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Book for Working Women with Autoimmune Disease

Rosalind Joffe, president of cicoach.com, provides tips and survival skills for women with autoimmune diseases to thrive in their career.

Boston July 21, 2008 - When Rosalind Joffe was diagnosed with first one and then a second chronic illness, she refused to let the diseases disable her career. Now, with almost 30 years of living with chronic illnesses and having a successful work life, Joffe has co-authored the newly published book, Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend! (Demos Medical Publishing, May 2008).

“As I worked to balance my life while managing multiple sclerosis and then ulcerative colitis, I met hundreds of women and men who were also trying to create and maintain a quality career while coping with a chronic illness,” says Joffe, a nationally-recognized expert on chronic illness and the workplace, and the founder of cicoach.com, an executive career coaching firm. “I saw that people like me could benefit greatly from getting help around this and created a career dedicated to helping others be successful in their jobs, regardless of their disabilities.”

Based on her experience and expertise, she co-authored the book, Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend!

“Working can be critical to a person's health and well-being when they live with an autoimmune disease or any chronic illness,” says Joffe. “Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend! provides guidance and inspirational stories to help any woman face the challenges of balancing career building and self-care.”

Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend! covers:

Why autoimmune diseases are a critically important issue for women

Common issues women with autoimmune diseases face in the workplace

Strategies to finding a good job

Tips for being successful on the job

Issues and ideas for self employment

And more

Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend! is available for $18.95 at the Demon Health website.

About Rosalind Joffe, M. Ed

Rosalind Joffe is the founder and president of cicoach.com, an executive career coaching firm dedicated to providing the services, resources and products that high achievers living with chronic illness need to succeed in their careers.

She has been interviewed in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, ABC Radio, as well as a variety of regional and national media outlets. In addition, Joffe is published in dozens of disease organization and health journals.

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