When You Can't Scream...Or 10 Reasons Why I smoke - Softcover

Damico, Doren M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692743650 ISBN 13: 9780692743652

Publisher: DreamingD Enterprises, 2016

Synopsis

Doren Damico tells how her screams were shunned, silenced and sequestered by society, and how she chose to cultivate compassion in a riotous world. An honest look at the corrupt epidemic of smoking, and many challenges faced by women. Poetry, photographs of women and an intimate narrative about trauma and healing. In these pages you’ll discover: How cigarettes affect the brain. Why mindfulness leads to quitting. How to exercise forgiveness. How to rewrite an authentic life. Why you should scream if you want to.

About this title

About the Author

Doren Damico is an artist, musician, educator and freelance writer based in Los Angeles, California. A life-long lover of music, Doren earned her BA in Music with a jazz emphasis from Sonoma State University in 1995. In addition, she holds both general and education specialist credentials from California State University Northridge, and has worked for over 26 years as an educator and consultant.

From the Back Cover

Have you ever wondered why people smoke, even when knowing the dangers? Can cigarettes mediate trauma? In When You Can't Scream...Or 10 Reasons Why I Smoke, Doren Damico tells how her screams were shunned, silenced and sequestered by society, and how she chose to cultivate compassion in a riotous world.

An artist, Empath and education specialist, Doren delivers an honest look at the corrupt epidemic of smoking, and many challenges faced by women. Through poetry, photographs of women, research-based information and an intimate narrative, she explores the complex journey of trauma, acceptance and healing. In these pages you'll discover:

How cigarettes affect the brain
Why mindfulness leads to quitting
How to exercise forgiveness
How to rewrite an authentic life
Why you should scream if you want to


"The poetry in When You Can't Scream... is so succulent, it drapes over your shoulder with intention and tangles around your fingertips to turn the page."
Jessica M. Wilson Cardenas, Poet & Founder, Los Angeles Poet Society


"A captivating, educative, and intimate narrative that weaves together science, spirit and self. The result is a travelogue of a smoker that has lit up cigarettes to socialize, to respond to trauma, to meditate, and at times stay grounded."

Michael Ray De Los Angeles, Editor, The Toyon Literary Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: DreamingD Enterprises
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692743650
• ISBN 13: 9780692743652
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122