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Tag Archives: care
Love Heals
I’m sure you have read or heard it said that love is the greatest healer of all. But often when we need it the most, that healing love can be hard to find. In this post, I’m going to share … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged care, emotional pain, healing, love, peace, physical pain, sadness, wants and needs
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To have a better life, have different conversations
In my 11 years as a coach for people with chronic illnesses, and as someone who has a chronic illness himself, I have learned that having conversations is one of the best ways for us to make our lives better. … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, attention, better life, care, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, coach, non-verbal conversation
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What’s so great about situation-specific self-compassion?
What’s so great about situation-specific self-compassion is that it is an extremely powerful tool for healing. In this post, I’m going to tell you what it is and how it differs from “normal” self-compassion. Over the past few months, I … Continue reading
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Tagged care, difficult challenges, emotional pain, healing, love, self compassion
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Do you need to take a time-out?
More than many others, those of us with chronic illnesses often get frustrated, discouraged, or upset because of how our illnesses affect our families and our relationships with others, because of all the things we want to do but no longer can, … Continue reading
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Tagged care, compassion, discouraged, family, frustrated, love, relationships, time-out, uncertainty, upset
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Do you take better care of your pet than you do of yourself?
I have found, in my years as a chronic illness coach, that many people take better care of their pets than they do of themselves. For example, if their dog hurts its paw, most people will reassure it and sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged care, cat, dog, pets, self compassion, sick, treatment
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Do You Think You Should Take Good Care of Yourself So You Can Take Better Care of Others?
Have you ever said or thought that you want to take better care of yourself so you can take better care of your family and other people you love? There have been many times when I’ve heard my clients and … Continue reading
