Download or read book Positively Type 1 How Living with a Chronic Illness Can be Your Most Powerful Motivator for an Extraordinary Life written by Nick Kundrat and published by OS Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with diabetes since age 4 has been far from easy. Yet, I don't look back at my life and see my diagnosis as a setback, quite the opposite actually. It has been my single most powerful motivator to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. Diabetes has shaped me into the person I am today and I couldn't be more thankful for it.What you may hear about kids and adults living with type 1 is that while they have a disease, they can still do everything a "normal" person can. This statement has always left a bad taste in my mouth. Diabetes is MUCH more than a burden. It's more than just a barrier to push through to make it to the realm of "normal." Your diagnosis DOES NOT have to be something that holds you back in life. It can be what sets you apart and makes you EXTRAORDINARY. My diabetes has pushed me to far surpass normal and jump headfirst into an exceptional life with exceptional successes (and failures) along the way. With this book, instead of dwelling on the negatives of life with type 1, I chose to highlight the many amazing perks, explain the skills one builds while living with type 1, and share the stories of some amazing young individuals who embody them. Seeing diabetes through a positive lens has allowed me to truly thrive, and through sharing others' stories and mine, I aim to help you do the same.
Download or read book Beyond Powerful written by Lala Jackson and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An author with autoimmune Type 1 diabetes reveals how you can achieve what you want—even while battling chronic health issues. Are you frustrated by being constantly sidelined by your health? Do you feel like every time you dig into a project your chronic disease gets in the way? Do you worry that living with a chronic illness means you will never feel well enough to reach your goals? In Beyond Powerful, Lala Jackson offers personal anecdotes of being an overachiever living with autoimmune disease—as well as inspiring, entertaining stories of go-getters who use the superpowers they’ve developed by dealing with chronic illness in order to reach massive goals. If you are someone who lives with chronic health issues and are searching for a way to keep running toward exactly what you want to bring to the world, then Beyond Powerful has the answers you need! “I’ve often said that I can’t regret living with autoimmune disease because that experience helped sculpt who I am. Beyond Powerful embraces this positive mindset and takes it to a whole new level, allowing us to appreciate the skills honed through the challenges of chronic illness and, even more importantly, giving us permission to be empowered and improved, yet never defined, by our diseases.” —Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, PhD, New York Times–bestselling author of The Paleo Approach
Download or read book Thriving Beyond Chronic Illness written by Dave Wilson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive manual "Thriving Beyond Chronic Illness: Strategies for Empowered Living" was created to give chronic illness sufferers more control over their lives. This life-changing book provides readers with a plethora of useful tips, expert analysis, and doable guidance to help them not only cope with their diseases but also thrive in their daily lives. This book contains practical advice on how to control symptoms, improve emotional health, and develop resilience. You will acquire useful tools to deal with the physical obstacles of a chronic illness, such as methods for dealing with pain and strategies for reducing fatigue. Additionally, you will learn helpful techniques for handling your emotions, managing your stress, and developing a positive outlook in order to enhance your general quality of life. This book gives you the skills to successfully navigate the healthcare system, connect with healthcare practitioners, and obtain financial resources and assistance. It places an emphasis on communication, advocacy, and creating a supportive network. Additionally, you will learn how to obtain assistance from others, keep positive connections, and find meaning in life despite the constraints brought on by a chronic condition. This book, written by Dave Wilson, a well-known authority on managing chronic illnesses, mixes professional knowledge with personal experiences to make it approachable and motivating. You will be given the tools you need by Wilson to take charge of your life, face your obstacles head-on, and realize your full potential for development and fulfillment. Never let a chronic condition define you. Take the advice of "Thriving Beyond Chronic Illness" to heart and set out on your path to independent life. Take action now to reclaim your life beyond the limitations of your illness. Pick up a copy of "Thriving Beyond Chronic Illness: Strategies for Empowered Living" and set out on a transformational journey toward an empowered, resilient, and thriving life.
Download or read book Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions written by Kate Lorig, DrPH and published by Bull Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody wants to have a chronic long-term illness. Unfortunately, most of us will experience at least one of these conditions during our lives. The goal of this book is to help people with chronic illness explore healthy ways to live with physical or mental conditions. A healthy way to live with a chronic illness is to seek soundness of body and mind and work to overcome physical and emotional issues. The challenge is to learn how to function at your best regardless of the difficulties living with a chronic condition can present. The goal is to achieve the things you want to do and to get pleasure from life. That is what this book is all about. By showing readers how to become active self-managers through problem solving, goal setting, and action planning while also presenting the basics of healthy eating, exercise, relaxation, and emotional empowerment, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions offers readers a unique and exciting opportunity—the chance to take back one's life and enjoy it to the fullest extent possible while living with chronic illness. Originally based on a five-year study, this completely revised 5th edition has grown to include the feedback of medical professionals and people with chronic conditions all over the world.
