Archive for the 'BOOK – Women Work and Autoimmune Disease' Category
Several recent emails have either asked for my ‘advice’ on a topic or angered with the ‘advice’ I’d given. Funny thing is — I don’t see myself in the business of giving advice, either as a blogger/writer or in my coaching practice. So what’s this about? I asked myself, what does it mean ‘to give [...]
Talking about chronic illness?
Living with chronic illness means that life’s challenges become … even more challenging. After more than 10 years of coaching people around living with illness and their work life, blogging on this topic, and in my personal experience, I’ve decided that the basics matter. The basics allow a person to thrive, not just survive. Here [...]
Is this Duo Doable?
Recently I was asked: Do you really believe that continuing to work is really harder when you live with a chronic illness? I answered, Yes, naturally. Soon after, several times during our call, a client asked if other people struggle as she does at working with an illness. That’s when I realized that my knee [...]
6 Ideas To Put In Your Toolbox
This month’s Career Collective Bloggers are writing about their favorite career resources. Scroll down to see what others have written on this topic. My clients primarily live with chronic illness. For the most part, the challenges they face fall into the same “categories” that healthy people face. The story and degree of difficulties might shift. [...]
I’ve noticed a trend. Over the past few years, the number of inquiries that I get from people looking for help with their career has increased. But until recently the mix was pretty equal between the currently employed and unemployed. Over the past year, the requests I get are overwhelmingly from the unemployed. I’m wondering: [...]
Good grief, charley brown.
Do you live with debilitating chronic illness that has led to significant life changes? If you’re nodding “yes”, most likely you’ve felt a strong sense loss. But have you experienced grief? I thought about the importance of grieving after reading two articles recently. The first was a news article about James Levine, the Metropolitan Opera [...]
Since hanging my shingle as a “chronic illness career coach”, the question I get asked most often is: “Should I disclose my illness when interviewing for a job?” Naturally, as a coach, I have more questions than answers. But there is one guideline I’ve found is worth following: If symptoms get in the way of [...]
A reporter was interviewing me about chronic illness and working. She was very surprised when I said, “The single most important factor that helps a chronically illl person continue to work is to work in a flexible environment.” She asked me what “evidence” I have to support this. (Have you noticed how popular that word [...]
Living with chronic illness isn’t easy, under the best of circumstances. And working can seem like it makes it tougher. But the alternative is usually worse. It was a dear friend’s 60th birthday party. And, once again, my body was in revolt. I was feverish, tired, nauseous – with numb feet and awful balance (multiple [...]
Here’s a question I get frequently but you wouldn’t have heard 20 or even 10 years ago: Is self employment the best option for people living with chronic illness? It seems that most employed people dream of working for themselves. It certainly sounds freeing and creative, doesn’t it? No one makes a more compelling case [...]
