Chronically Happy: Joyful Living In Spite Of Chronic Illness | Lori Hartwell

Chronically Happy: Joyful Living In Spite Of Chronic Illness | Lori Hartwell | A must read especially for those with Chronic Kidney Disease

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	Chronically Happy: Joyful Living In Spite Of Chronic Illness Lori Hartwell Poetic Media Press, 2002 - 250 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

If you have a chronic illness, Chronically Happy is the tool you need to shape the life you've always envisioned but never thought possible. Hartwell's wisdom covers a range of subjects, from dating and wroking to building self-esteem and deepening relationships. Through anecdotes and workbook-style exercises, Chronically Happy helps people with illness. Overcome the damaged goods syndrome. Manage pain. Call on the joy instinct to guide your life decisions. get the very best healthcare. Set and achieve life-enhancing goals. Reenter the workforce with ease. Become chronically happy!

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Sincere, practical advice, a motivational book

As a student working to finish a university degree while dealing with a chronic illness (indeterminate IBD with myalgia and fatigue) Ms Hartwell's experiences of living a successful and joy-filled life despite her illness has been an inspiration and source of hope for me. Her humor despite trials is motivating, her wisdom is an amazing resource.
I especially enjoyed her chapter on overcoming the "Damaged Goods Syndrome". A tendency for those with Chronic Illness is to have negative thoughts and self-esteem challenges when we compare ourselves to other more healthy people. I often find myself viewing myself as "not good enough" and am frustrated by how disabling my illness can be in acheiving my goals.
While the mind can work destructively, it can also be employed to build joy, humor, and a positive attitude that helps achieve goals. Learning to identify and work through cognitive distortions gives you a new lens in which to see your life.
Hartwell quote in her book Helen Keller as saying "We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world."

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A must read especially for those with Chronic Kidney Disease

As a social worker on a dialysis unit I have found this book extremely helpful in my own education of what new dialysis patients face, but also what patients deal with as a long time dialysis patient. The author leaves no stone unturned and not sugar coating a thing- she's going to tell you how to deal with failure and success each with a bit of unique humor and empathy. She has suggestions how to handle you illness in professional situations as well as how to not get bored if re-hospitalized. Bottom line she is an inspiration and a beneficial read to all!

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Inspirational!!!

This is one of the best books that I have ever read. I was very inspired by Lori's thoughts on chronic disease. The book also had very good resources on ways to go about our everyday life. I would highly recommend this to anyone with a chronic disease.

Chronically Happy

I ordered this book and within two days I had it at my door. It is an excellent book for those of us who have chronic diseases.

Cheerful, but nothing new.

She has a lot of good advice and makes you feel empowered, but really there's nothing new in this book and she didn't really offer solutions other than the obvious.

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