Dr. Mike Studer is a world-renowned expert on the brain. As a physical therapist since 1991 and a board-certified clinical specialist in neurologic physical therapy since 1995, Mike has worked with over 25,000 different individuals throughout his career. However, on September 17th, Mike became a patient. As an accomplished TEDx speaker, internationally invited presenter, dedicated clinician and adjunct faculty member, Dr Studer depends on his ability to communicate through facial expressions and a clearly articulated spoken word. What would he do if he’s lost both of these attributes? In, My Face Book , Dr. Studer details the duality of the provider becoming patient with a unique treatment applicable to any person in the midst of a crisis – regardless of the nature of the crisis (condition, conflict, loss or dilemma). We can all learn from the reflections that the mirror provides to us - yet perhaps there is more. Readers will learn valuable lessons that cannot be found in the superficial mirror. These deeper reflections leave us with a lasting message that can improve our response to the next crisis. Readers should expect this nuanced experience will be the unique benefit gained from reading this book! The world is ready for more than hacks that we can use and levers that we can pull that are fashioned as "self-help". We need skills that last. Skills that translate. Abilities that translate beyond "this crisis". We need the capacities of perspective, resilience, and self-awareness. This compendium of musings and journal entries is a collection of real-time insights about how we see ourselves in the mirror - for me it began with looking superficially at my face having just endured an acute onset of Bell's Palsy, yet quickly became introspective, looking internally (deep within). It is about learning from what we are seeing and perceiving. This book is about how we make decisions, how we can learn from crises, and how we can frame our experiences on our way to becoming the best versions of ourselves. This book should be health-giving more than it is health-informing. My experience with Bell's Palsy gifted me with the opportunity to pause and reflect. As an expert physical therapist with specialization in neurologic rehabilitation, I learned and internalized valuable lessons from my experience...lessons that I had been (externalizing) educating my patients about for 3.5 decades. I learned new lessons and gained new perspectives. I trust that my insights, looking within, will help you to do so as well. In reading, "My Face Book", I expect that you will have amassed much more than the proverbial self-help. You will have gained a skill set that both applies-to and translates across all of your life spaces.