Partners in Healing : Simple Ways to Offer Support, Comfort, and Care to a Loved One Facing Illness

This book offers a new sense of empowerment for the intimate partners of people living with serious health problems. Collinge draws on cutting-edge scientific research along with his experience counseling couples facing serious illness to offer a range of insights, strategies, and techniques that caregivers can utilize to promote their partners? physical and emotional well-being?while also promoting their own. Topics include:    ? The importance of self-care for the caring partner    ? Ways of involving family and friends in a network of support    ? Simple massage and touch techniques to bring comfort and reduce symptoms    ? How open, affirmative communication can contribute to healing    ? Basic energy-healing techniques to promote well-being