The Pain Companion

by Sarah Anne Shockley Narrated by Sarah Anne Shockley

Overview

The Pain Companion is a practical guidebook for people living with chronic pain written by someone who has endured debilitating pain for many years and found ways to thrive and enjoy life despite the challenges. The book is intended to be, quite literally, a companion through pain, validating and acknowledging its myriad challenges and offering a pathway to greater well being, ease and comfort. The Pain Companion provides tools and suggestions for relieving emotional, physical, and mental stresses and creating more ease, comfort, and resilience on a daily basis. It also includes simple meditative exercises to create a more constructive relationship with pain, with our bodies, and with ourselves.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This is a very important book. It offers valuable advice and ideas for making living with pain easier that can only come from someone who has lived through it. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone experiencing chronic pain, and suggest that practitioners read it to gain a greater understanding of the challenges their patients in pain must live with. - Tracy A. Newkirk, MD The Pain Companion is a practical, insightful, and compassionate guide into and through the lives of chronic pain sufferers. It is beautifully written and sensitive. For those who have searched to make sense of chronic pain, here is a packet of understanding - a place where hope and possibilities live. - Amber Wolf, PhD, Holistic Science and Alternative Therapies What if there was some wisdom and help from someone who has gone through what you are going through with chronic pain, would you like to listen to it? I would call this the "go to book" when nothing else works when you have chronic pain. The intuition, wisdom, exercises and meditations offered by Sarah are beyond measure and can assist you in your journey to find your true self beyond anything you can imagine. This is a must read book for anyone. Pain is the way through to healing. - Michael A. DeFino, D.C. The Pain Companion is a long awaited book that offers important insights into the world of chronic pain. Shockley shares beautifully written prose about her personal journey of living with a severe injury that forces her into a life she had never imagined. Through the letters she writes to Pain, her encouragement to follow one's own healing path, and her presentation of exercises that anyone can follow, she gives a comprehensive and profound look at the meaning within the experience of pain. I highly recommend this book for anyone, especially for people living with pain, caregivers and medical and rehabilitation professionals. - Thaïs Mazur, PhD, OTR, Integrative Medicine Until blindsided by devastating pain and immobility, Sarah, accomplished and active, was immersed in life. Making lemonade from lemons, she has produced a wise, thoughtful, heartfelt autobiography and manual in which she details practices that have helped her recover. Providing context, she beautifully lays out the negative emotions and limiting habits that so often accompany pain; she then offers strategies for coping and healing. Given the prevalence of pain and the usefulness of this book, it may easily become a best seller. - Carol Banquer, MD As someone who has lived with chronic pain, and as an Occupational Therapist working with people in pain, I highly recommend The Pain Companion for clients and practitioners both. The insights and exercises are truly supportive of anyone living with pain and moving through to the other side. It is so valuable to hear directly from someone who has lived through it themselves and developed an approach to pain management that addresses all aspects of living in pain. - Pam Dent, OTR

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160040813
Publisher:	Author's Republic
Publication date:	07/01/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged

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