"“Finding Joy is a vital guide on how to best manage and navigate life with a chronic illness.""—James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

“Finding Joy provides a comprehensive, evidence-based roadmap for not only coping with chronic illness, but personally optimizing self-growth and resiliency from the experience.” —Joanne Joseph, PhD, professor of psychology and interim dean of the College of Health Sciences, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and author of The Resilient Child: Preparing Today’s Youth for Tomorrow’s World

""Having known Chris for decades, I am beyond fortunate to have been privy to such a work that serves others by providing a timely message, a powerhouse of practical strategies, and invaluable guidance.” —Mark Montgomery, PhD, chief diversity officer, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and founder and chair of Joseph’s Experience, Inc., an organization that assists children impacted by cancer and/or leukemia. Dr. Montgomery authored the book, Painting the Academic Canvas with Students of Color, Assuming you can Retain Them, and he is currently working on his second book, Curing Ignorance with a Dose of Cancer.

“This book offers great value for anyone with chronic illness as it contains clear, practical, and actionable insights and steps that can be naturally implemented into daily life. An engaging, easy, and helpful read. Highly recommended.” —Alla Bogdanova, MSc, MIM, co-founder and past president of the International Empty Nose Syndrome Association

""Anyone with chronic illness needs this blueprint of new pathways to joy. It's a survey recommended not just for the chronically ill patient, but also for the family and friends supporting their efforts.""—D. Donavan, senior reviewer, Midwest Book Review

""Finding Joy is absolutely phenomenal. Chris Martin's heartfelt approach offers numerous meaningful strategies to thrive when faced with the many unseen and unrecognized issues of living with an invisible chronic illness.""—Heather Lewis-Hoover, MS, CAS, school counselor

""In particular, his chapters on how to seek healthcare and efficiently make the best use of physician appointments dramatically provide a large return on investment from reading this book."" —Subinoy Das, MD, FACS, FARS, CEO and director of the US Institute for Advanced Sinus Care & Research. Dr. Das wrote the foreword for this book.

""An easy-to-read, understand, and very useful resource, Finding Joy will not only lift your spirits, but it will also show you how to navigate the complex social and emotional journey of living with a chronic ailment."" —Kai Zhao, PhD, associate professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Ohio State University"