Burdens Do a Body Good : Meeting Life's

Offers a well rounded "training manual" filled with inspirational insight and practical advice for handling life's toughest battles with inner and outer strength.

The authors first met when Michele Howe walked into the office of DR. Christopher Foetisch as a patient with a shoulder injury. Five years and four surgeries later, this book is the result of their doctor-patient relationship and the writing collaboration they developed to provide fresh awareness to women's health issues nationwide. It brings together Michele's experience as an author of books that help women live with strength and grace (including Going It Alone, Still Going It Alone, and Prayers to Nourish a Woman's Heart) with Dr. Foetisch's experience as an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and writes on women's health issues.

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Personal Life Challenges
Waiting: Choosing Calm Over Control	p. 7
Uncertainty: Defuse Your Anxiety by Looking Out for Others	p. 11
Discouragement: Identifying Obstacles and Implementing Solutions	p. 15
Loss: Deciding What's Worth Losing and What's Worth Keeping	p. 19
Depression: Evaluate, Then Make Changes	p. 23
Exhaustion: Decoding Your Body's Messages and Finding a Healthy Balance	p. 27
Sorrow: Facing Difficult Situations with Courage, Strength, and Fearlessness	p. 31
Giving Up: Words That Provide Emotional Strength to Keep Going	p. 35
Hopelessness: How Today's Difficulties Equip Us for Tomorrow	p. 39
Confinement: Making Decisions That Offer the Best Types of Freedom	p. 43
Regret: When We Pay Attention to the Wrong Things	p. 47
Disappointment: Putting Expectations in Their Place	p. 51
Broken Dreams: Being Tough Enough to Stay Tender	p. 55
Doubt: Knowing Who and What to Trust	p. 59
Failure: Finding Success One Single Step at a Time	p. 63
Situational Life Challenges
Workplace: How Our Talents Benefit Others Personally and Professionally	p. 69
Care Giving: Proactive Planning Takes Care of You Both	p. 73
Parenting: What We Believe Shouts	p. 77
Financial Setbacks: How Material Wealth Insulates Us from What Matters Most	p. 81
Relocation: Moving for the Right Reasons	p. 85
Divorce & Widowhood: When Friends Secure the Gap	p. 89
Retirement: Kindness Is Age-Resistant	p. 93
Career Choices: How People Factor into a Satisfactory Workplace	p. 97
Physical Illness: How Your Social Environment Can Make You Sick	p. 101
Relational Stress: How Our Pain Levels Us	p. 105
Aging: Making Good Choices, Lifelong Good Habits	p. 109
Childrearing: When Parents Pass on the Torch of Responsibility	p. 113
Relationships: Meeting Practical Needs Up Close and From Afar	p. 117
House & Home: Setting Boundaries That Make Everyone Feel Safe	p. 121
Time: No Time Like the Present to Change	p. 125
Conclusion	p. 129
Works Cited	p. 131
About the Authors…	p. 134
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Burdens Do a Body Good : Meeting Life's Challenges with Strength (and Soul)

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