The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head

A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases

By: Gary Small, Gigi Vorgan

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

“Stories of human behavior at its most extreme….With humor, compassion, empathy, and insight, Small searches for and finds the humanity that lies hidden under even the most bizarre symptoms.”
—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind

A psychiatrist’s stories of his most bizarre cases, The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head by Gary Small, M.D., and Gigi Vorgan—co-authors of The Memory Bible—offers a fascinating and highly entertaining look into the peculiarities of the human mind. In the vein of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Awakenings, and the other bestselling works of Oliver Sacks, The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head surprises, enthralls, and illuminates as it focuses on medical mysteries that would stump and amaze the brilliant brains on House, M.D.

interesting

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, to understand how interesting psychology is. And to prove that intuitions don;t work in psychology, and diagnosis and therapy can be very tricky.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Dr. Small, who always takes the criticism on chin.

What three words best describe Marc Cashman’s voice?

clear, pleasant, not-monotonous.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes.

Any additional comments?

The name. I understand that the

Turns Medical Oddities into Universally Relatable Experiences

Thoughtful intertwining of an autobiographical narrative with an inside look at the medical decision making, and professional growth of psychiatrists. The author doesn’t water down or over simplify the neuropsychological aspects of this book in the patronizing way some doctors do. Nor does this story exploit his former patients in a gawking way. Rather, it tells tales that build compassion for both the subject and the narrator, in a way that makes you rejoice their successes and triumphs, and ache with sadness over their frustrating defeats.

The narrator aptly preforms, even changing pitch and other distinguishing characteristics to provide depth to each character during complex recitations of dialogue that could otherwise be a bit hard to follow.

My only complaint was that this book was far too short.

great listen

really enjoyed this book while on my drives to work or around the house, plus it taught me interesting things about our minds

Great book!

For anyone interested in psychology or psychiatry, this is a must read. As Dr. Gary Small reflects on some of his more interesting cases, the reader has the opportunity for a little self-examining. This is edutainment at its best!

I loved it.

This book was great. Very entertaining and intriguing. Learned a lot about mental illness and how to look out for certain habits/symptoms.