Calls to all you chronic painers and chronically illnessers out there to check on this month’s blog carnival on How to cope with pain blog. There are some terrific bloggers writing in this, with links to this topic and you’re sure to get some inspiration, ideas — and at least a […]

Mike McCready, Pearl Jam guitarist, talks about (click here to see and read the slide show on Health Talk’s site) crohn’s disease and the crunch of getting “slammed” while he’s in concert. If you live with UC or Crohn’s you know what he’s talking about (ok, maybe you’re not opening for […]

Okay, it’s not Peace in the Middle East — and I know it’s not sexy- - but chronic illness can make headlines.
Check out  Eve Tahmincioglu’s article in msnbc.com, Working Through a Chronic Illness   and then, Channeling Your Energy.  These are new articles that focus on the ISSUES (!).
Media attention is the first step to […]

Thanksgiving is over and we’re entering the serious party season!

I’m talking to clients who are feeling an all too familiar weariness - especially at work - that crops up this time of year.
I know. Who wouldn’t feel this way when you’re “fighting” daily chronic pain, fatigue — or a body that isn’t working […]

A client told me that PBS recently aired a show on the changing workforce and increasing flexibility that comes with it. Hooray! Those living with chronic illness (1 in 2 Americans) are part of the changing face of the workforce.
She wrote, “Unfortunately there was no page or site for the program, and it’s […]

Thanksgiving — and it’s my turn to host. The “immediate family” is up to 18. Three generations — and the next generation has started to multiply.
So, here’s the thing. I’ve lived with multiple sclerosis for 28 years - since I was 28 — and it’s always been hard to stand on my feet […]

The journal Archives of Otolaryngology reported a study that followed patients with carcinomas (cancer) of the head and neck to find out if they stopped working. Here are the highlights:
239 patients were employed at time of diagnosis and 38.1% discontinued work.
Of those who left work, the top 5 reasons were: Fatigue (58%), speech […]

I’d take a guess that if you’re reading this, you live with some chronic issue - pain, fatigue, limbs or brain that doesn’t work right. Have you noticed how often people leave a conversation with, “Happy Thanksgiving”? Probably more times than you can count.
I know I find […]

A reader emailed because she’s trying to figure out if and how to tell co-workers about her new chronic disease diagnosis. She wondered if I still offer “Free consultations”. (By the way, check out my newly designed website — with new resources!)
I don’t because it doesn’t offer enough value and since I can’t […]

Today is Diabetes World day.  I don’t have Diabetes among my illnesses but I do know that chronic illness can leave you feeling powerless.  I wrote in my last post about how easy it is to feel you have no voice — and how bad it is for you.
  So, if you have […]