{"product_id":"close-to-the-bone-life-threatening-illness-as-a-soul-journey-9781642506907","title":"Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness as a Soul Journey","description":"\u003cb\u003eFace Illness and Find Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen confronted with a life-threatening condition, most people think that doctors have the final word. But, author Jean Shinoda Bolen reminds us that the mind has a powerful effect on a prognosis and the process of healing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone faces illness.\u003c\/b\u003e Whether it's a personal health crisis or sickness a loved one is experiencing, none of us escape this life without encountering some form of illness or death. While we can try to ignore the reality, internationally known author and speaker Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen suggests we do the exact opposite: face it. By encountering the frightening world of serious illness and death, we can better uncover how it gives us purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrust what you know in your bones.\u003c\/b\u003e In probing and studying the health trials we face, Dr. Bolen shares how what we learn often connects to what we know to be true. As a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, Dr. Bolen has an acute understanding of what shapes a person, particularly as it relates to one's sense of balance and wholeness. Based on her knowledge and experience, she guides readers to find the truth buried in their own bones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tool for help and healing.\u003c\/b\u003e While encountering sickness is inevitable, healing often seems harder to come by. We are left broken open when serious illness hits. While there is no single key to recovery, it is rare to find healing without first addressing the pain. This book serves as a guide to finding purpose in the pain. Through practicing self-compassion and empathy for others, and actively listening and learning, we set ourselves on a path to thoughtfully unravel the process of finding hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead Dr. Bolen's \u003cem\u003eClose to the Bone\u003c\/em\u003e and find...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn insightful book for anyone living with a life-threatening illness (or caring for a loved one who is ill)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncouragement for facing the trials and trauma of illness by relying on the wisdom we all have within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA supplemental guide for those who want to form support circles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf books such as \u003cem\u003eInvisible Acts of Power\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWhen Things Fall Apart\u003c\/em\u003e; or \u003cem\u003eNo Mud, No Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e have helped you, then \u003cem\u003eClose to the Bone\u003c\/em\u003e is the next book you need to read.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Conari Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642506907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Jean Shinoda Bolen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38607319990453,"sku":"9781642506907","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_25b295ea-36e9-4ae4-a0a3-877f8c7fd1b7.jpg?v=1614088566","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/close-to-the-bone-life-threatening-illness-as-a-soul-journey-9781642506907","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}