Six honest essays on getting through the hard years and seeing them differently.

Every decade of your life is a different life. Stress sneaks up on you. And logic can’t always fix a feeling.

In From Pain to Perspective, Brandon Howard, a writer from Kansas who spent years living with chronic autoimmune pain, shares six candid, conversational essays on the questions that show up when life gets heavy. Who am I becoming? What is my purpose? How do I stop carrying today’s stress into tomorrow?

Inside:

• Every Decade of Your Life Is a Different Life: why you won’t be the same person at 40
• Knowing Your Purpose or Still in Search of…: finding a calling you weren’t looking for
• Stress Is Your Kryptonite: five habits for managing stress one day at a time
• Hitting Snooze on Your Internal Timeclock: how to quiet the voice that keeps asking “what time is it?”
• Logical Thinkers, Here’s Why You’re Emotionally an Idiot: for people who treat feelings like math problems
• You’re Not Just Your Parents’ Kid, You’re Their Life Coach: what children quietly teach their parents

No jargon and no lectures, just a short, honest read for anyone who could use a little perspective.

Personal essays, not medical advice.