This book offered such great insight. Lisa has provided a well written
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Joan S.
This book offered such great insight. Lisa has provided a well written, simple to follow, guide for us to practice. The way I view life, responsibilities, family, friends and coworkers has changed greatly. The impact this knowledge has on my life today is amazing. I live happier, healthier and everyone around me seems to be catching onto this new wave of energy I have discovered. And this is all because of what I learned from Lisa. Those difficulties that I must tackle from time to time are so much easier to navigate through. Wish I had this knowledge years ago!!!
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I had the unique opportunity to meet one-on-one, have phone conversations, and exchange emails with the author while I was reading this work. Lisa Roney is a brilliant, delightful, and well-balanced person. She is an extremely successful professional in her field.

Within five minutes of meeting, Lisa disclosed her diabetes to me, but never dwelled on it. She was very open and realistic in discussing her struggles whenever the context was appropriate, but was positive towards life and was not negative or depressing, as some have speculated.

As a non-diabetic unfamiliar with the disease, the book itself provided me great insight and empathy for what Lisa and others have dealt with each day of their lives. While the book revolves around diabetes as the central theme in Lisa's life, it is much more about the human condition of how we all must deal with our imperfections and fears, whatever they may be.

Written in a lovely style, the author is never afraid to expose her sensitivity and vulnerabilities, though it also displays that she can be tough as nails in dealing with the paradox of accepting her life's obstacles while tenaciously pursuing its promise.

"Would it not be better to mark the interval together, looking at what is really here, seeing others, telling the truth about our bodies, neither so perfect as we might hope nor so horrible as we dread?"

I also became aware that since the book was published advances in care have been brought about by the insulin pump. It has greatly improved Lisa's life with its flexibility and increased control.

"Sweet Invisible Body" is not for someone who wants life to be all sugar-coated and Pollyannish. Nonetheless, ultimately this is a story of acceptance, endurance, hope, and beauty.
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I found this book very informative and easy to read. She did a beautiful job of describing her issues and how she has gone through her struggles.  It is a must read for anyone going through any type of compulsive behavior, not just eating.  She did a great job getting to the root of her issues and making some very painful decisions for her health and the health of her family.  Thank you Lisa for going through the process of writing this down!
996119
Thoughtful and provocative, the author honestly and openly shares stories of her life.  It's very interesting to follow Lisa's personal journey, her trials and tribulations along with her successes.  Bravo!
585718
I wish I had read this before my mother died of this horrible disease. The insight provided from the patient's perspective caused me to rethink the fears my mother faced. I now understand why I saw so many changes in her temperament and why she quit reading, writing or shopping.  Now I understand.
Thank you Lisa Genova.
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This book has provided great insight into critical self analysis on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level. I appreciate how the probing questions that require you do the work  to reveal your answer. The explanation of the process of forgiveness - awesome - Great References and descriptions - A MUST GO TO BOOK
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As a caregiver to a 97 yr. Young mother in law and my sweetheart of 52 years with Alzheimer's I really needed this book !!  It gave me a perspective I have not received in any support group. Thank you Lisa for this great read.
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Once again Lisa has opened my eyes to who God really is, and who He sees us as. Her writing brings perspective into my daily life and reminds me to stop and enjoy. She moves through what happiness really is. Read this book and re-center yourself in faith.
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very helpful, lots of great insight and encouagement
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Very insightful and well written. Matt's got a great communication style. I loved his last book so I knew this one would be excellent as well. I'm recommending this to everyone on our marketing team.
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As a Stage IV cancer Warrior, I met Lisa through her Healing Room Ministry.  I was very excited when I found out she had written a book because I had experienced her authenticity first hand.  Her book did not disappoint.  It was evident from the very beginning that the Holy Spirit used her and her journey to speak to the hearts of women.  It was raw and real and though written for many, felt very personal.  I will be purchasing several copies to share with my friends who hunger for more truth.
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As a person and as a good friend, Lisa is a genuine, thoughtful, funny, and insightful woman. Her writing has always reflected those attributes. She writes about anxieties that we all face but often don't talk about because , well, we think we have to be close to perfect! This book is wonderful and I have recommended it to all my friends!
Linda Sahovey,
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I loved this book because it was the most honest book I have read about dealing with dementia. Some of Kimberly's words could have come from my own mouth. It helped to see that I am not alone dealing with this very ugly disease. I really appreciated Kimberly's "ah-hah moment" as I experienced the same thing with my parents. There will come a time that you know you have to take action. This book was insightful, reassuring, comforting, and also made me cry at times. I applaud Kimberly for sharing her family's experience so openly.
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The title should catch your attention and the text will keep your attention! Lisa has been blogging about gratitude throughout 2014 and she's clearly dug deep in herself and experienced the change it brought her personally. She's also done her homework by researching this subject. Additionally, she has a great way of telling her own stories that make it personal and meaningful. Who would have thought she could write a book on gratitude and guilt and have enough to say? But she does and every page is interesting and thought provoking.
I appreciate her discussion of goals - she says they're essentially the key to success, except when they're not. What could be more true and insightful? And what a method for letting go of guilt and bringing in gratitude. I look forward to her regular blogs and learning from her, and with her, as the years move on. Thanks Lisa!
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Excellent book! Lisa really brings it by reminding us that living abundantly has more to do with your mindset than with your bank account!
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This proved to be very helpful insight as to relating to sick people and understanding their reaction to that relationship. I believe that Kimberly Rae has the first hand knowledge and experience to share with readers what sick people feel and think about our well meant but not so much wanted words and questions. Since we will all at some time in our life be sick and deal with the sick, then having the thoughts and feelings of someone who has experienced this for many years and is willing to share seems like a win, win. Not only for the sick, but for the caring.
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I listen to the Focus on the Family daily broadcast and I am always so appreciative of the two hosts. They carry so much experience and we all benefit from having so many guests on the show sharing wisdom on family, marriage, and parenting. This book did not disappoint. I felt like it was a wonderful collection of valuable points from many broadcasts, books I still plan on reading, and research articles. The book really narrowed down concrete aspects of marriage and effectively put things into perspective. Taking the marriage assessment at the end (and urging my husband to take it as well) was also a very rewarding piece to the end of the book and offered great practical advice. I read this book in one day. I couldn't put it down. It had so much valuable information about the beauty, wonder, and mystery of marriage as well as practical advice for anyone in all situations of life.  As I read, I couldn't help but think of all the other couples who could benefit from such a great book encompassing so many different elements and valued insights on marriage. I even began to put some post-its on pages I found especially insightful so I could reference them again later, but then realized I was wanting to mark almost every page. Time is valuable and I without a doubt would say that taking the time to read this book is definitely worth it.