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Partners in Healing

Simple Ways to Offer Support, Comfort, and Care to a Loved One Facing Illness

William Collinge
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Pages
240
Year
2008
Language
English

About

This book offers a new sense of empowerment for the intimate partners of people living with serious health problems. Collinge draws on cutting-edge scientific research along with his experience counseling couples facing serious illness to offer a range of insights, strategies, and techniques that caregivers can utilize to promote their partners' physical and emotional well-being-while also promoting their own.

Topics include:

• The importance of self-care for the caring partner

• Ways of involving family and friends in a network of support

• Simple massage and touch techniques to bring comfort and reduce symptoms

• How open, affirmative communication can contribute to healing

• Basic energy-healing techniques to promote well-being

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