Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
It's taken me years to feel like it was the right time to start sharing about this. If any of it resonates, the two books that helped me the most were:
The Body Keeps the Score: besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score
It's Not You: penguin.co.uk/books/460902/its-not-you-by-durvasula-ramani/9781785045028
There were plenty of others that stood out at different times and helped in different ways, but "The Body Keeps the Score" had an outsized impact.
Get access to my guide to Paris at go.parisinmypocket.com/aKAAqi and help me make better videos at patreon.com/jayswanson 🥳
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Get a copy of my book on how I got to Paris here: amzn.to/3LoYuDi
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My name is Jay Swanson - I'm an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa. Paris (yes the one in France) has been my home for years now and I have every intention of staying here for as long as they'll have me. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3+ years, and love pizza a little too much. Now I make videos about visiting Paris, traveling in Europe, and try to share what I've learned along the way. I hope you enjoyed what you found.
Links are affiliate links where they can be - meaning if you click through them and buy something, I'll get some pennies. Thanks! (The FTC wants me to tell you that up front) - for this one I opted not to use affiliate links for the books.
It's taken me years to feel like it was the right time to start sharing about this. If any of it resonates, the two books that helped me the most were:
The Body Keeps the Score: besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score
It's Not You: penguin.co.uk/books/460902/its-not-you-by-durvasula-ramani/9781785045028
There were plenty of others that stood out at different times and helped in different ways, but "The Body Keeps the Score" had an outsized impact.
Get access to my guide to Paris at go.parisinmypocket.com/aKAAqi and help me make better videos at patreon.com/jayswanson 🥳
Subscribe to my bi-monthly newsletter here: jayswanson.substack.com
Get a copy of my book on how I got to Paris here: amzn.to/3LoYuDi
My gear list jayswanson.me/gear
Follow me here:
instagram.com/jayswanson
tiktok.com/@jay.swanson
twitter.com/jayonaboat
https://bio.site/jayswanson
My name is Jay Swanson - I'm an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa. Paris (yes the one in France) has been my home for years now and I have every intention of staying here for as long as they'll have me. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3+ years, and love pizza a little too much. Now I make videos about visiting Paris, traveling in Europe, and try to share what I've learned along the way. I hope you enjoyed what you found.
Links are affiliate links where they can be - meaning if you click through them and buy something, I'll get some pennies. Thanks! (The FTC wants me to tell you that up front) - for this one I opted not to use affiliate links for the books.
