Minding the body: psychotherapy in cases of chronic and life-threatening illness / Ellyn Kaschak -- How can feminist therapists support women with autoimmune disorders? / Joan C. Chrisler -- Chronic fatigue syndrome: a first-person story / Paula J. Caplan -- Fibromyalgia: a feminist biopsychosocial perspective / Mary Terrell White, Jeanne Parr Lemkau, Mark E. Clasen -- Battling injury and chronic illness in a managed care world: a case history / Judy R. Lerner, Maureen Reid-Cunningham -- Social construction of illness: addressing the impact of cancer on women in therapy / Suni Petersen, Lois A. Benishek -- Putting theory into practice: a psychologist's story / Pamela C. Fischer -- Feminist psychotherapy in cases of life-threatening illness / Denise Twohey -- From life-threatening illness to a more sensitive therapist: one woman's journey / Juli Burnell