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How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness

A Mindful Guide

Published by Wisdom Publications
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

Comfort, understanding, and advice for those who are suffering--and those who care for them.

Chronic illness creates many challenges, from career crises and relationship issues to struggles with self-blame, personal identity, and isolation. Beloved author Toni Bernhard addresses these challenges and many more, using practical examples to illustrate how mindfulness, equanimity, and compassion can help readers make peace with a life turned upside down.

In her characteristic conversational style, Bernhard shows how to cope and make the most of life despite the challenges of chronic illness. Benefit from:
• Mindfulness exercises to mitigate physical and emotional pain
• Concrete advice for negotiating the everyday hurdles of medical appointments, household chores, and social obligations
• Tools for navigating the strains illness can place on relationships

Several chapters are directed toward family and friends of the chronically ill, helping them to understand what their loved one is going through and how they can help.

Humorous and empathetic, Bernhard shares her own struggles and setbacks with unflinching honesty, offering invaluable support in the search to find peace and well-being.

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Product Details

  • Publisher: Wisdom Publications (October 6, 2015)
  • Length: 352 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781614292630

Raves and Reviews

“In this comprehensive book, an empathetic Bernhard offers guidance to those whose lives have been turned upside down by illness. Excellent firsthand instruction for anyone dealing with a debilitating illness.”

– Booklist

“This book is so honest, so real, and so practical, it is a must have for everyone, patient and caregiver alike.”

– American Chronic Pain Association

“An invaluable and eminently practical guide for navigating the many challenges of living with chronic pain and illness.”

– Joseph Goldstein, author of Mindfulness

“Toni Bernhard shares her own powerful experience of how mindfulness practice can deeply support anyone with chronic illness.”

– Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness

“Let Toni Bernhard be your guide in this life-changing journey.”

– Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind

“Immensely practical and infused with warmth, wisdom, and unflinching honesty.”

– Dr. Alice Boyes, author of The Anxiety Toolkit

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