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This workbook is not about living your life over, it is about recognizing today. It is about challenging you to live a more balanced life. After being diagnosed with IC, a very painful disease of the bladder, ten years ago, the level of pain and discomfort changed the author's life and the lives of her family members.
In an effort to live her best life now, Mary Clewley created some coping techniques, integrating physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual and social components, which are connected to overall wellness. If you have been diagnosed with a chronic illness or suffer from physical pain, chances are one or more of these components are out of balance in your life. Being diagnosed is not the end of your life. It is possible to thrive and lead an empowered life!
Mary Clewley initially created this workbook as an accountability tool for herself and a tool to assist her in communicating more effectively with her physicians It is her hope that this workbook will assist the reader in more effective communication with his/her physician, as well as help you to recognize areas in your life that are in need of improvement, despite chronic illness.
- Wellness consists of five major components: physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual and social.
- The reader will be challenged to give serious thought to the effects of each of the five components through a series of readings and worksheets.
- The reader will be asked to journal thoughts, symptoms, feelings, and emotions.
- The reader will be asked to be honest with him/herself and others about his or her illness.
- The reader will be asked to integrate one or more concepts simultaneously.
Learn to turn negative self-talk into positive affirmation. This workbook can be a guide to help you sort through feelings of fear, anxiety, depression and self-doubt due to your illness, as well as a great source of record keeping to share with your physician. It will help you sort out feelings and recognize patterns of unhealthy thinking to put you on the right track toward balance, wellness and empowerment! This book is designed to help you get in touch with the deepest parts of yourself as a whole and gain a better understanding of the many dynamics of living with an illness.
Release Date: Christmas 2011
You may pre-order your autographed copy now and it will ship when it arrives from the printer.
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