By L.M. Browning

To Lose the Madness

Field Notes on Trauma, Loss, and Radical Authenticity

As featured in the TEDx Talk, “Writing on Life” 

“A laconic, beautiful, and deeply insightful account about coping with loss.” –Kirkus Reviews

After the publication of her short memoir, To Lose the Madness: Field Notes on Trauma, Loss and Radical Authenticity, Leslie was invited to attend the TEDx Conference at Yale University in 2018 where she gave a talk on the philosophy of Radical Authenticity and the process of transcendence trauma. After the TED Talk, Leslie went on to found the Radical Authenticity Community  The organization is a community of storytellers who, by sharing our own journey through the practice of Radical Authenticity, help to “normalize” mental illness and help dispel the stigma surrounding it. Watch Leslie’s TED Talk, “Writing On Life” below.

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Going Home | Wild Silence Travel Column

Going Home | Wild Silence Travel Column

by L.M. Browning, appeared in The Wayfarer Magazine autumn 2019 edition as part of the Wild Silence Travel Column | The Full Issue>> “What is the meaning of life? That was all—a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation...

The Dirge | A Poem

The Dirge | A Poem

Dancing with the dust devils
across the land of dazzling desolation
I seize freedom by unearthing
the beauty in the vanishing
nature of all that is vital.

Constellation of Wounds | A Poem

Constellation of Wounds | A Poem

8,947 miles later, I know now why you refuse the say the names of those dead-to-you-yet-still-breathing—afraid as you are of the monsters are still under the bed—yet in the silence, you give them immortality…

The Technicolor Burning Bush | A Poem

The Technicolor Burning Bush | A Poem

I hear the voice of god in the hum of the neon sign at the rest stop, where the caravan of displaced desperadoes and expats post-up for the bottomless cup of coffee….

Future Primitive | Radical Authenticity

Future Primitive | Radical Authenticity

In this week’s episode Leslie M. Browning speaks with Joanna about: learning to move forward with traumatic experiences; healing is a journey; making meaning out of the loss; connected in vulnerability; the healing magic and beauty of the American Southwest; the solace and nurturance of the “wild silence”…

Lobo | A Poem

Lobo | A Poem

Be gentle long night, I don’t belong here. Thrown to the wolves, I shifted nocturnal.

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AUGUST 21-25, 2019

Los Angeles Tour 2019 • West Hollywood, CA

West Hollywood, CA. Private Residence. (By Invite Only.) If you would like to attend please reach out to info (at) homeboundpublications.com to reserve your ticket.

October 19-20, 2019

Boston Book Fest • Copley Square, Boston

Celebrating the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire.

November 2, 2019

Independent Publishers of New England Conference | Hilton Inn, Marlborough, MA

Leslie will be speaking at the 8th Annual Independent Publishers and Authors of New England Conference on November 2nd. 

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