Books in the ...Is Really Strange series

Understanding pain is a very good way of relieving it. This engaging, funny, and highly original research-based graphic book explains the nature of pain and how you can effectively relieve pain by changing your mind's habits.

Revealing the strange nature of trauma and exploring how trauma resolution involves changing the body's physiology, this engaging comic explains the science of trauma in easy-to-understand terms. With a positive emphasis on human resilience, it encourages better understanding of trauma and describes some simple Trauma Releasing Exercises.

The science behind anxiety is explained in this engaging and highly original graphic medicine book, with in-depth analysis of where anxiety comes from, what it means for your body, and how to turn it into something positive. The artwork simply and humorously depicts how to alleviate anxiety and take control of its negative symptoms.

This comic, based on science and real-life stories, illustrates the complexity of forgiveness and what it can mean to different people and its potential for positive change. It explores the key aspects of forgiveness and the impact it can have on the mind and psyche.

This collection contains all four of Steve Haines and Sophie Standing's graphic books that cover complex human experiences in an accessible way. The collection covers the fundamental human experiences of anxiety, pain, trauma and touch. A useful illustrated wallchart to accompany the series is also included.