Books by David Julian
Writing about lived experience, independent judgment, faith, health, meaning, and the questions that shape a life.
Each book stands on its own, but they come from the same place: lived experience, years of searching for answers, and a commitment to write without pretending hard things are simple. Start with the book closest to where you are now.
Books
Memoir, practical guidance, and patient-centered navigation—written for readers who want honesty, context, and something more useful than easy answers.
Memoir
Healing Against the Odds
A firsthand account of serious illness, neurological injury, faith, and the long work of rebuilding when the body refuses to cooperate.
Memoir
The Years I Didn’t Choose
A memoir about the long middle of serious illness—epilepsy, disability, neurological hardship, faith, and continuing forward when progress is slow or mostly invisible.
Book
You Do You
A direct case for independent judgment in a culture crowded with pressure and certainty—thinking clearly, deciding what you actually believe, and living from conviction.
Patient & Caregiver Guide
Navigating Cancer: Between Hope and Hype
A practical guide to making sense of cancer care, complementary approaches, nutrition, misinformation, and difficult decisions—without surrendering either hope or critical judgment.
Devotional & Study Resources
Faith-centered work for seasons when the answer has not arrived and the outcome is still unknown.
40-Day Devotional
Not from the Other Side
A devotional for the person who is still praying, still hurting, still wondering, still hoping—and still does not have the answer. Drawing on Scripture’s honest laments, it is built on a simple premise: you do not have to be on the other side of your struggle to have faith.
This book grew out of the same practice behind my Daily Devotionals: taking a passage of Scripture slowly and asking what it means while the difficult season is still happening.
Companion Study Guide
Facilitator Edition
A seven-week framework for small groups, church studies, and support groups walking through Not from the Other Side together, with teaching, discussion questions, and practical guidance for the person facilitating the room.
Reading Options
All four of my main books are available through Kindle Unlimited. Audible is included separately as a general audiobook option for titles that are available in audio.
My Books on Kindle Unlimited
Read Healing Against the Odds, The Years I Didn’t Choose, You Do You, and Navigating Cancer Between Hope and Hype with an eligible Kindle Unlimited membership.
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Audible — General Audiobook Option
This is a general reading-and-listening recommendation, not a statement that my books are currently available as audiobooks. For books that are available in audio, Audible can be useful when listening fits better than sitting down to read.
What Readers Have Said
Read a selection of reader reviews of my books, along with testimonials preserved from my earlier years in epilepsy advocacy.
Why I Write
My writing began in lived experience, but it is not confined to adversity. I write about what experience can teach us, how to think clearly when answers are incomplete, the role of faith when certainty is unavailable, and how to remain an active participant in the life actually here.
Clarity without manufactured certainty. Faith without pretending. Room to question, learn, adapt, and keep participating.
About these books. Book descriptions reflect the author’s work, experience, research, faith, and perspective. Health-related material is educational and is not a substitute for individualized medical care. Amazon links may be affiliate links; as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the Affiliate Disclosure and full Disclaimer.