{"product_id":"minding-the-body-ellyn-kaschak-9780789013682","title":"Minding the Body: Psychotherapy in Cases of Chronic and Life-Threatening Illness","description":"\u003cp\u003eSupport and empower women who are coping with the pain, fear, and stigma of serious disease\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing diagnosed with cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, or fibromyalgia is a traumatic event that takes place at a time when the patient is already feeling physically (and often emotionally) drained. Minding the Body combines feminist and social constructionist approaches to offer an intimate look into the ways a therapist can help clients cope with the pain, fear, and stigma of serious disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinding the Body offers an alternative to the reductive view of the mind-body connection and also examines the potential for growth that such experiences often allow. The essays gathered here show how an effective therapist can help the client deal with the painful and difficult emotions that exacerbate illness, while learning the emotional and spiritual lessons illness can teach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinding the Body presents both theoretical views and personal accounts of illness, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003escholarly discussions of the issues involved in autoimmune disorders \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea therapist's personal experience of chronic fatigue syndrome \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea personal and professional exposition of a woman's struggles with injury, illness, and managed care, co-written by client and therapist \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esuggestions for understanding the social construction of illness and treating disease from a social-constructivist point of view \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enarratives reflecting on the change and growth of therapists diagnosed with cancer and other serious illnesses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy looking at illness in the context of mind, body, society, and medical establishment, Minding the Body will help therapists, doctors, nurses, counselors, and clients deal with the grief, disappointment, and frustration of chronic and life-threatening illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellyn Kaschak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789013681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789013682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 6.04w x 0.45d","brand":"Ellyn Kaschak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447778357503,"sku":"9780789013682","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a49f7e3-b6a8-4f35-8193-5f994e90418c.jpg?v=1777234748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/minding-the-body-ellyn-kaschak-9780789013682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}