The Chronic Pain Couple (How to be a joyful partner & have a remarkable relationship in spite of chronic pain)

The trusted guide to managing relationships through chronic pain, now out in paperback!

Chronic pain doesn't only affect the person who feels it – it reshapes their closest relationship. As couples cope with pain, treatments, setbacks and uncertainty, the spark, spontaneity and intimacy that once came easily can slowly slip away, leaving two people who love each other feeling more like patient and carer than partners. Karra Eloff knows this from the inside: a psychology-clinic co-founder living with chronic pain, she wrote the book she wished someone had handed her.

On average, one in five adults suffer from chronic pain. In older people, the number rises to three in five. Most of these people don’t realise they don’t have to settle for a survival-based coexistence with their partner or bury their hopes for success and joy under a mountain of heat packs and duvets.

Chronic illness or pain, according to Karra, need not hold you back from experiencing personal joy and success. It is possible to forge a path to remarkable – to move the dial of a relationship challenged with chronic pain from embattled and exhausted to joyful and passionate.

This is possible through small, practical changes that require little energy but make a big impact in the areas of:

• Communication
• Mental health
• Intimacy
• Personal Success

If you experience chronic pain or love someone with a chronic illness this book is for you. If you are a health professional seeking practical advice for people with chronic pain, this book is also for you.