From the Heart A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease

by Kastan, Kathy

• ISBN13: 9780738210933
• ISBN10: 0738210935
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-12
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

For the more than eight million women dealing with the emotional impact of heart disease, empowering guidance on how to live with renewed confidence and hope

Author Biography

Kathy Kastan, L.C.S.W., M.A. Ed., is president of WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and chair of the board of the Memphis American Heart Association. She lives in Cordova, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction: A New Beginning: From Nightmare to Daybreak-My Story	p. xi
Beginning the Recovery Process: The First Steps	p. 1
Finding Balance: What Happens When You Go Home	p. 3
Checking Your Emotional Pulse: What about Your Mental Health?	p. 19
Getting the Help You Need	p. 39
Following Your Doctor's Orders: Those Pesky Risk Factors	p. 55
Rebuilding Your Sense of Self	p. 83
Body Image and the Sexual Self: Relaxation and Renewal	p. 85
Coping with Change: Your Family	p. 105
Strengthening Relationships: Friends and Society	p. 131
Negotiating the Outer World	p. 153
Managing Your Work Life: Facing the Challenge	p. 155
Negotiating the Health-care System	p. 185
Becoming an Advocate for Change: The Bigger Picture	p. 205
Recommended Reading	p. 231
Resources	p. 233
Acknowledgments	p. 253
Index	p. 257
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