How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness

A Mindful Guide

By: Toni Bernhard

Narrated by: Deon Vozov

Comfort, understanding, and advice for those who are suffering - and those who care for them....

Chronic illness creates many challenges, from career crises and relationship issues to struggles with self-blame, personal identity, and isolation. Beloved author Toni Bernhard addresses these challenges and many more, using practical examples to illustrate how mindfulness, equanimity, and compassion can help listeners make peace with a life turned upside down.

In her characteristic conversational style, Bernhard shows how to cope and make the most of life despite the challenges of chronic illness. Benefit from:

• Mindfulness exercises to mitigate physical and emotional pain
• Concrete advice for negotiating the everyday hurdles of medical appointments, household chores, and social obligations
• Tools for navigating the strains illness can place on relationships

Several chapters are directed toward family and friends of the chronically ill, helping them to understand what their loved one is going through and how they can help.

Humorous and empathetic, Bernhard shares her own struggles and setbacks with unflinching honesty, offering invaluable support in the search to find peace and well-being.

©2015 Toni Bernhard (P)2015 Toni Bernhard

Most Amazing Insight!

Toni’s words are so full of insight and compassion. I have never found a resource for living with chronic illness which has impacted me as much as this book! Through her words I feel validated and cared for like I never have in my over 10 years living with this illness. Will read again and again for years to come!

The authenticity of the author’s voice and perspective.

I can’t think of anything negative about this book. I suffer from multiple chronic illnesses and could relate to so much of what the author speaks about. The book is intelligent and detailed without overwhelming the reader with too much information. It is also written clearly. I like the quotes that she starts chapters with, and may buy the book just so I can have those quotes. If you’re suffering from a chronic illness or know someone who is, this book is very enlightening. I highly recommend it.

Inspiration and Hope

Loved this book; the author helps you feel not so alone with everything that's going on in your life and gives helpful insight and advice as she shares her thoughts and experiences that she has endured with her own chronic illness. I highly recommend this book.

Feeling less isolated

I have lived with Irritable Bowel Syndrome for 40 years and with Fibromyalgia (chronic muscle pain) for more than 25 years. I related to a great deal of what Toni Bernhard wrote. I feel less isolated (alone) having listened to her book. It is a book I will return to for reassurance and to encourage a more positive outlook in myself.

For those with disability and not

A truly excellent book with tons of wisdom and advice. I really liked how each chapter was introduced with a profound quote. If you read this book, it will not regret it :-)