About the Author

Christopher Martin is a school psychologist, husband, father, and an award-winning author who has lived with multiple debilitating chronic illnesses for 25 years. As a result, he knows all too well how disruptive and life-changing they can be to our daily lives. He wrote Finding Joy because not enough books exist that offer comprehensive, practical guidance on chronic illness. Christopher enjoyed integrating his background in psychology with his experiences as a patient into easy-to-understand and apply strategies. His deepest hope in writing Finding Joy is to inspire the reader to live a more abundant life. Subinoy Das, MD, FACS, FARS, is CEO and director of the US Institute for Advanced Sinus Care & Research. A leading national surgeon, Dr. Das has received multiple America's Best Doctors awards, and he has been voted as one of the nation's top 5% of surgeons. His National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research was awarded the 2013 Fowler Award (a top research award in otolaryngology) for his work on detecting the cause of sinus infections. Dr. Das suffers from chronic sinusitis following a baseball injury and suboptimal surgery.

Reviews

"Finding Joy is a vital guide on how to best manage and navigate life with a chronic illness."-James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
"Finding Joy provides a comprehensive, evidence-based roadmap for not only coping with chronic illness, but personally optimizing self-growth and resiliency from the experience." -Joanne Joseph, PhD, professor of psychology and interim dean of the College of Health Sciences, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and author of The Resilient Child: Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's World
"Having known Chris for decades, I am beyond fortunate to have been privy to such a work that serves others by providing a timely message, a powerhouse of practical strategies, and invaluable guidance." -Mark Montgomery, PhD, chief diversity officer, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and founder and chair of Joseph's Experience, Inc., an organization that assists children impacted by cancer and/or leukemia
"This book offers great value for anyone with chronic illness as it contains clear, practical, and actionable insights and steps that can be naturally implemented into daily life. An engaging, easy, and helpful read. Highly recommended." -Alla Bogdanova, MSc, MIM, co-founder and past president of the International Empty Nose Syndrome Association
"Anyone with chronic illness needs this blueprint of new pathways to joy. It's a survey recommended not just for the chronically ill patient, but also for the family and friends supporting their efforts."-D. Donavan, senior reviewer, Midwest Book Review
"Finding Joy is absolutely phenomenal. Chris Martin's heartfelt approach offers numerous meaningful strategies to thrive when faced with the many unseen and unrecognized issues of living with an invisible chronic illness."-Heather Lewis-Hoover, MS, CAS, school counselor
"In particular, his chapters on how to seek healthcare and efficiently make the best use of physician appointments dramatically provide a large return on investment from reading this book." -Subinoy Das, MD, FACS, FARS, CEO and director of the US Institute for Advanced Sinus Care & Research.