PARTNERS IN HEALING

When one partner in a relationship becomes seriously ill, the other often feels a sense of helplessness and wonders how they can make a difference. Partners in Healing (Shambhala Publications, 2008) offers a new sense of empowerment for the intimate partners of people living with serious health problems. Based on the latest research in health behavior and complementary therapies, it includes forty-three short chapters, each explaining why and when to use a given strategy, and concrete step-by-step guidance in how to do it. William Collinge shares his reflections and insights from two decades of study and work with couples who are going through the challenges of serious illness together.

Partners in Healing is divided into seven subject areas:

Strategies of self-care for the caring partner
Ways of involving family and friends in a network of support
Simple massage and touch techniques to bring comfort and reduce symptoms
Simple energy healing techniques
Distant healing using transpersonal imagery, mediation, and prayer
Forms of “affirmative communication” that provide reassurance
Simple rituals of caring and nourishment

PRAISE FOR PARTNERS IN HEALING

“A bible for caregivers. Honest, straightforward, and very practical. I recommend it to everyone who is caring for a partner or spouse.” — Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

“Dr. Collinge has written a book that touches upon the true essence of caregiving. This is an important book for caregivers on enhancing their own well-being as well as learning how to better become partners in healing.” — Gary E. Barg, Editor-In-Chief, Caregiver.com

“Anyone wanting a practical guide to supporting health and wholeness in a loved one will be delighted by this book. We are currently in something of a golden age in healing research, of which Dr. William Collinge is an excellent guide.” — Larry Dossey, MD, author of Healing Words and Reinventing Medicine

"William Collinge brings a breadth of knowledge and a depth of wisdom to helping us deal with the challenges that sickness brings to those we love and to ourselves. In Partners in Healing he shows us clearly, simply, convincingly, how we can use words and touch, loving intention and prayer to bring help and healing to those who are ill, even as we find intimacy, wholeness, and fulfillment for ourselves."— James S. Gordon, M.D., author of Manifesto for a New Medicine, and Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven Stage Journey Out of Depression

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