Can the way in which we relate to others seriously affect our health? Can understanding those attachments help health care providers treat us better? In Love, Fear, and Health, psychiatrists Robert Maunder and Jonathan Hunter draw on evidence from neuroscience, stress physiology, social psychology, and evolutionary biology to explain how understanding attachment – the ways in which people seek security in their close relationships – can transform patient outcomes.Using attachment theory, Maunder and Hunter provide a practical, clinically focused introduction to the influence of attachment styles on an individual’s risk of disease and the effectiveness of their interactions with health care providers. Drawing on more than fifty years of combined experience as health care providers, teachers, and researchers, they explain in clear language how health care workers in all disciplines can use this knowledge to meet their patients’ needs better and to improve their health.

Love, Fear, and Health: How Our Attachments to Others Shape Health and Health Care

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Maunder, Robert

Hunter, Jonathan

Mental Health

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Review\n“Damaged is not for the faint of heart – many events from Isaac’s past can be hard to read. But those who persist will find much to consider.” ― Publishers Weekly\n"I have been pining for this book and Maunder and Hunter did not disappoint. Like the proverbial car crash you can't stop looking at, Damaged is a book about a wounded soul whose story you must keep reading. Maunder and Hunter find the love in a patient that many of our colleagues would label 'difficult.' They connect the dots that link strength and vulnerability and those that join the psychological to the physical. With skill and humility, Maunder and Hunter tell a story about every one of us." -- Dr. Brian Goldman, emergency physician, host of CBC's White Coat, Black Art, and author of The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy is Essential in Everyday Life.\n"This book is dynamite! Damaged is a bold and profoundly important story of two doctors and of one man's monumental struggle. You will find yourself, your family, friends, and co-workers in this phenomenal read. So often the healthcare system fails the most vulnerable people when it comes to mental health. Maunder and Hunter show clearly not only how the system fails, but the revolution it will take to not just improve, but reengineer and create a structure of care that truly helps people heal. The vividly clear connection between early childhood trauma and adult physical and mental health issues is an education we all need. This story is a powerful example of what’s possible. You will see that we can all contribute, and demand the revolution needed to make things better for everyone." -- Clara Hughes, OC, OM, six-time Olympic medalist, and founding spokesperson for Bell Let’s Talk\n"This narrative is the best teaching tool that I’ve ever read. The story of Isaac and his therapist, Bob, is more than a model demonstrating the intensity and challenge of providing psychotherapy. The account is humane and transparent and owns the errors in establishing the bonds of trust that enable Isaac to heal over time. It also recounts the remarkable thirty-year relationship of mutual support and reflection shared by two psychiatrists, and of the trials and joys they experience with their patients. The authors appeal for societal activism on issues of racism, poverty, trauma-based therapy, accessibility, and accountability – the myriad of social injustices that we all tolerate. This is their call for a revolution in care." -- Jean Marmoreo, MD, author and advocate for elders, end-of-life, and medical assistance in dying\n"I loved this book. Damaged is important for all healthcare workers. It presents lucid and striking discussions of the impact of ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) on individuals and their healthcare. Many compelling and unforgettable case histories and courses of treatment are presented that will be of enormous value in the education of current and future psychotherapists, physicians, and nurses." -- Irvin Yalom, professor emeritus, Stanford University, and author of The Gift of Therapy and A Matter of Death and Life\n"A deeply personal narrative of how humanizing relationships between clinicians and patients heals trauma. Definitely worth reading." -- Alika Lafontaine, President-Elect, Canadian Medical Association\nChildhood adversity that is severe enough to be harmful throughout life is one of the biggest public health issues of our time, yet health care systems struggle to even acknowledge the problem. In　Damaged, Dr. Robert Maunder and Dr. Jonathan Hunter call for a radical change, arguing that the medical system needs to be not only more compassionate but more effective at recognizing that trauma impacts everybody’s health, from patient to practitioner. 
Drawing on decades of experience providing psychiatric care, Maunder and Hunter offer an open and honest window into the private world of psychotherapy. At the heart of the book is the painful yet inspiring story of Maunder’s c

