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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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Is there a connection between having an unhappy childhood and having a chronic illness as an adult?

With very few exceptions, everyone I’ve talked to who has a chronic illness (and I’ve talked to LOTS of people who do) has wondered why they got it. I have too. Many of them believe what I do: that one … Continue reading

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Some Strategies For Dealing With Chronic Fatigue That I Wish I Had Known

Those of us who live with chronic illnesses can have many difficulties to deal with because of those illnesses. But I have found,  from my own life and from coaching and talking with others with chronic illnesses, that there are … Continue reading

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Highly recommended book: Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic

I send out bi-weekly tips for living well with a chronic illness to people who sign up for my free report, and for one of my October tips I wrote about a former client who had chronic fatigue syndrome. A … Continue reading

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Who Do You Support and Encourage?

Earlier this year I coached a young man who had chronic fatigue syndrome and some other health challenges that made his life very difficult. But he wasn’t a complainer and he did his best to get through each day. As … Continue reading

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