"Women, Work, and Autoimmune Diease "
"Keep Working, Girlfriend! "
Rosalind Joffe, MEd, Joan Friedlander
2008
222 pp Paperback
ISBN 1932603689 / 9781932603682
Price: $18.95
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Description
"Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease is a book for women who live with chronic illness, encouraging them to stay employed to preserve their independence and sense of self. Rich with information and inspiration, it is the voice of warmth, wisdom, understanding, and compassion. Filled with tips, tricks and first-person accounts from women who have made similar choices in their own lives, this unique book is a resounding call for self-reliance and resilience. The book identifies the factors that making working particularly difficult for women with autoimmune disease, and then offers practical suggestions to address them. The authors take a hard, yet inspirational look at what it takes be successful in a job, including developing strategies and tactics, evaluating communication skills, building a support team and considerations for self-employment. Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease covers issues such as:
The complex nature of autoimmune diseaseThe correlation between disease, diagnosis, and career developmentHow life-changing strategies and concrete tactics can allow you to discover the spirit within"- return to top -
Reviews "An essential resource and guide for women living with autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis... The final chapter 'Developing Your Warrior Spirit: Hope and Resilience,' is a beautiful summation of the tone of the book. The authors include an excellent list of additional reading materials.--InFocus (Autoimmune Diseases Association)""...clear, down to earth and extraordinarily helpful.""--Diabetesmine.com ""Any woman with a chronic illness needs to read and can substantially benefit from Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease"" -- Midwest Book Review ""MS expert and CrohnC Us disease sufferer present a book of inspiration and wisdom for women that live and work with chronic disease... discusses hope and resilience."" --ForeWord Magazine ""The authors use first-person accounts to illustrate their advice on coping simultaneously with symptoms and thechallenges of the workplace; developing a financial plan; communicating withcoworkers, employers, and loved ones; building a support team; and balancingwork and family responsibilities. A little book with lots of useful advice;recommended.""--Library Journal ""An essential resource and guide for women living with autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis... The final chapter 'Developing Your Warrior Spirit: Hope and Resilience,' is a beautiful summation of the tone of the book. The authors include an excellent list of additional reading materials.""--InFocus (Autoimmune Diseases Association) ""...clear, down to earth and extraordinarily helpful.""--Diabetesmine.com ""For the chronically ill, the decision to continue working or not, can be anagonizing one. Optimistic, but realistic, Women, Work, andAutoimmune disease helps the reader carefully weigh the pros and cons ofworking so that they can make an informed and rational choice. Specificsteps are offered to help you make accommodations that may allow you to stay in the workforce longer than you thought possible.""--Allison Shadday, author of MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis ""Despite the relative slimness of Joffe and Friedlander's book, it is packed with useful information that can help women navigate the world of work...Writing about the unpredictability of AD, the stages of chronic illness and career development, they connect their experiences and those of other women in a way that I found reassuring and empowering. Whether you are happily employed, considering quitting your job, or drawing up plans to start your own business, Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease will prove a helpful guide for thinking through the options."" -- Donna Rafanello, Assistant Professor of Child Development, Long Beach College, Long Beach, CA, Momentum Magazine Fall 2009" - return to top -
Contents "What Is an Autoimmune Disease, and Why Is It a Women's Issue? Why Should You Keep Working? The Challenges of the Workplace; Relationship among Diagnosis, Disease Course, and Career Development; Success in the Workplace: When Knowledge and Experience Are Not Enough; Talking about Your Chronic Illness; You're FiredCby Your Body or Your Boss; Building Your Support Team; Developing Your Warrior Spirit: Hope and Resilience; Resources."- return to top -
About the Authors
Rosalind Joffe, MEdRosalind Joffe, MEd - Building on her experience living with chronic illnesses, including MS and ulcerative colitis, Rosalind Joffe founded the executive career coaching practice, cicoach.com, dedicated to help others with chronic illness develop the competencies they need to succeed. She is a recognized national expert on chronic illness in the workplace. As a leading executive career coach, she has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, ABC Radio, as well as a variety of regional and national media outlets. Rosalind has published in dozens of disease organization and health journals. She is a sought-after speaker and workshop leader for organizations that include the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, BiogenIdec, State Street Global, New Directions, Association of Career Professionals, HealthTalk.com, New England Arthritis Foundation, and the Scleroderma Association.Joan FriedlanderJoan Friedlander founded Lifework Business Partners, a national coaching andtraining company, in 2000. Joan works with entrepreneurs in servicebusinesses to develop strategies to move to the next phase of growth inbusiness without losing sight of their personal needs. She was diagnosedwith CrohnC Us disease in 1992, and with the exception of several short-termdisability leaves, has successfully managed her career. In addition tocoaching, Joan is a veteran facilitator of the Get Clients Now! marketingprogram, a paid speaker, and the author of two workbooks, The MasterCalendar Solution and An Introductory Guide to Delegation. Joan has beenquoted in Chronically Happy by Lori Hartwell and contributed to the secondedition of Get Clients Now! by C.J. Hayden.
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