Archive for the 'Working with chronic illness' Category
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, [...]
Employee with chronic illness?
The other evening, we were out with friends and discussing some of the people we all know who are experiencing health issues – how they were managing and how it had changed lives. Bobby looked thoughtful. He said that one of the guys in the group of 50 he manages, (I’ll call him P), has [...]
Are you aching to write?
I saw the book title, “What Is It and How Did I Get It? Early Stage Chronic Kidney Disease “ by Gail Rae on Twitter (do we follow each other there? – I’m @WorkWithIllness) and thought her story might spark the creative juices in some readers. ROSALIND: What made you decide to write on [...]
Tools that change your world
This month’s Career Collective Topic is Social media – how to use it in a job search, how to get started, do’s and don’ts. As always, my fellow bloggers have tips and ideas that are worth your time. Scroll down to see their contributions and click on the link to read it on the [...]
Why I write
Why do I write these posts? It’s time consuming and there’s the pressure to post consistently to keep readers engaged. Every so often, someone asks me why I do it — and every so often I ask myself. After all when you have limited energy, you have to be strategic and use it wisely. Isn’t [...]
Periodically, I get approached by others to write a guest blog. I think this piece, written by Mariana Ashley, is really valuable. I hope you do, too. I’ve known my friend Phil for almost seven years. When I first met him, I remember thinking he was such a walking art student cliché with his messy hair, five [...]
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 [...]
