Healing and Happiness After Stroke: How to Get Back Up After Life Turned Upside-Down

A great guide for stroke survivors . The journey, which is a solitary one in the mind , is made easier with the tools provided in this book . This book should be required reading for stroke survivors and caregivers .

Occupational therapist who works with a population with high stroke diagnosis. I read this to better equip myself and increase my understanding. I left it with my patients for them to read. I found it to be easy to read, explain physical changes, and ideas to address mental/emotional ones. My patients also recommend it.

Excellent. Readable. Author had much experience with topic; applicable experience. Information and recommendations useful immediately. Well worth reading and useful for stroke recovering persons.

I had two strokes in January of this year. I have had extensive physical and occupational therapy and have been steadily improving. I am pleased with my improvement but have not been...Happy. I am no longer the person I was and to be honest, I miss me! I found the exercises have helped me make some simple changes and I feel very hopeful for the future. I feel less a victim of the strokes today because the book has helped me understand that like the brain can build new pathways through repetition, the mind is also effected by repetition and through the exercises I am learning to focus on those that help me feel happier! I would highly recommend this book for anyone who is feeling impatient with their recovery or lack of it!

This book can be used for anyone with a life that is suddenly upside down, not just for stroke survivors! My stroke survivor husband just started reading this book that I ordered for him. This book has been one of his most effective tools in his stroke recovery, that had been missing until now, that is helping him with his emotions, fear and anxiety! This book is totally resposible to awakening his new found clarity and discovering the ultimate path for his "Ultimate Life" he now feels empowered to fulfill! So grateful to Kari Dahlgren for writing this amazing book!

I had my stroke almost seven years ago. Not much of this is new to me, but it does explain emotions and motivation in a different way. It's a good refresher. The exercises and habits that she recommends at the end of each chapter are aimed at improving the mind so that the body can follow. You will see a lot of journal exercises. Most of them require the ability to write, although she does mention that you can use a voice recorder if you can't write. Aside from the exercises, this book is motivating and actionable. A good, easy read.

This is a GREAT book for anyone who has gone through a medical emergency - stroke (I did) hart attacks or whatever turns your qorld upsidedown. There are many quetions and mini exercises that hallenge your belief system and I found it very helpful in my recovery to look at the issues in this book i never tought of. Actually very uplifting!

I really wish that I have been given this book soon after my stroke it has been a long 8 and 1/2 years trying to do this on my own without the insight that this book provides it is actually caused my wife and kids grief by me not having access to the information in this book read it take it to heart

If you can read it may help not for everyone

Most useful and encouraging book I've found while in physical and long term mental recovery from stroke! Easy to read just a few pages or a chapter at a time or more and the self help exercises make sense and really help me. Will keep handy forever! Strength and please keep going, to all fellow stroke survivors!

A good read , quite informative.