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Heart disease remains the leading cause of illness,disability, and death among Canadian women. Heart attack, the majormedical emergency of the cardiovascular system, accounts for almosthalf of these deaths yearly. At present, little is known aboutemotional recovery in younger women after heart attack and limitedtherapeutic support is available to women in current models ofcardiac rehabilitation. In this book, Bowers uses an innovative andtherapeutic group approach, Guided Autobiography, to understand therecovery experiences of six women after heart attack. Engaged in aweekly practice of reflection, writing and group dialogue,participantsbegan to incorporate their illness experience intotheir lives. Beckoning the Heart provides readers with an intimateview and analysis of the stories, emotional themes and meaningmaking that emerged through this transformative group experience.This book is essential reading for all women who have survived aheart attack or other cardiac event and for those people who carefor them including family members, medical professionals,psychologists, and researchers.
