![]() ![]() I deal with a lot of anxiety and fear, themes that are visited over and over again throughout the book. ![]() But out of all of Telgemeier’s works, Guts happens to parallel the most with my own life. I’ve always been able to relate to her books in some way or another, be it my relationship with my sister or my own medical trauma. I’d read three of her past works in elementary school, and they are the reason I adore graphic novels today. When first presented with the assignment of reading Guts by Raina Telgemeier, I was hit with nostalgia. ![]() Jessica Lahey is the author of The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed and the forthcoming Addiction Inoculation: Raising Addiction-Resistant Children in a Culture of Dependence (April 2021). It can serve as the impetus for family discussions about the nature of illness, the interconnectedness of mental and physical health, and the role counselors can play in helping us all manage our worries. Guts is an essential read for tweens, teens, and parents. But when I faced the anxiety head-on, my stomach troubles got better as well. I was not diagnosed with an anxiety disorder until I was in my twenties. I missed a lot of school in second grade due to stomachaches, pain that had no obvious physical cause despite extensive medical testing. My love for Guts runs deeper than professional admiration, because Telgemeier’s story is also my own. ![]()
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