MindBody Cancer Wellness A Self-Help Stress Management Manual Dr. Morry Edwards, Ph.D. ISBN 0-9728969-0-2 US $24.95 BUY NOW

• Can "optimism" and "cancer" be uttered in the same breath?
• Can "wellness" and "cancer" be lived in the same life?
• Can destructive and entrenched "habits of stress" be changed,
  even after decades?
• Can one "get better" as a person during and after the
  life-altering experience of cancer?
• Can this shattering event invite me, teach me, dare me,
  enable me --- to be "whole?"

Why? Because Dr. Edwards' answer to all of those opening questions is a resounding YES. It is not a SIMPLISTIC YES, although he skillfully makes complex ideas quite understandable in simple, straight-forward language. Nor is it an EASY YES, since Morry challenges us to think a little differently, behave a little differently, and to appreciate our own capacities to grow as we walk with the uninvited companion of cancer. It is, however, a BELIEVABLE YES---not only because Morry carries professional credentials on his walls and more than twenty years of counseling under his belt, but also because Morry lost both of his parents to cancer and now carries them AND their optimism in his heart.

This self-care manual is intended to help readers develop skills and effectively use strategies designed to ease the stress of cancer and its treatment. It begins with basic information about the role stress plays in our lives, positively and negatively. The author translates complex information into ideas that can help anyone understand adverse stress reactions and how they can endanger the body, mind, emotions, and behavior. From this perspective, Dr. Edwards' book is scholarly. It tackles important aspects of the mind-body-spirit connection. From another view, Morry's work is a practical nuts 'n bolts approach to getting control of our fear, putting a bridle around the very real stresses that can drive us "nuts," or worse yet, make us ill and keep us unwell.

Introducing ideas like immune system "downers" and immune system "uppers," Dr. Edwards provides a comprehensive smorgasbord of relaxation strategies. In detail and with specific examples, he describes how they work, how they can be implemented, and how they can help us improve our own quality of life---as we collaborate with our medical team to strengthen our bodies' defense systems in achieving our own "wellness."

MindBody Cancer Wellness: A Self-Help Stress Management Manual is a grab-bag resource of ideas, strategies, and tools, any one of which might improve emotional and mental well-being. Don't hesitate a moment to reach into this one!

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Morry Edwards, Ph.,D.

Morry Edwards, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, who has specialized in treating people with cancer and other chronic illness for twenty-five years. A nationally certified biofeedback practitioner, he has concentrated on psychoneuroimmunology, the scientific study of the effects of psychological factors on our bodies’ physical defenses. He is an advocate of the holistic approach to health and wellness and encourages patients to take an active role in their treatment. He is currently Director of Psychological Services at the West Michigan Cancer Center and Staff Psychologist at Neuropsychology Associates in Kalamazoo, Michigan. For the last four years, Dr. Edwards has consulted with the Center for Cancer Care in Goshen, Indiana.

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