This wise little book of 150 meditations is like a breast cancer support group. It is exactly what a woman recuperating in her hospital bed or during any of the other milestones of treatment and recovery might need—the advice and wisdom of other women who have preceded her in confronting breast cancer. Gathered here are moving reflections, anecdotes, and practical information for women concerned with or diagnosed with this disease. Built upon the experiences of women of all ages–women who have undergone all types of breast surgery and treatments from lumpectomy and mastectomy to radiation and chemotherapy; women who are single, married, divorced, widowed, straight, gay–the reflections touch upon topics as universal as fear and grief and as intimate as sex. The meditations help women: • discover healing insights and support • explore options for defining a “new normal” • commit to living each and every moment, fully and fearlessly Every three minutes a woman in America is diagnosed with breast cancer. Shocking but true. And The Language of Healing is a place for all those women to find comfort and strength, day by day, and a reminder that breast cancer patients – at any stage of the disease or recovery – are not alone.

First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

An anthropologist describes her last encounter with the !Kung people of Botswana, and her relationship with one remarkable woman, as she returns to their village, stricken with breast cancer, to reconnect with these often-studied people.

The author of Full Catastrophe Living explains how anyone can use mindfulness--the art of living each moment fully as it happens--to reduce anxiety, achieve inner peace, and enrich life.

An expert in the field of stress reduction introduces a practical program of mindfulness meditation techniques, explaining how a moment-to-moment awareness can help one cope with both chronic illness and day-to-day tension and stress

Challenges popular conceptions to outline new methods for promoting wellness and longevity, arguing that traditional medicine has not been successful in treating serious illness while urging readers to embrace a systemic understanding of the body that incorporates the use of revolutionary technologies.

This modern classic offers authoritative and up-to-date descriptions and analyses of 28 nursing theories in a clear, concive, and consistent format.

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.