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Tag Archives: stress
Have You Asked for What You Want and Need?
Our interactions with others can be and often are one of the most stressful, difficult, and painful areas of our lives. That is especially true for those of us living with a chronic illness for lots of reasons. We may … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, communication, dependence, guilt, important relationships, negative emotions, pain, stress
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Doing Different Things to Try to Get Well
When we have a chronic illness, we often try every thing we can think of to get better. Unfortunately, some of the things we try provide little or no improvement. For example, I went on a very strict and difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, choice, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, Crohn's disease, decision, free time, improvement, resentment, special diet, stress, symptoms, yoga
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Don’t Forget to Have a Better Life
Reminders are great for helping us remember to take better care of ourselves, and they can also help us remember how capable of dealing with life’s challenges we really are. One recent client, whom I’ll call Mark, was very successful … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, life challenges, reminders, stress, taking better care of ourselves
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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
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Tagged coaching, compassion, disablity, fibromyalgia, foreclosure, hostility, miracles, problems, stress, support groups
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What To Do When You Just Can’t Do It All
Over the years that I’ve coached people with chronic illnesses, more than one person has told me that they just can’t do everything they’re supposed to. Usually it’s a woman who will tell me that, probably because more women than … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, exhaustion, fatigue, housework, responsibilities, stress, women, writing
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