Kat Elton has lived with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since age two. Her books and blog are for anyone facing chronic disease or pain who wants to move into health, regardless of their circumstances.
About Kat
Kat Elton is an author, occupational therapist, and someone who has lived with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since age two. Her two books, A Resilient Life and True Health, The Inside Job, pave the way for readers to move into health, regardless of their circumstances.
Kat is a personal demonstration that illness and pain create a fierce desire to be healthy, and that this desire can move mountains, one step at a time. Living with a chronic, painful illness taught her that true health is a way of life, requiring commitment and daily practice. That knowledge guided each of her careers: first as an occupational therapist, then as an author, a wellness expert for RheumatoidArthritis.com, and a radio show guest.
Along the way she has pursued her passion for biking, hiking, traveling, and good humor, especially when she makes her little brother pant on the side of the road trying to keep up with her on a bike ride. Kat lives in Durango, Colorado, with her husband Todd and their trusty sidekick, Jasper the dog, who exercises her every day and is her comic relief.
When I take the time to ponder the true meaning of health I realize that, surprisingly, my disease has made me healthier. With each challenge the disease has created for me, the opportunity has been there to transmute this challenge into a lesson on how to be a better person. The arthritis has made me wise. And I use this wisdom to create a healthy life.Kat Elton
Books by Kat Elton
Is health the absence of disease, or something else entirely?
Health isn't about subduing symptoms, waging wars, or conquering pain. It is a way of life, reflected in your attitudes, actions, and well-thought-out beliefs. Kat shares how qualities like honesty, resilience, love, and connection can move you toward a healthy life, whether or not you have a diagnosis of disease.
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Learning to thrive, not just survive, with rheumatoid arthritis
Written for people living with rheumatoid arthritis and the people who love them. Drawing on decades of living with the disease and her training as an occupational therapist, Kat shares how resilience, the ability to bounce back stronger, healthier, and wiser, is a skill anyone can build.
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