{"product_id":"persona-medusa-a-tale-of-selective-mutism-social-anxiety-paperback","title":"Persona Medusa: A Tale of Selective Mutism \u0026 Social Anxiety - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. J. Sharry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor most people, terror is rare-something you escape, something you avoid. But what happens when terror is everywhere?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePersona Medusa\u003c\/i\u003e follows DJ, a boy whose voice disappears whenever speech is expected. His body freezes. The words don't come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eSelective Mutism\u003c\/b\u003e-not shyness, but an intense phobic fear response that shuts the body down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructured around the actor's voice exercise known as the \u003cb\u003eSpinal Roll\u003c\/b\u003e, the story moves from the thinking head down through fear and tension, toward the \"tail\" of the spine, where the voice and body finally let go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful memoir of anxiety and healing-for anyone who has ever felt trapped inside themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDJ Sharry was born in the midlands of Ireland. He grew up surrounded by many beautiful things and one horrible thing. He is interested in phobias and how people develop them. His most used body part is his amygdala. He has survived the speaking phobia selective mutism. He loves learning about his voice and exercises his human right to speak daily. He is a husband and a father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53023940739296,"sku":"9781515186403","price":15.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/ervHtI709U9781515186403.webp?v=1781591834","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/persona-medusa-a-tale-of-selective-mutism-social-anxiety-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}