You Are More Than Your Body: Tools to Help You Cope and Thrive with Disability or Chronic Illness: Live Q&A with the Author

Living with chronic illness or disability can place constant strain on your mental health, making everyday stress, pain, fatigue, and emotional vulnerability feel overwhelming. 

Drawing on both professional expertise and lived experience, clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer Caspari offers compassionate, practical guidance for navigating these challenges.

You Are More Than Your Body blends evidence-based strategies from CBT, ACT, and mindfulness to help readers build emotional resilience, manage depression and anxiety, and reconnect with what matters most. Through relatable stories and accessible exercises, readers learn skills such as self-compassion, values-based goal setting, present-moment awareness, and healthier ways of responding to difficult thoughts and emotions.

Designed for individuals seeking meaningful mental health education, this book is also well suited to discussion in a mental health webinar focused on coping, emotional regulation, and living well with chronic conditions. It offers a realistic, hopeful path toward greater well-being—without waiting for circumstances to change.