How To Be Sick

[jeshyr]

A book I have found really useful recently is "How To Be Sick" by Toni Bernhard. The subtitle is "a buddhist-inspired guide for the chronically ill and their caregivers" which is very accurate - while much of the material inside is based on buddhist practices, none of it requires that you "be" Buddhist or have any specific belief system.

Since reading it I have been collecting relevant resources that I've seen recommended by Toni and by other How To Be Sick readers on Facebook and on other web pages. I thought I'd list them here:

• Toni Bernhard's AudioDharma talk about the book


• Facebook Support Group "How To Be Sick Together"


• Guided Meditation: Soften, Soothe, Allow, for dealing with difficult physical emotions (also works for difficult physical sensations)


• Tara Brach's Audio Dharma talks and guided meditations, also available as a podcast on iTunes


• Recommended book: Living The Wisdom Of The Tao, by Wayne Dyer


• Article: Mindfulness Meditation: Why Do It And How To Do It, stresses flexibility and doing what works for you


• Discussion Article Series: RA Guy's Book Club on "How To Be Sick"


• Book review and article by Sarah Habin


• Recommended Reading List from Facebook Group "How To Be Sick Together"


• Article: 40 Ways To Let Go And Feel Less Pain


• TED Talk: Succulence is Powerful, by SARK


• Article: How Mindfulness Helps Us Respond To Physical Suffering, by Toni Bernhard


• The Well Spouse Association, for those caring for a chronically ill partner


• I Am Not My Illness, Notes From The Couch

Go read this if you are sick or know anybody who's sick!

Cheers,
r

Comments

[braunie]

Just wanted to reply before too much time goes by here....I found this book a year or 2 ago in the library and really appreciated it. I only wish more people could be exposed to it, but those who would read it are probably not the ones who need to hear its message the most!

These are great links--I want to save them to peruse them later--thanks for this post!