Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself

Are you stressed and exhausted because someone you love is seriously ill? Do you wish you felt less overwhelmed and more certain about how to help? Coping Courageously will be your guide. You will learn:

• The most important things to do, and not do, when a loved one is sick
• Insider strategies for getting the best medical care
• A simple and effective approach for managing your own stress
• Skills to confidently talk about tough topics

You will be touched and inspired by the stories of Dr. Chiaramonte’s patients. More importantly, Coping Courageously will give you the peace of mind, confidence, and tools to effectively support your loved one without depleting yourself.

Delia Chiaramonte, MD, MS is an experienced integrative palliative medicine physician and medical educator. She is the founder of the Integrative Palliative Institute and host of The Integrative Palliative Podcast. As a thought leader in the field of integrative palliative medicine, she specializes in whole-person care for families facing serious illness, using all the tools that work. As a person who has been a caregiver, Dr. Chiaramonte understands, from the inside, the fear, stress, and overwhelm that people face when someone they love is unwell. Dr. Chiaramonte is the former associate director and director of education for the University of Maryland Medical School's Center for Integrative Medicine and the former division chief of integrative palliative medicine at Greater Baltimore Medical Center/Gilchrist. She has been voted a "Top Doctor" by her peers and won awards for teaching excellence. As a sought-after lecturer, she has been invited to teach at organizations such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, the University of San Francisco Medical School, the University of Maryland Graduate School, and School of Pharmacy and The American College of Rheumatology. She has published chapters in the textbooks Practical Management of Pain and Families in the Intensive Care Unit and serves as an executive editor for McGraw Hill Education. She is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.Dr. Chiaramonte is a dynamic and engaging keynote speaker, and she is available for speaking engagements and media interviews. To schedule Dr. Chiaramonte for an interview or speaking engagement, visit www.DrChiaramonte.com. She offers a companion toolkit to this book for families facing serious illness. Information about this program is available at www.CopingCourageously.com.She "fills her cup" by drinking coffee with her grown daughters, reading, going for walks with friends, and creating multi-media art. She lives in Maryland with her husband and her brand-new rescue dog, Sadie. www.CopingCourageously.com.