Category Archives: chronic illness

Feeling wonderful in spite of having a chronic illness

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Thomas Robinson

Today I’m going to share with you what I found to be a profound lesson. It comes from a true story told by Jack Zufelt, a seminar leader and author (his website is www.dnaofsuccess.com). Jack told about saying to the … Continue reading →

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The Positive Side of Having a Chronic Illness

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Thomas Robinson

Many of my new clients are surprised by one of the items on the questionnaire I request that they fill out before our first session. I ask them to list at least three benefits they’ve experienced because of having their … Continue reading →

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Finding a balance – with love, and seeing the Dalai Lama

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Thomas Robinson

I recently coached a woman – I’ll call her Donna – who was doing pretty well managing her chronic illness. But she was having some troubling symptoms and was afraid they would get worse. At the same time, she was … Continue reading →

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How to Love Yourself When You Have a Chronic Illness – an Open Letter to Richard M. Cohen

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Thomas Robinson

Richard Cohen is an author, a journalist, and a former senior producer for CBS and CNN. He has multiple sclerosis and has been diagnosed with and treated for colon cancer. I’ve been an admirer of his ever since I read … Continue reading →

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Acknowledging That Things Suck Can be a Good Thing

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Thomas Robinson

A while back, I had a session with a woman–I’ll call her Susan–who was dealing with some extremely hard challenges. To begin with, she’d had arthritis her whole adult life, and had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia (a painful and often … Continue reading →

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A Different Way to Start Healing

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Thomas Robinson

My girlfriend broke up with my in January, but that’s not what this post is about. I was on an emotional roller coaster for many weeks afterward, so I joined a support group on Yahoo for people like me who … Continue reading →

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First post!

Posted on April 9, 2009 by admin

Welcome to my Living Your Best Possible Life When You Have a Chronic Illness blog. Thank you for visiting. My purpose is to share with you the strategies I’ve learned for living your best possible life when you have a … Continue reading →

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