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    Woman with long, brown hair sitting on bed and looking out a bright window
    Woman with long, brown hair sitting on bed and looking out a bright window
    Sandy T.
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    Chronic Illness
    February 17, 2022

    4 Losses We Mourn With Chronic Illness

    The grief of chronic illness extends beyond grief over the loss of our health. We mourn the loss of our place in the world. Grief: We typically think of it in the context of significant loss, like the death of a loved one. Irreversible. Permanent. Deeply painful. But grief isn’t reserved for that. We can [...]
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    Tell Me You Have a Chronic Illness Without Telling Me You Have a Chronic Illness

    If you’re on TikTok or Instagram regularly, you may have noticed the trendy video prompt, “Tell me you have __ without telling me you have __”…and here’s my spin on a chronic illness version of it! Because as many spoonies know, a chronic illness affects our lives in many unique, challenging and even funny ways. And as [...]
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    The High Physical and Psychological Cost of Chronic Illness Burnout

    Most of us have felt burnout at some time in our lives. When we speak about burnout, we’re usually talking about occupational burnout. It’s discussed in relation to someone’s career and becoming burnt out in their professional life. We typically see this in those whose lives revolve around working for a living. But what about [...]
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