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Category Archives: chronic illness
The Healing Power of Self-Compassion
Of all the strategies I teach my clients to help them live well when they have a chronic illness, the one I teach the most is compassion. I teach it and reinforce it by having them wear their watch on … Continue reading
What To Do When You Feel Shortchanged By Your Illness
A while ago I worked with a client I’ll call John, who had ulcerative colitis. John had learned the hard way that if he didn’t follow a very strict diet, he would have intestinal and other symptoms that were very … Continue reading
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Tagged brainstorming, coaching, compassion, cravings, deprivation, empathy, ulcerative colitis
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How to Deal With Others When You Have a Chronic Illness
When someone wanted coaching sessions with me, I used to send them a questionnaire to fill out before the session. In it, I asked how they felt supported by their family and friends, and then I ask how they felt … Continue reading
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Tagged friends and family, pain, parent, relationships, self compassion, spouse, support, support groups, symptoms, understanding
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A Woman Who Inspires Me and Who I’m Sure Will Inspire You
Today I want to write about an amazing woman I met recently… Well, I didn’t actually meet her in person. I met her by phone. Beverly had sent me an email because she wanted to have a coaching session. She … Continue reading
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Tagged deep brain stimulation surgery, gratitude, joy, miracles, optimism, Parkinson's disease, psychology, self compassion
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Become a Medical Researcher
Many people with chronic illnesses have symptoms that are very difficult to live with. If you are one of them, here’s a suggestion for you: become a medical researcher, and investigate your disease and its symptoms. The fact is that … Continue reading
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Tagged drug companies, experiment, health, internet search, medical researcher, quality of life, track symptoms
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You’re the Boss
Imagine this: You take your car to your mechanic because it has started making a strange noise. He listens to your short description of the new noise. He starts the engine and listens to it very briefly. Then, without asking … Continue reading
An Opportunity to Walk My Talk
I know I’ve been very fortunate, because I’ve had relatively good health for most of the time since I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. As I describe in the page about this blog, my symptoms kept getting worse and worse … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged flare, hugs, pain, self compassion, uncertainty, walk my talk
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Give Your Partner What You Can – and Have Compassion for Yourself
I send out biweekly tips for how to have a better life when you have a chronic illness. I sent the following tip about three months ago. If you’re curious about why I’m posting my tip to my blog, you … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, giving back, gratitude, guilt, hugs, partner, relationship
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Is Having Hope Helpful?
About every other week I send a tip for how to have a better life when you have a chronic illness to the people in my list. In my last tip, I told my readers to imagine that their illness … Continue reading
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Tagged biologic, Crohn's disease, getting the most out of life, hope / no hope, miracles, stem cell therapy
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