Books in Progress
I’m currently working on several books exploring what fascinates me most: the human mind, identity, behavior, resilience, and our remarkable capacity for change.
My Stro-Called Life
A memoir about what happens when the life you built disappears almost overnight. After a devastating career loss is followed days later by a stroke at forty-two, therapist Cassie Jewell must navigate disability, depression, addiction, recovery, and the unsettling question of who she is when the person she used to be is gone. My Stro-Called Life is a candid, darkly funny exploration of identity, grief, and rebuilding a life you never expected to live.
The Shadow Life
What happens to the lives we almost lived? The Shadow Life explores regret, roads not taken, abandoned dreams, former selves, and the imaginary lives that continue to exist alongside our real ones. Blending psychology, research, and personal reflection, it asks how we make peace with what might have been without losing sight of what still could be.
The Art of Being Human
Why do we behave the way we do, and can understanding ourselves help us live differently? The Art of Being Human explores the psychology behind fear, identity, relationships, motivation, change, failure, meaning, and the contradictions that make us human. Through research, conversations with experts, real-world stories, and personal “human experiments,” Cassie turns the science of human behavior into an exploration of what it actually means to be a person.
Cognitive Comeback: Your Neuroplastic Brain
How much can we actually change our brains? Part science investigation and part personal experiment, Cognitive Comeback explores neuroplasticity, cognition, and brain health through research, expert perspectives, and firsthand testing. From exercise, sleep, meditation, and social connection to alcohol, cannabis, screen time, and other brain-draining behaviors, Cassie puts popular claims about the brain to the test while exploring what science really knows about protecting, healing, and strengthening the human brain.
