From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease [Paperback]

Kathy Kastan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 23, 2008

After undergoing emergency bypass surgery at age forty-two, Kathy Kastan found her world shifting in unexpected ways. Everything-her sense of well-being, relationships, daily routine, even her body image-seemed to change. Doctors helped her recover physically, but she had to find new methods to recover emotionally and create a happy, healthy life. In From the Heart, Kastan combines her personal experience and expertise as a therapist with stories from scores of other women with heart disease, creating an essential resource that will help women reduce stress, give up hard-tobreak habits, adapt to new lifestyles-and thrive again.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Physical recovery from a coronary event often comes before emotional recovery. Kathy Kastan...share(s) the journey back from the loss of self to the rediscovery and renewal that heart patients can ultimately experience." -- Nanette K. Wenger, M.D.

About the Author

Kathy Kastan, L.C.S.W., M.A. Ed., is president of WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and chair of the board of the Memphis American Heart Association. She lives in Cordova, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (January 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738211591
• ISBN-13: 978-0738211596
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,578,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for all "Heart Sisters" and those who love them., March 13, 2007

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Nana Rose (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease (Hardcover)

"From The Heart" by Kathy Kastan, arrived today. This book brought tears of what the author and so many women have had to endure, battling heart disease.

The author focuses on the steps of dealing with heart disease. From, the diagnosis (often delayed) to the shock, to denial, to healing both physically and emotionally and learning to live well with heart disease. This book is a must for all women suffering with heart problems, those who love them and for physicians who treat these women.

Thank You, Ms. Kastan for "From the Heart, A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease". HD stalks all ages, races and creeds. It shows no mercy but we will prevail and win the war on heart disease in women.

God Bless You.

Mary Rose

Sugar Land,Texas

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is for everyone who's been touched by women's heart disease., March 18, 2007

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Sally A. Irvin (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease (Hardcover)

Kathy Kastan's book is exactly what it says it is, "A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease". As a woman living with heart disease myself I love this book, it's exactly what I've been looking for and believe me I've read every book on heart disease I can get my hands on. This one is special because the author herself is "living well with heart disease". One of the great things about this book is the way the author has organized it in sections starting with what happens after you have a heart event to living in the real world as a woman with heart disease. The mark of a book someone really values is one they keep close by, like on their coffee table which is where you'll find my copy of "From The Heart", so they can come back and read whatever section they need whenever they need it.

Thank you Kathy, you've given everyone who's been touched by women's heart disease a very special gift.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a book for women suffering from heart disease and its emotional aspect, March 15, 2007

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Debra Tillis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease (Hardcover)

When I had my heart event 11 years ago there was no information for women. Reading this book brought me to tears, how I wish I had this book years ago.As a survivor Kathy gets to the "heart" of the matter. Not only has she shared her story she has included other women's stories. This book should be in every cardiologist office and in hospitals and medical schools. Thank you so much Kathy, everyone should read this book!!!!

From my heart to yours,

Debbie from New York