LIKE THE CAT offers practical, spiritual, and science-based solutions to the common problems so many of us face—injury, illness, trauma, mental health issues, feeling lost, starting over, spiritual path-finding, and more. Illuminating a transformative path from desperation to joy and ease, each chapter focuses on a Feline trait, provides strategies for healing and mindful living, and closes with an inspiring affirmation and illustration.

The cat is a master of self-care and awareness. When you remember to live like the cat, your life improves.

It’s that simple!By following the book’s principles, you can learn to cope with the challenges of health issues and isolation—and even the daily challenges of life that have nothing to do with illness or injury—and discover a life of healing, agency, and meaning. Testimonials:LIKE THE CAT is a beautiful, witty book that turns life’s lemons into sweet lemonade.

It is a life-changing offering to all who live with health challenges, feel lost and alone, and don’t know how to start to find a life they can love again. —Judith Z.

, reader with chronic illnessPlayful and insightful, LIKE THE CAT contains everything you need to live your best life. The wise and vetted strategies described in this book will support the well-being of anyone, whether you suffer from an acute or chronic illness, or none at all.

—Priscilla Szneke BSN, MSc. , meditation and mindfulness teacher, adjunct faculty at The Mindfulness Center at Brown UniversityLIKE THE CAT, though short in length, is long on wisdom.

It explores a simple truth: self-care and self-compassion are key to thriving, rather than simply surviving, with chronic illness. This book will help you navigate through the swamp—a metaphor for life’s challenges—and teach you to embrace your inner cat.

—Dr. Ric Arseneau, Clinical Professor at University of British Columbia, and a specialist in internal medicine with expertise in M.

E. /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Long COVID.