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Befriending the Wolf: The Guide to Living and Thriving with Lupus
This book was created to help fellow Lupus sufferers manage their condition and live happy, fulfilling lives. It’s a compendium of proven resources and methods to feel better, giving honest reviews of various healing techniques in their effectiveness with alleviating the symptoms of Lupus and other autoimmune disorders. Filled with healing methods, tips and emotional release exercises, Befriending The A Guide to Living and Thriving with Lupus looks at the condition from physical, mental, emotional and energetic points of view, offering a menu of empowering choices so everyone can find their own personal path to wellness.
162 pages, Paperback
Published September 6, 2016
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February 22, 2017
GNAB I received a free electronic copy of this book from Netgalley, Milly Diericx, and Morgan James Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your work with me.
Befriending the Wolf is a self-help book for those suffering with autoimmune disorders, up to and including lupus. Milly Diericx takes us through her journey to balance with her lupus symptoms, and then balancing that with her life. This is a very practical guide to seeing yourself as a whole person and not just as your disorder - the first very necessary step to finding balance in your world.
This book is filled with many options for addressing autoimmune disorders, most of which Ms. Diericx tried with varying success, and with many avenues of information and treatments. It is a welcome addition to my library of autoimmune books. Thank you Milly Diericx for your frankness and honesty.
Befriending the Wolf is a self-help book for those suffering with autoimmune disorders, up to and including lupus. Milly Diericx takes us through her journey to balance with her lupus symptoms, and then balancing that with her life. This is a very practical guide to seeing yourself as a whole person and not just as your disorder - the first very necessary step to finding balance in your world.
This book is filled with many options for addressing autoimmune disorders, most of which Ms. Diericx tried with varying success, and with many avenues of information and treatments. It is a welcome addition to my library of autoimmune books. Thank you Milly Diericx for your frankness and honesty.
April 29, 2025
El presente libro cuenta con una pequeña autobiografía al inicio que me parece la parte más interesante, conocemos como el lupus afectó a la autora y su difícil historia de vida con la enfermedad.
Después de eso tenemos un libro de autoayuda para pacientes con lupus que quieren entrar al mundo de la medicina alternativa.
Debo decir que la primera parte fue muy atrapante pero me perdí en muchas ocasiones con la segunda parte porque hay muchas alternativas con poco sustento fuera de "puede servir" o "a mí me sirvió". Si algo le agradezco a la autora es que nunca niega la importancia del medicamento y no dice que te "vas a curar" como muchos charlatanes que uno se encuentra cuando se habla de lupus.
En general un libro interesante si se tiene lupus y se quiere conocer sobre medicina alternativa
Después de eso tenemos un libro de autoayuda para pacientes con lupus que quieren entrar al mundo de la medicina alternativa.
Debo decir que la primera parte fue muy atrapante pero me perdí en muchas ocasiones con la segunda parte porque hay muchas alternativas con poco sustento fuera de "puede servir" o "a mí me sirvió". Si algo le agradezco a la autora es que nunca niega la importancia del medicamento y no dice que te "vas a curar" como muchos charlatanes que uno se encuentra cuando se habla de lupus.
En general un libro interesante si se tiene lupus y se quiere conocer sobre medicina alternativa
November 6, 2016
I was given the opportunity to read an electronic copy of Befriending the Wolf via NetGalley and Morgan James Publishing. This is my honest opinion of the book.
Author Milly Diericx has been living with a lupus diagnosis since her 30's, although she had symptoms stretching back into her childhood. After a particularly aggressive flare up, which resulted in her needing massive quantities of medications such as steroids, immunosuppressants, and quinine (Plaquenil, a main lupus medication), Milly found herself in a pit of depression and self pity. In unrelenting pain, where not only did all of her joints hurt, but her skin as well, Milly finally turned a corner. She decided to start living with her condition, instead of being ruled by it. Throwing away all but the essential medications, Milly fought her way back. As lupus attacked her body, she started using homeopathic methods and alternative therapies to create balance.
This is one person's view on how she dealt with having an autoimmune disease take control of her life. The book is not a fact of medicine, but the opinions of one woman. Her power of positive thinking and ability to feel in control of lupus is not for everyone, as some people believe in spiritual awareness more than others. However, the author does have some good advice about identifying your triggers and using the activities that you love to reduce your stress. Sleep whenever you need to, as rest helps, and reduce time in the sun. Her contention is, if you control the rest of your body functions, your symptoms of lupus will not take hold as much.
The mindfulness exercises are helpful to those who prescribe to this way of thinking and cannot hurt to try. Overall, Befriending the Wolf is not for everyone, but can provide some methods of positive thinking to help readers deal with autoimmune diseases such as lupus.
Author Milly Diericx has been living with a lupus diagnosis since her 30's, although she had symptoms stretching back into her childhood. After a particularly aggressive flare up, which resulted in her needing massive quantities of medications such as steroids, immunosuppressants, and quinine (Plaquenil, a main lupus medication), Milly found herself in a pit of depression and self pity. In unrelenting pain, where not only did all of her joints hurt, but her skin as well, Milly finally turned a corner. She decided to start living with her condition, instead of being ruled by it. Throwing away all but the essential medications, Milly fought her way back. As lupus attacked her body, she started using homeopathic methods and alternative therapies to create balance.
This is one person's view on how she dealt with having an autoimmune disease take control of her life. The book is not a fact of medicine, but the opinions of one woman. Her power of positive thinking and ability to feel in control of lupus is not for everyone, as some people believe in spiritual awareness more than others. However, the author does have some good advice about identifying your triggers and using the activities that you love to reduce your stress. Sleep whenever you need to, as rest helps, and reduce time in the sun. Her contention is, if you control the rest of your body functions, your symptoms of lupus will not take hold as much.
The mindfulness exercises are helpful to those who prescribe to this way of thinking and cannot hurt to try. Overall, Befriending the Wolf is not for everyone, but can provide some methods of positive thinking to help readers deal with autoimmune diseases such as lupus.
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