This valuable self-help book for people affected by cancer, their loved
ones and friends focuses on self-care when life hurts. It explores the
impact of cancer and explains why the usual ways of coping may leave
people stuck.
The first book of its kind to focus on the scientifically based
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) approach, it helps people to
find ways to cope with painful thoughts and feelings, and to rebuild a
meaningful life despite the cancer. With an emphasis on value-based
living the book illustrates skills such as mindfulness and the
development of acceptance to help people affected by cancer to
participate in a fuller life and gain a greater sense of well-being. It
combines evidence-based practice with the experiences of people who are
living with cancer in the form of numerous quotations throughout, as
well as paper and pencil 'thought' exercises.
Living Your Life with Cancer through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
helps people affected by cancer to feel more able to sit with the
uncertainty of their future, show themselves kindness and compassion and
to learn to be true to themselves, no matter what the cancer throws at
them. It is also important reading for psychological therapists working
in oncology.
