Is Wellness Coaching your ticket to better health?
This post features my interview with Laurie Erdman, holistic health and wellness coach and founder/president Chronic Wellness Coaching LLC. Q: Please share with us how you landed in this place, doing...
View ArticleCan You Heal Me?
If you’ve been reading this blog for the past 9 months, you know that I had a bad health setback. Last August, I had a bad fall left me with broken ribs and a banged up shoulder. It took months to...
View ArticleSuperman or Clark Kent?
Sam Fuld isn’t a household name — unless you’re a baseball fan. In case you didn’t know, until a few months ago, he “… owned the dubious all-time distinction of having batted more than a hundred...
View ArticleIs chronic illness stopping you from using yoga to boost performance?
The following is a Guest Blog from Allison Gamble. The health benefits of yoga have been well documented for years and known for centuries in some cultures. Recent research suggests that people with...
View ArticleOne person’s story
The following interview is with Sophie Lee who has published a book about her life with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS. I find her story compelling. Does it resonate with you? Q: What made you...
View ArticleIs Obamacare Good For You?
This post was written by Tiffany Wallace exclusively for WorkingWithChronicIllness. All content for informational and educational purposes only. I am not an expert in this area so I’m grateful for...
View ArticleWork Matters But Not Easy to Make Happen
I’ve been writing about working while living with chronic illness for more than 10 years. People ask me how I come up with topics? Really? Think about it. When was the last time you found a...
View ArticleAre you using your resources carefully?
It’s been over 30 days since I posted my last blog! Lest you think that I’m either not a serious blogger or a slacker, this was no accident. Are you living with chronic health conditions that shake...
View ArticleAn Asset when returning to work: mHealth Apps
The following GUEST POST describes recent innovations in devices that improve the way healthcare providers and patients with chronic illnesses can interact. Mobile health applications are making it...
View ArticleDon’t you want to read about The Last Best Cure?
I don’t typically post about a book publication but Donna Jackason Nakazawa’s work is unique. Today is the official pub date for her new book, The Last Best Cure. “The Last Best Cure will change lives;...
View ArticleIs anyone listening to your Pain?
She told me her story. She lost her job and lives with unremitting pain. C (her name and most details have been changed) lives with a chronic disease that causes deep pain at unpredictable times....
View ArticleDoes holiday stress leave you speechless?
Does the holiday “season” seem endless and overwhelming? Is it filled with events you’re expected (and/or want) to attend, shopping for gifts, and too much bad eating? When you live with a...
View ArticleUncovering the Links Between Illness and Stress
This is a Guest Post by Jessica Socheski. In 2007, Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, revealed that stress can be a factor that contributes to and worsens...
View ArticleThe more I do, the better I feel. Sound Familiar?
I’m not Ann Landers and I don’t have offer and advice column. I hope you’ve noticed that these posts intend to inspire questions rather than give answers, offer ways to think differently and encourage...
View Article5 Ideas to Help Manage and Decrease Stress at Work
NOTE: This is a GUEST POST . Modern lives move at a hectic pace and most people live with higher than desirable stress levels. In particular, a highly competitive work environments challenges our...
View ArticleFour Things to consider when Choosing Health Plans if you live with chronic...
This is a GUEST POST written by Sandra Mills. People who have chronic illnesses or any long term health condition need a health plan designed for managing complex medical conditions. It sounds...
View ArticleIs work a safe haven for you?
NEWS FLASH . . . A new study shows that ” … people find work to be less stressful than their home lives. Work was, in fact, a haven.” (WBUR.org/NPR). That same news report cited a poll conducted...
View Article3 Ideas for Helping Old Habits to Slip Away
“Slip sliding away, slip sliding away You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away.” Simon and Garfunkle. Last year, when my husband and I were in California, a friend told us...
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