Coping Corner

The current situation with the economy has me rather worried because my husband is planning to retire in April and I fear that there won't be anything left in his 401K plan. The state of the economy has also had me concerned … [Read more...] about How Will the Economy Affect The Chronically Ill?

Do you remember the days before ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia whenyou were able to run all of your errands in one day? With the price of gas it would be nice to be able to go back to doing everything in one trip, but we always … [Read more...] about When Running Errands Is No Longer A Simple Task

Please welcome Abigail Steidley, owner of The Healthy Life, LLC Life Coaching Services and blogger of The Vagina Dialogues as guest blogger for yet another week! I had to do something terribly annoying last night. Im sure … [Read more...] about Guest Blogger Post: Perfectionism versus Moderation

I admit before I became ill I would prejudge people who I thought didn't look sick enough or disabled enough to park in handicap places or ride in electric carts at the grocery store. Once I became sick with so many invisible … [Read more...] about Has Your Invisible Illness Opened Your Eyes?

Please welcome Abigail Steidley, owner of The Healthy Life, LLC Life Coaching Services and blogger of The Vagina Dialogues as guest blogger for yet another week! Okay, Ill admit it. Im a very stubborn person. My parents … [Read more...] about Guest Blogger Post: Coach, Coach Thyself

I found a really great article by Lisa Copen that talks about how the church can help minister to the chronically ill (look for the link at the bottom of this post). The article not only raises great ways the church can help … [Read more...] about How Your Church Can Help Minister to Chronically Ill People

I have talked to many chronically ill patients over the years.  While we all have different lives, different circumstances, and a variety of different illnesses, we are all the same in suffering.  Where I get frustrated (as … [Read more...] about We’re All Different But the Same In Chronic Illness

Please welcome Abigail Steidley, owner of The Healthy Life, LLC Life Coaching Services and blogger of The Vagina Dialogues as guest blogger for yet another week! The mind is a powerful tool for healing, but knowing what to … [Read more...] about Guest Blogger Post: Harnessing the Healing Power of the Mind