Download or read book The Extraordinary Gifts written by Taunya Wideman-Johnston, PhD and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one is exempt from the impact of illness. Illness is part of the human experience whether we become ill or someone dear to us. This narrative vulnerably portrays one woman's experiences living with a chronic illness. The author describes her transformation through her own life experience; suffering into beauty, pain into hope and fear into love. Taunya Wideman-Johnston reflects and illuminates for the reader the extraordinary gifts she has received from living with a chronic illness. Through a heartwarming and intimate account of her own story, Taunya shares her discoveries of an abundant life filled with love, gratitude, and peace. With research to guide her discovery and a determined intention to advocate for others, she builds a purposeful disclosure grounded in hope about how life with a chronic illness can be reframed into a strength-based perspective.
Download or read book The Stimulati Experience written by Jim Curtis and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive plan for overcoming chronic illness, stress, and personal setbacks For more than 20 years, Jim Curtis has battled a mysterious chronic illness. He grew accustomed to living in pain, denial, and despair. But when traditional medical therapies didn’t help, he sought answers elsewhere. He traveled the world and met a group of extraordinary people he calls The Stimulati—and what he learned from them ultimately changed his life. In The Stimulati Experience, Jim outlines his own incredible journey, as well as his step-by-step program to overcome pain, setback, and struggle to transform your life into one filled with better health, freedom, joy, strength, and purpose. Whether you suffer from a chronic illness, anxiety, or depression, you’ll learn how to achieve better health and an abundance of happiness. Featuring a motivational and inspiring foreword by New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Bernstein, The Stimulati Experience distills Jim’s unique nine-step program created from his own personal experience, The Stimulati themselves, and lessons he has learned from creating the world’s leading digital health platforms. Using grounded scientific research, practical takeaways, insightful evaluations, and his own personal stories, Jim takes you on a journey of self-discovery so that you can radically improve your life. The Stimulati Experience is your ultimate guide to optimal health of the body and mind.
Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
Download or read book Chronically Positive written by Ashley Boynes-Shuck and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-04 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronically Positive is a collection of the most popular blog posts and essays written by well-known chronic illness and health advocacy blogger and author, Ashley Boynes-Shuck, a.k.a. Arthritis Ashley. As a companion book to her well-received humorous health memoir Sick Idiot, Chronically Positive dives into the deeper and more serious issues that come along with a lifetime of poor health -- and it's not always a laughing matter. By balancing grace and hope with a healthy dose of realism, this truthful, raw, and honest glimpse into the daily realities of sickness will leave you feeling touched and inspired ... and quite possibly in awe of what it takes to live a Chronically Positive life. Praise for the Author: "An easy read with a motivating message." - The Pittsburgh Post Gazette's review of Sick Idiot "Her message is a simple but powerful one. You need humor, education, and hope." - MOGUL review of Sick Idiot "If you are looking for a book to significantly improve the quality of your life, your health, and your vitality, I highly recommend you read this book and be in touch with Ashley so your life can be the best life possible." - Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd, Founder/Director, Institute for Integrative Nutrition To learn more visit abshuck.com, arthritisashley.com, or follow Ashley Boynes-Shuck on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Download or read book Chronic written by Erica Worth and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-20 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide on how to live a better and more fulfilled, life when contending with one or more chronic diseases. If you live with Fibromyalgia, PCOS, Crohn's, MS, Hypothyroidism, ME, Hyperthyroidism, Lupus, Psoriasis, Arthritis, CFS, Diabetes...or one of the many other debilitating chronic illnesses, this book can be of use to you, and those close to you. The book explains how to work with your medical team, how to avoid practices that can make your health take a turn for the worst, how to take control of your own health, and how to live the absolute best life you can when you are limited due to ill health.
Download or read book Just Like Life Only More So and Other Stories of Illness written by Dana Snyder-Grant and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of insightful essays is a powerful personal perspective on living with the challenges of chronic illness.
Download or read book Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness written by Ilana Jacqueline and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An important antidote to the dogmatic ‘kale and vitamins’ tone of most ‘self-help’ literature.” —Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, senior writer, New York magazine Popular blogger Ilana Jacqueline offers smart and savvy advice, humor, and practical tips for living with an invisible chronic illness. Do you live with a chronic, debilitating, yet invisible condition? You may feel isolated, out of step, judged, lonely, or misunderstood—and that’s on top of dealing with the symptoms of your actual illness. Take heart. You are not alone, although sometimes it can feel that way. Written by a blogger who suffers from an invisible chronic illness, Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness offers peer-to-peer support to help you stay sane, be your own advocate, and get back to living your life. This compelling guide is written for anyone suffering with an illness no one can see—such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), Lyme disease, lupus, dysautonomia, or even multiple sclerosis (MP). This book will tell you everything you need to know about living with a complicated, invisible condition—from how to balance sex, dating, and relationships to handling work and school with unavoidable absences. You’ll also learn to navigate judg-y or skeptical relatives and strangers and—most importantly—manage your medical care. Suffering from a chronic illness doesn’t mean you can’t live an active, engaged life. This book will show you how.
