Tag Archives: emotional healing

The Healing Power of Time Travel

I bet you didn’t know that time travel can be healing. But by the end of this post, you will. Let me say here that I’m not talking about the time travel described in books like H.G. Wells’s book The … Continue reading

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A personal story: what I did when it felt like the deck of life was stacked against me

In this post, instead of writing about how to give yourself compassion and other things you can do to heal emotional pain and live well when you have a chronic illness, I’m going to write about a personal experience in … Continue reading

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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

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Do Your Emotions Help or Hurt You as You Try to Live Your Best Possible Life?

I’ve known author and diabetes educator David Spero for several years, but I just recently discovered his diabetes self-management blog. I found his posts to be well written, and very helpful and informative – not just for people with diabetes, … Continue reading

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