This seems like one of the classic ironies of chronic illness. Chronic fatigue, it seems, does not lead to being a champion sleeper. There are many factors – known and unknown, that contribute to our sleep. While some of the things that are not un...
So, if sex (as referenced in the Part 1 post on this subject), is the elephant in my living room. I can either eat it, ride it, or keep it for a pet. Either way I’ve got to get to know it intimately and not avoid it. Okay, okay, my metaphor is bre...
In the lineup of things in my life that are diminished by chronic illness – sex is in my top three. I have waited so long to write about it because, honestly, it feels like the elephant in my room. It’s taking up all the space, but I don’t know how...
I am one of the luckiest of the chronically ill card holders, in my opinion; because throughout my time dealing with chronic illness, I haven't faced it on my own.  Prior to getting sick and for the whole time since I have had the amazing fortune of ...
Chronic illness shows up and robs us of our plans. It reroutes the itinerary we had for our life. It steals the future we imagined. It diminishes our capacities and transforms our circumstances. It kicks our ass and demonstrates with absolute cla...
In Gabor Maté’s book When the Body Says, “No,” he talks about the onset of some illnesses like cancer and autoimmune diseases as having a traceable connection to the propensity of “stuffing” negative emotions like fear and anger and the compounding t...
Chronic Wellness
