About the Author
Dr. Maria Coffman
A 1995 graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Coffman has experienced an osteopathic medical career that resembles a jungle hike through the mountains emerging on clear sparkling shores. Her early career focused on emergency medicine and further developed her resourceful nature and acute care skills. In 2001, she founded Hands On Health Osteopathic Medicine and began to treat the chronic effects of injury and illness while continuing to transform the practice to include prevention of both acute and chronic health concerns. Careful to incorporate intuition into every step, Dr. Coffman accepted the notion to write and illustrate for others what she has been treating and teaching for several decades.
A mom of 3, she loves keeping up with one very fast teen, two self-sufficient young adults, and energy-filled grandchildren. She and her husband, David, live in Missouri where they nibble wild-picked edibles and other tasty things.
You can find her relaxing with art, acroyoga, grandchildren, and being in nature, preferably all at the same time.
Painted Turtle Press
Founded in 2022,
Painted Turtle Press publishes the works of Dr. Coffman
including her first book,
Booby Traps: A Book of Bras, Breasts, and Bands.
Books
Booby Traps: A Book of Bras, Breasts, and Bands is written with her patients, colleagues, and their loved ones in mind. Elegantly illustrated and filled with inspiration, the book outlines concerns and cures for a variety of clothing choices.
Booby Traps: A Book of Bras, Breasts, and Bands follows the insight of an intuitive physician through her observations of everyday bras impacting the health of a woman from changes in her bones and organs to her mental state and self-image. Dr. Coffman’s insight illuminates the undercover world of restrictive clothing to help you choose your best health.
This clearly illustrated print and ebook is available online and in-store including “Buy Direct” from Ingram Spark or from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Riverow Bookstore and your local bookseller.
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Riverow Bookshop
Praise for Booby Traps
“Dr. Coffman’s writing style hits the target with the ability to engage and entertain readers from high school-age to her medical and osteopathic colleagues. I loved sharing this with my daughters!”
Lisa Brice, LCSW
“Very well written book about health problems associated with the restrictions of bras on women’s torso, lymph systems, energy flow, respiration, organ displacement and more. Very nice writing style with stories and research information too. Humorous as well. A good read that’s informative.”
Artie Lynnworth, author of Slice the Salami; Tips for Life and Leadership
Wow, this is such an enlightening book! The author takes a deep dive into the subject of bras, providing the historical context of the cultural journey from corsets to the present day burgeoning bra industry, along with its inevitable pitfalls both structurally and health-wise. Gratefully she also presents several viable alternatives and resources that are easy to research and implement. I learned so much! Be prepared to consider things most people don’t–the energetic and even psychological implications of bra wearing, complete with a thorough review of anatomy along with tips on measuring and determining our individual body’s needs. The author has a delightful way of storytelling and sharing her secrets based on her many experiences as a physician. Gold nuggets through and through. And the title is SO clever!!!
Anna, R.N.
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