where it hurts

Table Of Contents

I'm trying to tell you I'm not okay -- A playlist for the love sick -- Ask me how I am -- The fetishisation of Frida -- Creation -- Retirement, living -- Scar tissue -- The joke's on us -- Life support -- Storm surge

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