Being well with chronic illness : a guide to finding joy & resilience with your diagnosis / Kat Hill & Nancy Peate.
Material type:
TextPublisher: [Hobart, New York] : Hatherleigh Press, 2022Description: x, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1578269474
- 9781578269471
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 616.044 H646 | Available | 33111010910319 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
More than 40% of the US population are affected by chronic diseases. Being Well is a guide book for every single one of those people suffering with chronic illness looking to live full lives characterized by joy, resilience, and wellness. Meeting by chance after their Parkinson's diagnosis, the authors quickly realized a new way to deal with their neurodegenerative conditions. Being Well introduces the simple, but powerful concept of the Wellness Spiral, an actionable pathway anyone can follow to turn bad life events to opportunities for growth and wellness. This book is for anyone who is at a crossroads and wants to find ways to build resilience.
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface -- The journey to wellness -- The wellness spiral -- The rabbit hole -- Crossroads -- Compassion for self and others -- Community -- Joy and contentment -- Intentional wellness -- Health care team -- Being well -- Afterword.
Reclaim wellness through intention and self-discovery. Being well with chronic illness charts the course for a journey that supports finding hope and wholeness after an unexpected diagnosis. The intricacies of the wellness spiral lay out a road map to how we respond to life's harshest challenges - and how we can rise above them.