The topic was approached with sensitivity and took into account the audience that it was aimed at. Practical activities and material were well balanced throughout the book. Encouraging yet realistic approach to coping with chronic pain.

The Chronic Pain and Illness Workbook for Teens by Rachel Zoffness is straight forward, combines scientific reasoning with clear explanations. I really appreciate the exercises. They are easy to follow along with and comfortable for teenagers. I believe this book will be truly helpful for many people. I know it's helpful for me.

Well-written and easily understandable for teens with core concepts of CBT + ACT. Likely to be beneficial in addition to therapy.

Thank you Net Galley, New Harbinger and Rachel Zoffness (clinical psychologist working with teens coping with pain ans medical issues) for this amazing book! I must confess that if the book first caught my eye, it is because I am chronically in pain (though I’m not a teen any longer!) and I believed I’d learn a few tricks to help with the pain.
What I really liked about The Chronic Pain and Illness Workbook for Teens is that it is based on mindfulness practices, which of course are perfect for teenagers but for everyone actually.
It is all about breaking the pain cycle, feeling better, getting your life back and that is definitely what people in pain are striving for.
I particularly appreciated the chapters about pain and your brain, emotions and pain.
The advice is clear, easy to give a try to, and all in all logical: for instance transforming thoughts to transform pain as well as avoiding negative self-talk… Thank you for the apps, websites and additional resources which are also very helpful.
So if you want to break the cycle and improve your quality of life, this book is for you! I highly recommend it. #TheChronicPainAndIllnessWorkbookForTeens #NetGalleyFrance

Not a teen, but someone who has had chronic pain. I found this to be something I would feel comfortable to recommend to teens and young adult so who are experiencing chronic health issues based on what it covers. It was good to see a variety of example stories and how the teens dealt with their issues, and included a lot of activities that weren’t really hokey or silly. If the stories were switched out for adults, it could probably work for adults with some other minor changes.

The recommendations in this book are ones you’ll see recommended during various therapy and relaxation sessions, like “belly” breathing and mindfulness. It seems simple and no duh once you start doing it, but having someone to guide you through doing it right is important.

There are not a huge amount of resources out there for teenagers on this topic so this is a welcome addition.

This is an easy to read and understand guide to managing pain with CBT and mindfulness approaches, aimed at teens but useful for adults too. The explanations about how stress and anxiety maintain and exacerbate pain were clear and there are lots of exercises with examples to get the reader started on a pain management programme. As a therapist I would recommend this workbook to younger clients, and as an adult with chronic pain found it useful myself and have already made some changes to my routine from reading it. The usual issues apply with the approaches used here (e.g. CBT can sometimes feel invalidating, graded exercise therapy is controversial in it's evidence base, being encouraged to push through pain isn't always a good thing etc), but as in introduction to using them for pain management this is a great resource.

I would have loved this when I was younger! I have grown up with a chronic illness and this would have gone a long way to help. When you are young and in pain you feel alone. This not only give great coping methods but the stories throughout make someone feel like they aren't the only one going through this. I would recommend to others.