{"title":"Allison Shadday","description":"\u003cp\u003eALLISON SHADDAY, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with 14 years of professional experience counseling chronically ill patients and their families. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eMS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis\u003c\/em\u003e, the first book to specifically address the emotional pain caused by MS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShadday has presented at both regional and national MS conferences. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1995, she drew on both her clinical work and her personal experience with the disease in writing the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Shadday continues her practice as a psychotherapist specializing in chronically ill patients and their families. That firsthand and professional knowledge of living with MS shapes the emotional insight at the heart of her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllison lives in Friday Harbor, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllison Shadday’s books are published by Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ms-and-your-feelings","title":"MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMS and Your Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to specifically address the emotional pain caused by the unpredictable, disabling chronic inflammatory condition multiple sclerosis. Psychotherapist and MS patient Allison Shadday offers readers effective strategies for dealing with the psychological trauma of this disease. Shadday shares real-life MS success stories and gives insightful professional advice derived from years of counseling hundreds of chronically ill patients. Her book offers readers hope, inspiration and validation, teaching them how to come to terms with an MS diagnosis; strategies for identifying and managing stress triggers; ways to cope with fear, guilt, anger, loss, depression, and isolation; steps to enhance intimacy and develop a greater sense of emotional security; and more. Patient success stories illustrate the techniques described. Renowned neurologist and MS expert Dr. Stanley Cohan contributes discussions of the importance of treating MS’s emotional symptoms, the latest medical thinking, and the promising future of drug research for this challenging condition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/089793489X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780897934893\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Allison Shadday","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43215033467096,"sku":"9780897934893","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43215033499864,"sku":"9781630267131","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780897934893_FC_mockup_v2_1738776720_dbf00273-4e17-4382-be9c-08a2caa3e6b2.jpg?v=1791007321"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-allison-shadday.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}