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Finding Joy with an ­Invisible Chronic Illness
Proven Strategies for Discovering Happiness, Meaning, and Fulfillment

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Hardback, 200 pages
Published
1 November 2021

"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


Live your best life - even when your physical health crumbles.


Finding Joy presents a comprehensive, practical guide for living your best life with chronic illness. This psychology self-help book integrates personal and professional insights to give you tools for handling various aspects of living with a chronic illness. There is also a chapter specifically for the loved ones and caregivers of the chronically ill. While this book is designed for anyone with a chronic illness, the spiritual content early in the book suggests the value of sticking to your faith and offers several Bible references.


Ultimately, Finding Joy is an A-to-Z guide that critiques the literature and empowers the reader with:

  • Positive psychology techniques. These range from self-compassion, positive reappraisal, positive self-talk, and pacing to positive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors such as optimism, humor, and volunteer work.
  • Stress-reduction methods. These include tools such as mindfulness, breathing exercises, simplification, and (therapeutic) journaling.
  • Proven therapies. Examples include cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
  • Effective communication strategies and their impact on relationships and even the ability to access quality healthcare.
  • Numerous tips to both access and optimize your your experience with high quality healthcare.
  • Important considerations for loved ones of the chronically ill, so they too can know how to best support their loved one and take care of themselves in the process.

  • Lastly, consider using the workbook by Oak Tree Reading on Amazon to enhance your reading experience. This could be useful for solo readers or support groups.



    "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


    "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


    "I have had various invisible chronic illnesses for nearly forty years, but I was still able to find suggestions that will help me. So many of the things I have gone through are reflected in this book. I highly recommend this comprehensive book." -Sue on Amazon.ca


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    "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


    Live your best life - even when your physical health crumbles.


    Finding Joy presents a comprehensive, practical guide for living your best life with chronic illness. This psychology self-help book integrates personal and professional insights to give you tools for handling various aspects of living with a chronic illness. There is also a chapter specifically for the loved ones and caregivers of the chronically ill. While this book is designed for anyone with a chronic illness, the spiritual content early in the book suggests the value of sticking to your faith and offers several Bible references.


    Ultimately, Finding Joy is an A-to-Z guide that critiques the literature and empowers the reader with:

  • Positive psychology techniques. These range from self-compassion, positive reappraisal, positive self-talk, and pacing to positive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors such as optimism, humor, and volunteer work.
  • Stress-reduction methods. These include tools such as mindfulness, breathing exercises, simplification, and (therapeutic) journaling.
  • Proven therapies. Examples include cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
  • Effective communication strategies and their impact on relationships and even the ability to access quality healthcare.
  • Numerous tips to both access and optimize your your experience with high quality healthcare.
  • Important considerations for loved ones of the chronically ill, so they too can know how to best support their loved one and take care of themselves in the process.

  • Lastly, consider using the workbook by Oak Tree Reading on Amazon to enhance your reading experience. This could be useful for solo readers or support groups.



    "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


    "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


    "I have had various invisible chronic illnesses for nearly forty years, but I was still able to find suggestions that will help me. So many of the things I have gone through are reflected in this book. I highly recommend this comprehensive book." -Sue on Amazon.ca


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    9780990826941
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    0990826945
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    22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 centimeters (0.44 kg)

    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.

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