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...
 Prior to getting sick, I was an extrovert’s extrovert. I was a people person who got my needs met by being around people. When my energy was flagging, I was typically recharged by (you guessed it) being around people. I have basically zero amount...
Chronic fatigue, it sounds like something we’re all suffering from, right? It seems like everyone is functioning on too little sleep, getting by on fumes, hitting the weekend too tired, stressed, and worn out. Fatigue seems to be an epidemic.  And ...
As I discussed in my last post, “Do you have a lot of guilt with chronic illness?” guilt and chronic illness are good friends. They circle one another and are familiar traveling companions. If you experience chronic illness, you likely know your wa...
Yes.
This could be the shortest blog post ever. I could just leave it at that. Yes, I have a lot of guilt with chronic illness. There is guilt on every front. I’m not the kind of wife, auntie, daughter, sister, friend, niece, employee, neighbor,...
What a strange and amazing question that might be to some. What’s more amazing is how many answers I have to that question! There have been so many, and I don’t think I’m alone in feeling this way. The crazy-beauty of tremendous hardship is that a...
Chronic Wellness
