Self-Nurture: Learning to Care for Youself as Effectively as You Care forEveryone Else - Hardcover

Dreher, Henry; Domar, Alice D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670882860 ISBN 13: 9780670882861

Publisher: Viking Adult, 1999

Synopsis

An expert on women and stress advises women to "nurture" themselves, offering readers a "relationship quadrant" for resolving relationship issues, strategies for turning negative thoughts into positive ones, and creative ideas for spending quality, guilt-free personal time. Reprint.

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About the Author

Alice D. Domar, Ph.D. is the founder and director of the world-renowned Mind/Body Program for Infertility and author of the national bestseller, Self-Nurture. She is also Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Mind/Body Center for Women's Health at Boston IVF, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Henry Dreher is a veteran science writer who has coauthored numerous articles and books.

Reviews

Distinguished from other books on managing women's particular stresses by Domar's expert credentials and the respect, collegiality and purpose with which she addresses her audience, this book persuasively argues that all women should commit as much effort to their own creative, emotional and spiritual self-care as they do to the needs of others. At a Harvard fertility clinic, psychologist Ph.D. Domar introduced a variety of stress management techniques to women whose high-tech fertilization procedures were not working. The high pregnancy rates that followed were widely covered by the media. As a result, Harvard funded a Mind/Body Center for Women's Health at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, directed by Domar, to explore the effects of stress on women's illnesses. Well versed in the literature and research of mind-body practices, Domar (Healing Mind, Healthy Woman) synthesizes popular and effective stress-reduction techniquesAincluding Benson's Relaxation Response, breathing work, muscle relaxation, meditation, mindfulness and yogaAand recommends their specific application. She draws from the work of Maggie Scarf, Julia Cameron and Thomas Moore, as well as from her practice and her own life, to illustrate their effects. Contemporary but by no means faddish, the book encourages keeping a journal and using affirmations, nurturing one's body, and performing acts of kindness. Moreover, it effectively demonstrates the need and value of these practices in women's lives. (Jan.)
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In her work as director of the Mind/Body Center for Women's Health, Harvard Medical School, Domar (Healing Mind, Healthy Woman) observes that while women are adept at juggling care-giving roles, many have not learned to care for themselves. Drawing on her experience leading workshops for women of various ages and backgrounds, Domar introduces a program of self-nurture based on various techniques designed to improve physical and mental health. Each chapter discusses an area of tension in a woman's life and gives exercises for sustenance and stress reduction. Topics range from family relationships, friendships, and physical health to creativity, emotional expression, and spirituality. Easy-to-follow techniques include meditation, guided imagery, relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and journal writing. Recommended for popular psychology, self-help, and women's health collections.
-Lucille M. Boone, San Jose P.L., CA
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Edition details

• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670882860
• ISBN 13: 9780670882861
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320