Download or read book Chronically Empowered written by Jessica Cassick and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 7 Steps to Living Well with a Chronic Illness written by Matt Cavallo and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-03 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 1 in 2 Americans live with a chronic illness. 7 Steps to Living Well with a Chronic Illness was written by a real patient as a resource for others patients and their caregivers who need help navigating the healthcare system, relationships, emotions, and other areas of life that are impacted by chronic illness. This book delivers simple, easy to follow steps, as well as, personal examples from the author's life to help readers live their best life. Testimonials "Matt has a unique ability to take his journey and make it personal to his audience. His inner strength is highly contagious." -Laurent P., Massachusetts "I was feeling extremely defeated with my health. Then I started following Matt Cavallo and it was the best choice ever made. He is truly uplifting and inspiring to others." -Denna A., Alabama "I found Matt when I was looking for help for my dad. While I was looking for support for my dad, what was invaluable was the help Matt gave me in coping with my father's condition." -Lisa R., Arizona
Download or read book Sick written by Porochista Khakpour and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Best Book of the Year: Real Simple, Entropy, Mental Floss, Bitch Media, The Paris Review, and LitHub. Time Magazine's Best Memoirs of 2018 • Boston Globe's 25 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018 • Buzzfeed's 33 Most Exciting New Books • GQ Best Non Fiction Book of 2018 • Bustle’s 28 Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of 2018 list • Nylon’s 50 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2018 • Electric Literature’s 46 Books to Read By Women of Color in 2018 “Porochista Khakpour’s powerful memoir, Sick, reads like a mystery and a reckoning with a love song at its core. Humane, searching, and unapologetic, Sick is about the thin lines and vast distances between illness and wellness, healing and suffering, the body and the self. Khakpour takes us all the way in on her struggle toward health with an intelligence and intimacy that moved, informed, and astonished me.” — Cheryl Strayed, New York Times bestselling author of Wild A powerful, beautifully rendered memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery. For as long as author Porochista Khakpour can remember, she has been sick. For most of that time, she didn't know why. Several drug addictions, some major hospitalizations, and over $100,000 later, she finally had a diagnosis: late-stage Lyme disease. Sick is Khakpour's grueling, emotional journey—as a woman, an Iranian-American, a writer, and a lifelong sufferer of undiagnosed health problems—in which she examines her subsequent struggles with mental illness and her addiction to doctor prescribed benzodiazepines, that both aided and eroded her ever-deteriorating physical health. Divided by settings, Khakpour guides the reader through her illness by way of the locations that changed her course—New York, LA, Santa Fe, and a college town in Germany—as she meditates on the physiological and psychological impacts of uncertainty, and the eventual challenge of accepting the diagnosis she had searched for over the course of her adult life. A story of survival, pain, and transformation, Sick candidly examines the colossal impact of illness on one woman's life by not just highlighting the failures of a broken medical system but by also boldly challenging our concept of illness narratives.
Download or read book Made to Overcome Chronic Illness Edition written by Chou Hallegra and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic illnesses affect us emotionally, physically, spiritually, and financially. They also impact our relationships, careers, and dreams. They take a toll on us. However, if we only focus on the diagnoses, medical tests, lengthy procedures, long appointments, frequent hospitalizations, unanswered questions and the worries that keep us up at night, we can easily feel defeated. This is not the case for the eighteen men and women who share their stories in this book.Without discounting the challenges, the pain, and all the losses, the authors of Made to Overcome - Chronic Illness Edition openly share how they are finding meaning, purpose, joy, and peace despite chronic illness. The chronic illnesses that could have ended their lives have become their motivation to live. Through their health struggles, they have become resilient, more compassionate, and superheroes in their own rights. Many have founded organizations, sparked movements, and created other initiatives that are shaking up our world.Although their stories and personalities differ, they are unified in their message. They have one hope and one goal only, and that is to remind everyone to never give up no matter what circumstances they are enduring.No matter what cards you have been dealt in this life, no matter what illnesses you're experiencing, you are made to overcome! This message resonates through each chapter in this book, and its truth will not be silenced.We are rising above chronic illnesses, and so can you!
Download or read book You Are Stronger Than You Know written by Becky McKay and published by Blue Mountain Arts. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with chronic illness is a daily uphill battle. Your "good" days may be a lot different than most people's, and your bad days can sometimes seem endless. But each time you get up, willing to do it all over again, you grow in courage, determination, and strength. You are sending a message to yourself and to the world that you are a survivor. Filled with words of comfort and compassion, this book encourages those with chronic illness to see today and every day as a victory, a blessing, and an opportunity for gratitude, peace, and acceptance. It will inspire you to let go of what you can't control and do the best you can with what you have here and now. And it serves as a wonderful and heartwarming reminder that you are stronger than you know.
Download or read book DETERMINED written by Mark K Fry and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for those who want to know what to do post-diagnosis of an illness to live a more positive and encouraging life, for God, regardless of the twists and turns in the road ahead. This is a "glass half full" book.This book is for those who choose to get up and make the most of every day. Carpe diem! God has a plan for your life.
