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The Healing Journal is a dynamic, illustrated guided journal to empower those living with chronic illness to cope with the ways illness impacts daily life. It provides an outlet for readers to freely express their experiences related to illness and enables them to explore their own strength and resilience. Research suggests that writing expressively and sincerely about personal struggles and traumas improves physical health. Rooted in mindfulness and positive psychology, each of the 50 topics in this journal is explored through the pairing of an affirmation with relevant journaling prompts and a painted illustration inspired by the California wilderness. The writing prompts and affirmations in this journal will help the reader to: Cultivate an attitude of positivity and hope about their personal healing Develop strategies to cope with negative emotions associated with their illness Communicate their needs to friends, family, and coworkers Utilise mindfulness, positive psychology, and practices of gratitude to maintain a healthy emotional state

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Emily Sunez has created a wonderful tool for people living with illness. Her writing prompts are designed to provoke thought, emotion, and strategy for living one's best life. Her illustrations--paired with positive affirmations--are lovely and make the book feel like a safe, sacred place for the diarist to explore the ins and outs of chronic illness. --Katie Willard Virant, JD, MSW, LCSW A very informative and empathetic treatise that is useful for all lupus patients. --Daniel J. Wallace, MD, Associate Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at UCLA The Healing Journal gives chronic illness patients the opportunity to take control of their illness rather than let the illness take over their selves, creating a sense of empowerment. --Christine H Lee, MD, MPH, rheumatologist

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Emily Sunez manages multiple chronic conditions, including dysautonomia, lupus, complex regional pain syndrome, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. After leaving a career in teaching and redesigning her life to manage her symptoms, Sunez founded the Los Angeles Dysautonomia Network (LADN) and started a chronic illness support group. She lives in Pasadena, CA.

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