Archive for the 'Working with chronic illness' Category
Struggling to stay at your new job while living with chronic health conditions? Struggling to keep your job while living with a chronic health condition? Then you might want to tune into Downton Abbey, Season 1, to see what to do and what to avoid . Maybe they should make a series called, “Working and [...]
When I woke in the middle of the night for the 3rd time to go to the bathroom (incontinence again!), I found myself muttering. Of course, the middle of the night is the worst time to think about anything, and I was panicking about what wouldn’t get done today. One thing I’m good at is [...]
One 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 write this book? A: More than anything, I just wanted to tell the truth about IBS. There are so many myths [...]
What does it take for a person with chronic illness to continue working ? And, if possible, to do so in a rewarding way? I’ve wrestled with this personally for over 30 years, and more recently in my professional life as a coach/writer/activist of sorts in the past 10 years. A recent New York Times [...]
The following is a guest blog by Erica Moss. Sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn can land you a job if used correctly — or ruin your chances if mishandled. The good news for those living with chronic illness is that these social networks make it easier than ever before to build a personal brand, [...]
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 [...]
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 chronic illnesses may benefit from yoga. Of the many different forms of yoga, some are more beneficial for certain conditions than [...]
Time for your new career?
Debilitating chronic illness can lead to twisting career turns to accommodate waxing and waning symptoms. Sometimes it means “reinventing yourself” to be able to keep working in some capacity. That was my story. After 25 years of working in multimedia (photographer, producer, production company v.p. sales , public school communications teacher and college professor), I [...]
I don’t know how many times I’ve written the words, “Chronic illness is unpredictable in how and when it will show up”. Each time I’m reminded of it, I shake my head in amazement. Because it’s so true. I just celebrated my 60th birthday and a client (I’ll call her Laurie) was asking what I [...]
Superman 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 times at the Major League level before recording an R.B.I. His reputation, to the extent that he had one, [...]
