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SUMMARY:Dr. Mel Houser | Phoenix Books Essex
DESCRIPTION:Phoenix Books is delighted to host debut author Dr. Mel House
 r in our Essex store on Wednesday\, November 4 at 5:30 PM for a talk abo
 ut their book\, A Failure of Imagination: How the Healthcare System Fail
 s Neurodivergent People -- And What We're Doing Instead. Dr. Mel Houser 
 (she/they) is a family physician\, and Founder and Executive Director of
  All Brains Belong VT\, a nonprofit organization in Montpelier with a mi
 ssion to support the health and belonging of people with all types of br
 ains. All Brains Belong has pioneered an innovative model that integrate
 s medical care with social connection\, employment support\, and communi
 ty education. Dr. Houser provides neurodiversity training to organizatio
 ns around the country about how to create workplace environments where a
 ll employees can get their needs met and thrive. About the book: The hea
 lthcare system doesn't work for a lot of people. When it doesn't work\, 
 for some people\, that's the difference between life and death. A Failur
 e of Imagination is the story of the first four years of All Brains Belo
 ng VT\, a neuroinclusive community health organization in Montpelier\, V
 ermont\, built on a radical premise: access comes first\, and the people
  closest to the problem should shape the solutions. Healthcare\, as it t
 urns out\, is more than medical care--it's addressing loneliness\, work\
 , school\, and the rest of what gives life meaning. This is the story of
  how isolated people came into community with one another\, found their 
 way to better health\, and built something that anyone\, anywhere\, can 
 replicate. DATE: Wednesday\, November 04\, 2026 at 5:30 PM LOCATION: Pho
 enix Books Essex\, 2 Carmichael Street\, Essex Junction\, VT TICKETS: Ti
 ckets are FREE. Phoenix Books has adopted an RSVP-based system\, and you
  can RSVP through the Seven Days Tickets website. Your RSVP grants you a
  $3.00 off coupon for A Failure of Imagination: How the Healthcare Syste
 m Fails Neurodivergent People -- And What We're Doing Instead. BOOKS: Co
 pies of A Failure of Imagination: How the Healthcare System Fails Neurod
 ivergent People -- And What We're Doing Instead by Dr. Mel Houser will b
 e available for purchase at the event.\n\nTickets: https://sevendaystick
 ets.com/e/dr-mel-houser-phoenix-books-essex\n\nhttps://findlocal.communi
 ty/event/5bd7bfac-2b8f-40a7-9c40-2f09ed486598
LOCATION:Phoenix Books Essex\, 2 Carmichael St\, Essex Junction\, VT 0545
 2
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/5bd7bfac-2b8f-40a7-9c40-2f09ed48659
 8
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