Damaged: Childhood Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution

Aevo UTP

More Hope is a unique Christian support group for women journeying through the shadowlands of breast cancer. It offers a safe space to share the conflicting feelings and questions that may emerge with a breast cancer diagnosis. More Hope --a place to discover God's healing within a community of common experience and faith. It can be read as a book, or utilized in a group setting. Filled with personal stories of women who know firsthand the journey through breast cancer, the difficult treatment choices, the struggles with identity, and the fears about the outcome, it is rich, deep, compassionate, and filled with truth and liberating hope. ENDORSEMENTS FOR MORE HOPE Because I have experienced breast cancer myself I can declare that this is an AMAZING book and resource for women and the Church. I love both the wisdom of God displayed in Scripture...and the powerfully moving experiences of women who have walked through and emerged from the shadows. More Hope honors women and creates a healing space for them to share their stories, engage with God, and discover a redeemed present--and future--in Jesus, our Savior and Lord. - Darlene Zschech Mum, wife... pastor, and champion of all things worship.... breast cancer victor in Jesus, composer, and author New South Wales, Australia *** More Hope is oxygen to the soul of those who have had a cancer diagnosis. In both a professional and personal manner, it leads cancer patients on a journey to spiritual heath, to finding a way to thrive in the midst of the ongoing cancer-battle. - Bishop Todd Hunter Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Costa Mesa, California Author: Transformation at Work *** Finding peace--during a frightening and painful process--through interaction with God and people who understand is a powerful form of group prayer that Hunter and fellow authors use to clothe hope. Years of walking with others, including my spiritual daughter who battled ovarian cancer, bring me the assurance that God really speaks peace to us in our days of facing cancer treatment and recovery. These are also days that no one should go through alone. The authors have brought together an excellent blend of spiritual and human resources for hope. - Dr. Jim Wilder Neurotheologian, author, founder of Life Model Works Pasadena, California

More Hope!

Webb, Beth

Hunter, Andrea Andrea Hunter

Women's Health

Xulon Press

Embracing Life Series is a healing, discipleship program for adults with life-altering conditions. It encourages a faith-filled embrace of abundant life, resulting in lasting freedom from death's influences.

Embracing Life Series

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Do you often find yourself thinking there's got to be more to life...?? Although Breaking Free from the spirit of death deals with the concept of death and its influences, at core this is a book about hope and possibility. In its pages you will find the good news that we can all partake of the fullness of life that is our inheritance in Christ Jesus. In clear language, this powerful book teaches the reader about the influences of the spirit of death. But, the emphasis is on how to break free from its grip! Through stories, scripture, and wonderful insight, this book empowers the reader to hope anew in the promise of abundant Life. The book concludes with a powerful prayer severing ties with the spirit of death and embracing Life! Breaking Free from the spirit of death will enable readers to find the freedom that Jonathan and many he has ministered to have found. Jonathan Hunter Director, Embracing Life Ministries Jonathan Hunter is the founder and director of Embracing Life Ministries, formerly an outreach of Desert Stream Ministries where he served for 20 years. Founded in 1985 for those affected by HIV/AIDS, Embracing Life later expanded its programs to encompass other life-altering illnesses. Jonathan authored the fourteen-week Embracing Life Series guidebook, followed by Breaking Free...from the spirit of death and its accompanying study guide, More Life! He has appeared in hundreds of features and interviews in both print and broadcast media and has been a guest teacher in universities, seminaries and churches, sharing Embracing Life's message of hope throughout the world.

Breaking Free from the spirit of death

More Glory!

Gibson, Gwen

Discover the power of More Life! Based upon Embracing Life Ministries’ popular book, Breaking Free…from the spirit of death by Jonathan Hunter, this new Guidebook Edition offers clear and practical leader’s notes, interactive questions and prayers for group participation…all in one book. More Life! equips you to effectively identify and confront destructive influences in your life…feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and worthlessness. Join with others and learn how to receive and respond to the Father’s great love found in Christ through the gift His indwelling Holy Spirit. The result: you are liberated from dominating, detrimental influences and freed for the abundant life Jesus promises us in John 10:10. Jonathan Hunter is the founder and director of Embracing Life Ministries. Founded in 1985, Embracing Life programs have expanded over the years to address the needs of countless, physical and emotional life-altering conditions: cancer, lupus, HIV/AIDS, and depression, to name a few. Jonathan authored the fourteen-week Embracing Life Series guidebook, followed by Breaking Free...from the spirit of death and More Glory! God’s Healing Voice for Shame and Self-hatred, which he co-authored with Gwen Gibson. He has appeared in hundreds of features and interviews in both print and broadcast media and has been a guest teacher in universities, seminaries and churches, sharing Embracing Life’s message of hope and healing throughout the world.

Breaking Free...from the Spirit of Death - Guidebook Edition

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