NEW BOOK BY TINA BUCK, PhD
I Was a Poor Prognosis
How I Lost My Mind Then Found It
A candid, trauma-informed journey through brain health, addiction recovery, and what neurofeedback can and can’t offer, from a personal and professional perspective.
Educational contentnot medical or mental health advice
— What you’ll find inside —
A story that opens a door to brain health
Part memoir, part professional reflection, I Was a Poor Prognosis explores trauma, addiction recovery, and the role neurofeedback can play—through Tina Buck’s lived experience and PhD-informed perspective. Educational, candid, and grounded in humanity.
Personal, page-turning memoir
A clear narrative of what it felt like to lose stability—and what it took to rebuild it. Written to be readable and real, without turning your experience into a case study.
— Honest, not sensational —
Neurofeedback explained plainly
A reader-friendly introduction to brain training, how sessions typically work, and why people explore it. You’ll also see careful language about what’s known, what’s still emerging, and what questions to ask.
— Education, not medical advice —
Made for people in recovery
If you’ve lived through trauma, addiction, or burnout—or you support someone who has—this book offers context, language, and a sense of possibility, without promising outcomes or quick fixes.
— Hope with clear boundaries —
A LETTER FROM TINA
Why I wrote I Was a Poor Prognosis—and what I hope it gives you
Some stories begin with a date on a calendar. Mine began with a moment of certainty that vanished—when my own mind stopped feeling like a place I could rely on. In the years that followed, I moved through fear, trauma, and the exhausting work of putting life back together. I also kept asking the question that wouldn’t leave me alone: what helps the brain heal when willpower and good intentions aren’t enough? This book is my attempt to answer that honestly, from the inside and from my professional training.
I Was a Poor Prognosis is not a promise of a cure, and it isn’t medical advice. It’s a personal and professional account of what it was like to lose my footing—and the steps, supports, and learning that helped me find it again. Along the way, I introduce neurofeedback in plain language: what it is, what it felt like for me, what we do and don’t know, and why brain-based approaches can matter in trauma and addiction recovery conversations.
If you’re here because you’re struggling, supporting someone you love, or working in a helping profession, I wrote with you in mind. I know how isolating symptoms can feel, and how confusing the sea of “treatments” can be. My hope is that these pages offer steadiness: a way to think about brain health without shame, hype, or oversimplification—plus practical questions you can take into any conversation with a qualified provider.
Most of all, I want you to come away with language for what you’re experiencing and permission to keep looking for what helps. Recovery is rarely a straight line. But it can be real, and it can be yours—one informed next step at a time.
Thank you for reading, and for taking your own brain health seriously.
— Tina Buck, PhD
— Behind the Pages —
A closer look at I Was a Poor Prognosis
A few visual moments from the journey behind the book—writing, reflection, and brain-health education—shared as a window into the story, not a promise of outcomes.
Draft pages, marked up and ready for revision
A quiet place to read, pause, and breathe
Notes in the margins—questions, patterns, next steps
Learning tools that sparked deeper curiosity
Reading list energy: trauma, recovery, brain health
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