Building relationships and
creating a meaningful life
when you have a chronic illness.
In this groundbreaking, compassionate guide from chronic illness and rare disease expert, psychotherapist Jodi Taub teaches you how to
rebuild and strengthen the connections that matter most.
Drawing from almost three decades as a therapist specializing in chronic illness and hard-won insights from her own lived experience, psychotherapist Jodi Taub provides practical strategies for challenges familiar to patients: handling unhelpful comments, dating with a diagnosis, managing mental health, navigating caregiving relationships, and working with medical teams. The right relationships can transform your experience, and this book will help you to build them.
Learn how to:
Care for your mental health
Navigate relationships with caregivers
Cultivate friendships, old and new
Nurture relationships with long-term partners
Work collaboratively with doctors and medical teams
You didn’t choose to be sick, but you can choose what to do with it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jodi Taub, LCSW, is a New York-based psychotherapist with over 27 years of experience providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy. She specializes in chronic illness and rare diseases, supporting patients and caregivers in managing health anxiety, medical trauma, and the psychological impact of complex health conditions. In addition to her clinical work, Jodi is a published writer, speaker, and researcher.
She lectures nationally, facilitates support groups, and contributes to professional education and advocacy within the chronic illness and rare disease communities. Drawing on both her expertise and her own lived experience with chronic illness, Jodi is recognized for her evidence-based, relationship-centered approach that fosters resilience and meaningful connections.