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Tag Archives: compassion
Are You Bitter Because of How Your Chronic Illness has Affected Your Life?
I recently received an unsettling email from a woman who has lived with Myalgic Encephalopathy / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for 25 years. Kathleen, as I’ll call her, wanted to know if I could help her. The reason Kathleen’s email was … Continue reading
A New Way to Use Three Important Words
Four years ago, I wrote a post for my blog* in which I said that the words “I’m so sorry” were 3 of the most important words I had learned in my life. And I went on to explain why … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness, self compassion
Tagged compassion, love, painful feelings, reassurance, struggling, traumatic events
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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
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged bone marrow transplant, cancer, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, compassion, Crohn's disease, diabetes, fibromyalgia, leukemia, love, lymphoma, mercury-amalgam fillings, multiple sclerosis, parents, realization, subconscious, understanding, unhappy childhood
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Are You Being Yourself?
This blog post is not for everyone who has a chronic illness. If you’ve let the important people in your life (except for those you work with or for) know about your illness and have given them at least a … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged better relationships, chronic illness, compassion, disclosing an illness, illness symptoms
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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
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged care, compassion, discouraged, family, frustrated, love, relationships, time-out, uncertainty, upset
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Are You a Refugee in a Foreign Land?
In this post, I’m going to share a testimonial with you that I recently received. In it, my client, who is a gifted writer who lives in Tasmania, describes far better than I could how she was able to reframe … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged chronic illness, coaching, compassion, health, refugee, struggle, trauma, understanding
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Look for the good things in your life, but do this first
As I’ve written in several other blog posts, I follow and participate in several online support groups for people with chronic illnesses. In a group for people with Crohn’s disease, a woman – I’ll call her Kathy – recently wrote … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged comfort, compassion, Crohn's disease, feeling down, inner strength, pain, support group, symptoms
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What You Do Know Can Hurt You
Before I tell you why what you know can hurt you, I want to explain why I chose the title that I did for this post. It’s a variation of the proverb “What you don’t know can’t hurt you,” which … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged coaching, compassion, disablity, fibromyalgia, foreclosure, hostility, miracles, problems, stress, support groups
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Do you have TLCC Deficiency Syndrome? Here’s how to treat it
You won’t find TLCC Deficiency Syndrome in a medical dictionary, but in my many years of coaching people with chronic illnesses I’ve found that it describes what many of them have. TLC, of course, is an acronym for “tender loving … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, flare, self compassion, symptoms, tender loving care
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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
Posted in chronic illness
Tagged brainstorming, coaching, compassion, cravings, deprivation, empathy, ulcerative colitis
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