Staying hopeful is a real challenge with chronic illness — for those diagnosed and for their closest loved ones. In this episode, I invite you into a raw conversation about becoming hopeless and finding hope again in your own life. Hope is a precious resource for life with a chronic illness. It can become stretched too thin by our challenges, but we can renew and restore it with patience and support. Hope is a skill that can be learned and must be practiced.
Why do we have such a difficult time accepting the reality of mental illness? In this episode, we’ll talk about the reasons why many...
Pain is sending you a message, but we tend to misinterpret what it’s trying to tell us. Our pain systems also get confused and...
The ongoing distress of chronic illness and caregiving erodes the foundations of our most important relationships: trust, respect, and hope. We must learn to...
