The core of this book was created by Jody Mardula over several years following a life-threatening stroke - a fairly unusual type of stroke known as a subarachnoid haemorrhage. At the time, Jody was Director of a world-renowned mindfulness centre at Bangor University. The stroke - along with a second 11 months later and a subsequent diagnosis of vascular dementia - affected Jody both psychologically and physically. In Mindfulness and Stroke, she charts her journey from the day of her first stroke, and explains how she adapted short, easy-to-learn mindfulness practices in order to support herself, manage the impact of her injury and make sense of her situation. Jody''''s text is enhanced by clinical neuropsychologist Frances Vaughan, whose ''''Neuro Notes'''' provide information and advice about coping with the events described in each section of Jody''''s writing. Frances also contributes Section Two of the book - ten chapters explaining some of Jody''''s experiences, and looking more broadly at brain injury and its impact on areas of life such as attention, memory, self-awareness and identity.
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Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
Publication Date: 28 Feb 2020
Publisher: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781912755868
About Jody Mardula
JODY MARDULA is a psychotherapist and supervisor whose professional background in addiction counselling training and services management culminated in a role as Director of Counselling Supervision and Training for CAIS The North Wales Drug and Alcohol Agency from 1987 to 2006. Jody was also for many years a highly respected practitioner trainer and examiner in the field of Transactional Analysis (TA). In 2007 she joined the team at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University UK and in 2008 she was appointed the Centre''''s Director. While serving in this role Jody suffered her first stroke in 2010 and returned to work after this. She left her post after suffering a second stroke in 2012. She continues to train and teach at a reduced level. She has written numerous journal articles and is the author of chapters on mindfulness in therapy in several edited books. DR FRANCES VAUGHAN is a clinical neuropsychologist with a background in cognitive and neuropsychology research. After a PhD in cognitive science and a series of neuropsychology research posts in hospitals and universities around the U.K Frances went on to train as a clinical psychologist in Bangor. She worked in a service for people with dementia and later the North Wales Brain Injury Service. At the same time she had various part-time research and teaching positions at Bangor University. In one of these she developed and was Director of a clinical neuropsychology training program for clinical psychologists. More recently Frances developed a neuropsychological service to support families living with a brain injury and carried out research into the effects of learning to practice mindfulness after a brain injury. Frances has an Honorary Senior Lectureship at Bangor University.