Chronic Wellness

Chronic Wellness

Hosted by: Annette Leonard

Are you one of the millions living with a chronic illness? Our illnesses may be very different, but we have many of the same experiences, obstacles and frustrations. We are all working for a better quality of life...

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Episodes

Episode 060: How Do You Manage Your Food Needs And Chronic Illness? Food Swap

It can be so difficult to feed ourselves when we are sick. The challenge of getting and preparing food is real and ongoing. What friend of family member do you know who cooks? Can you or someone in your household...
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Episode 059: How Do You Manage Your Food Needs And Chronic Illness? Meal Prep Kits

It can be so difficult to feed ourselves when we are sick. The challenge of getting and preparing food is real and ongoing. Having meal prep kits can be part of the solution -- pre-proportioned, prepared ingredients,...
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Episode 058: How Do You Manage Your Food Needs And Chronic Illness? Groceries

It can be so difficult to feed ourselves when we are sick. The challenge of getting and preparing food is real and ongoing. What barriers to getting good food in my house can I remove? If I can afford the fee, what...
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Episode 057:How Do You Manage Your Food Needs And Chronic Illness? Asking For Help

On the many days when I'm not well enough to shop for and prepare food for myself, it becomes an even higher stakes resource. Relying on others becomes a necessary part of how I meet this basic need. How do/can I...
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Episode 056: How Do You Deal With The Isolation Of Chronic Illness? Connecting Online

Often living with chronic illness includes solitude. In these times when we are feeling physically broken and tremendously isolated, it is hard to remember that we are not alone. How can you connect with others...
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Episode 055: How Do You Deal With The Isolation Of Chronic Illness? Creature Comforts

One thing I cannot downplay about makes my life possible is my marriage. My wife gives me support, help, and love, and makes many more things available to me that wouldn't be if I lived alone or were having to...
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Episode 054: How Do You Deal With The Isolation Of Chronic Illness? Time As Units

Regardless of whether you were an introvert or extrovert prior to getting sick, you likely have more solitude now that you are sick. How do you manage the isolation of chronic illness? How does breaking my day into...
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Episode 053: How Do You Manage Brain Fog? Capsule Wardrobe

This may seem like a departure, but bear with me. You'll notice that I try to get dressed for these videos each day. I operate from the belief that I try to dress for the way that I WANT to feel (not necessarily the...
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Episode 052: How Do You Manage Brain Fog? Pairing Habits

As brain fog gums up the works, what are some tools to help manage? How can I pair different habits? What does pairing do to help me compensate for my faulty memory? In this video I give practical ideas for how to...
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Episode 051: How Do You Manage Brain Fog? My Journal

Wouldn't it be great if we had a fog horn that could cut through brain fog? With 10 years of experiencing managing and compensating for my own brain fog, I've acquired some tricks and tools. For the past 18 months...
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Episode 050: How Do You Manage Brain Fog? Subscriptions

Brain fog, persistent pernicious, eats away at our capacity to function. One of the ways I compensate for brain fog is by engaging subscription services. How can subscriptions help with brain fog? What things can be...
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Episode 049: How Do You Manage Brain Fog? Voice Recorder

Chronic illness so often goes hand in glove with brain fog. Having tools for handling brain fog is imperative. How is brain fog similar to alpine clouds? Does your brain fog track with your pain or disease...
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