1 SENTENCE SUMMARY: “Chronically Positive” offers readers practical strategies to help them cultivate a more positive outlook and approach to life, no matter their circumstances.
“Positivity is a mindset, a way of life, a commitment to yourself and your future, not just a one- time event.” – Ashley Boynes- Shuck
Quick Info

Category: Happiness
Publish Date: 2016-03-07
# Pages: 240
ISBN: 0692663398
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Table of Contents
Overview
Chronically Positive: A Brave and Bold Guide to Living with a Chronic Illness by Ashley Boynes-Shuck is a book that offers hope and insight to those living with a chronic illness.
Through her own experience as someone living with chronic illness, Boynes-Shuck provides readers with tangible and practical advice on how to cope with the daily challenges of living with a chronic illness.
She offers guidance on topics such as how to manage physical pain and fatigue, and how to find the motivation to stay positive.
In addition, she shares inspiring stories of those living with chronic illness, showing readers that there is always hope and a way to live a fulfilling life in spite of their illness.
For anyone living with a chronic illness, Chronically Positive provides invaluable wisdom and support.
4 Key Lessons from Chronically Positive by Ashley Boynes-Shuck
1. Find Peace in the Present Moment
Chronically Positive encourages readers to find peace in the present moment by being mindful of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and increase our ability to be present in the moment, allowing us to appreciate the simple things in life.
Practicing mindfulness can also help us to identify our triggers and to take action in a more positive way.
2. Identify & Celebrate Your Strengths
Chronically Positive helps readers identify their strengths and celebrates them.
By recognizing and celebrating our strengths, we are able to focus on the positive aspects of our life, rather than the negative.
This can help us to build our confidence and to feel more empowered and capable.
3. Accept & Embrace Your Challenges
Chronically Positive encourages readers to accept and embrace the challenges of life.
This includes embracing the good and bad, our successes and failures.
By accepting our challenges and embracing them, we can learn from our experiences and gain strength from them.
4. Cultivate Compassion for Yourself & Others
Chronically Positive encourages readers to cultivate compassion for themselves and others.
Having compassion for ourselves can help us to be kinder to ourselves, to understand our own feelings, and to accept our flaws.
Having compassion for others can help us to be more understanding and tolerant of the differences between people.
Who Should Read It
This book is ideal for people who are looking to make positive changes in their lives and who are looking to create a more positive mindset.
It is particularly well-suited to individuals who struggle with negative self-talk and feelings of low self-worth.
Additionally, those who want to develop a more optimistic and resilient outlook on life could also benefit from this book.
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About Ashley Boynes-Shuck
Ashley Boynes-Shuck is a life coach and author from Colorado who specializes in helping others find happiness, hope, and resilience.
She is the author of the book Chronically Positive, which encourages readers to find inner strength and positive energy in the face of chronic illness.
Boynes-Shuck is an advocate for the chronically ill and has written extensively on the topic of chronic illness and the power of positivity.
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