Ten Ways Everyday Life Can Get in the Way of Managing Your Illness – And What You Can Do About it Managing a chronic illness can be a daunting task and may seem impossible at times. Every day…
This painting IN MY Therapy OFFICE is personal Along with being a therapist, I’m also a visual artist and photographer. I strongly advocate for the use of expressive modalities in coping with chronic illness and often use…
What is self care? Self-care is anything we do to take care of ourselves, whether it’s our emotional self, mental self, physical self, or spiritual self – it’s a concept that is very important. Living a balanced life means…
How to Get Through the Stress of Blood Work Are you still awaiting a diagnosis and are constantly getting poked and prodded? Have you already been diagnosed and have to get routine blood work done to track the…
https://animoto.com/play/nIbKAR3CF6scmBD1PrFDsw 5 ways to be kind to yourself BEING KIND TO YOURSELF HAS BENEFITS If you have a chronic illness you know firsthand that stress can trigger a flare up or cause the disease to become even more…
According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, a Chronic Disease is an illness that persists for 3 months or more. Eighty-eight percent of Americans over 65 years of age have at least one chronic health condition (as of…