Archive for the 'Musings on LIfe with Chronic Illness' Category
Broken ribs heal
A chronic illness is not the same as a broken bone. Sounds obvious – – but have you ever thought about how they’re different?
I’ve broken a few bones in the past few years. And I’m always struck by the fact that although my body hurts with both, there are some really big differences between illness [...]
Do you tell yourself your chronic illness would be more manageable if you had more control over the rest of your life?
Do you believe that if you could find a job, influence your boss or be more effective at work, you’d feel better?
Yet, do you feel powerless to take action, worried it might not be [...]
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: what’s [...]
A new client, I’ll call her Judy, is in the 3rd “flare” of Hashimoto’s disease in 5 years. She told me that she learned about me when a friend forwarded my article, 5 Things I Want You to Know About Working While Living with Chronic Illness. Judy told me in our initial conversation that she [...]
Getting out from under chronic
This week’s post is part of the Monthly Career Collective Bloggers. This month’s topic is: How to Heat Up Your Job Search. Scroll down to see what my fellow writer’s suggest!
Is being unemployed feeling like a chronic condition? Chronic — it’s not sexy, exciting or fun. Worse, chronic means it’s not changing and won’t go [...]
What follows is an interview of Therese Borchard, blogger and author of Beyond Blue. This interview was done by Christina Gombar.
Therese Borchard struggled with manic depression during college, earned a master’s degree and established a stellar career in journalism and book publishing. But the hormonal shifts of motherhood, a geographic move, as [...]
My Dad died last week, a month before turning 90. Please. Hold your comments of sympathy. I’m not writing for that (although I’m sure your intentions are kind). I’m writing to share what I’ve learned and to create discussion that helps us learn from each other.
Dad’s first “small” stroke, at age 72, was the beginning [...]
Do you harbor deep envy for those who work at home? Do you think all your problems would be solved because now you could take care of your health and still work?
Easy to understand. I work from home and I can tell you that it does make it easier to navigate — in some ways. [...]
This month’s career collective bloggers question is: “What should job seekers do now to prepare for interviews?” Scroll down for thoughtful ideas and useful tips from my fellow bloggers.
MY FANTASY: With every chronic illness diagnosis comes a toolkit filled with all you need to prepare for the unpredictable (more on this in my [...]
Living with chronic illness can make life unpredictable – and unnerving. I’ve been at this for 30 years and I’m still surprised by how it can throw me.
We have season tickets to the Boston Lyric Opera. I love the idea of these things but the reality is that I’m physically challenged. A few months ago, [...]
