The Wound Makes the Medicine

The Wound Makes the Medicine

Written by: Pixie Lighthorse
Hardcover | $18.99 | ISBN 978-1-955905-43-5
Published by: Row House Publishing | 2023

In her most personal work yet, The Wound Makes the Medicine, Pixie Lighthorse (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) invites readers on a journey of self-acceptance and healing. Each page weaves together her wisdom as a tribal member and healer with intimate reflections on grief, trauma, and transformation. Rather than avoiding pain, Lighthorse encourages readers to walk through it—finding strength, resilience, and compassion in the process.

This book serves as both a guide and a companion for those seeking to understand how wounds can become sources of insight and power. Through poetic prose and grounded spirituality, The Wound Makes the Medicine reminds us that the very fractures we carry often hold the potential for deep healing and reconnection.