How to Be Sick A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers

Name: How to Be Sick A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers
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ISBN: 9780861716265

ISBN-10: 0861716264

ISBN-13: 9780861716265

Edition: 2010

Authors: Toni Bernhard, Sylvia Boorstein

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This book will help and inspire those who must live with the challenges posed by any chronic illnesses, and their caregivers: the relentlessness of symptoms; coming to terms with a life of comparative isolation; weathering fear about the future; facing the judgment of others; dealing with the health care system; and, for a spouse, partner, or other caregiver, adapting to so many unexpected and sometimes sudden life changes. The book begins with the tale of how Toni Berhard got sick and, to her and her partner's bewilderment, stayed sick-detailing all the changes and losses that Toni had to experience as a result of her illness. Toni then goes on to describe how the teachings of the Buddha…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Publication date: 9/14/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Toni Bernhard is the author of the award-winning How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and their Caregivers and How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow. Until forced to retire due to illness, Toni was a law professor at the University of California-Davis, serving six years as the dean of students. She has been a practicing Buddhist for over 20 years. Her blog, "Turning Straw Into Gold" is hosted on the website of Psychology Today. She can be found online at www.tonibernhard.com.



Foreword



Preface


How Everything Changed



Getting Sick: A Romantic Trip to Paris



Staying Sick: This Can't Be Happening to Me


Accepting Pain



The Buddha Tells It Like It Is



The Universal Law of Impermanence



Who Is Sick?


Finding Joy and Love



Finding Joy in the Life You Can No Longer Lead



Soothing the Body, Mind, and Heart



Using Compassion to Alleviate Your Suffering



Facing the Ups and Downs of Chronic Illness with Equanimity


Turnarounds and Transformations



Getting Off the Wheel of Suffering



Tonglen: Spinning Straw into Gold



With Our Thoughts We Make the World



Healing the Mind by Living in the Present Moment



What to Do When (It Seems) You Can't Do Anything



Zen Helps


From Isolation to Solitude



Communicating with Care



The Struggle to Find Community in Isolation



And in the End...


A Guide to Using the Practices to Help with Specific Challenges


With Gratitude


Bibliography


Index


About the Author