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The
Chronic Illness
Workbook |
Strategies
and Solutions
for Taking Back Your Life |
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Now available: A newly updated edition
of The Chronic Illness Workbook
The new edition of The Chronic Illness Workbook has
just been released and is now available for purchase on this
site, as well as through local and online bookstores. Click
on the "Add to Cart" button below to purchase.
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"Chronic
illness is not an event. It is a journey. Pat Fennell’s
developmental theory of chronic illness provides an invaluable
paradigm for understanding the social, emotional, and
physical challenges of living with chronic disease. It
is not only that her theoretical constructs are clear
and comprehensive. More importantly, they ring true. As
I read The Chronic Illness Workbook I was able
to make sense of my struggles with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
and to better meet those struggles with understanding
and compassion. Dr. Fennell’s opportunities for
journaling and self-reflection provide opportunities for
greater clarity, self-knowledge and self-exploration.
As a psychologist, I appreciate the depth and sensitivity
of her psychological understanding of the challenges of
living with chronic illness. As a chronically ill patient,
I am grateful for her help in providing guidelines for
a journey that is difficult, daunting, and all too easily
leads to despair." |
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Dr. Ruth Durchlsag |
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"If
you or someone you love has been recently diagnosed with
a chronic illness, the first thing you should do is buy
this book. The Chronic Illness Workbook is the
first comprehensive guide to learning to live well with
illness. It's like having a wise and caring friend along
for your journey." |
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Lisa
Lorden, About.com Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia |
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"If
you want to recover not only from your symptoms, but also
from the way society has treated you as a person with
chronic illness, keep this book by your bed with a highlighting
pen. You'll think Ms. Fennell has read your diary, and
you'll know she's on your side." |
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Susan
Milstrey Wells, author, A Delicate Balance: Living
Successfully with Chronic Illness |
| The Chronic
Illness Workbook brings clarity and order to what
feels like an unmanageable and isolating experience. It
shows both those who are ill and those who care for them
how to live a full and meaningful life despite undeniable
difficulties. Using her extensive experience with chronic
illness patients, Patricia Fennell has created an original,
comprehensive, research-validated approach that considers
not only the physical aspects of chronic illness, but
the psychological, social, and economic aspects as well. |
"The
Chronic Illness Workbook takes its readers on a journey
of self-discovery, enabling them to overcome the challenges
of chronic illness and learn how to live a life bursting
with self-compassion and fulfillment… Ms. Fennell
delves into every aspect of this subject and provides
her readers with an in-depth, practical, self-explorative
way to learn how to live a 'full new life.'" |
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Lynne
Matallana, President of the National Fibromyalgia Association |
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"The
Chronic Illness Workbook is a valuable contribution
that will be welcomed by the many sufferers of chronic
diseases. It is of the greatest importance that patients
learn to cope with the problems that cannot be remedied.
Patricia Fennell's book provides an original and incisive
approach to coping with chronic illness." |
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Noel
R. Rose, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Autoimmune Disease
Research Center at the Johns Hopkins University School
of Hygiene and Public Health |
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"The
fact that multiple sclerosis affects each person differently
is precisely what elevates The Chronic Illness Workbook to “must-have” status for anyone with MS." |
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Dan
Digmann, InsideMS, January-March 2003 |
ISBN:
0979640709
Paperback, $20.00
Albany Health Publishing |
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