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Dealing with Life-Changing Illness: A Mind-Body Approach to Resilience

Session #: 710-421
Presenter(s): Joan Klagsbrun
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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As the median age in this country increases, more of us will face chronic or life-threatening illnesses, which we experience not just as physical disorders, but as assaults on every other aspect of our lives. Building resilience during illness can reduce our suffering and significantly improve our ability to heal. In this workshop, you'll hear what clients and significant others need most at each phase of their journey. We'll explore a diverse repertoire of mind-body self-calming practices, such as Mindfulness and Clearing a Space, that help clients achieve mastery over debilitating fear and worry and enhance their capacity for savoring life. You'll learn how to teach clients to weed out relationships that are draining or stressful, engage honestly with significant others, and concentrate on the connections that matter most and enhance their sense of well-being. We'll also review self-care strategies for therapists treating clients with serious illness.

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