Top 5 to Change your Brain Forever

Death Valley by Melissa Broder

Death Valley explores the magical places our minds can take us in order to soothe our darkness. Wonderfully strange imagery connected to memories took me on a delicious adventure.

The Push by Ashley Audrain

The Push explores how generational trauma trickles down. It tells a story of how we carry the things that have happened to us, and our mothers, and our mothers’ mother.

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

Elsewhere explores, circular nature of life. Zevin wrote a story about life and death in a highly unexpected way. Choosing to lean into the profound rather than sadness, I was left embracing the joy of all the stages of life.

The Names by Florence Knapp

The Names begins with the idea of how a name can change your life. It investigates how slight changes can turn into larger ones; how living one life makes one person and another a completely different one.

‘The Life of Chuck’ by Stephen King (Short Story in If It Bleeds)

The short story, ‘The Life of Chuck’

, is an exploration of perspective. Changing the focus, point of view, or main character can transform the story from a love story to a thriller to a mystery.