by Kate | Apr 10, 2024 | chronic illness, connectedness, kind promises
Dr. Vivek M. Murthy is the US Surgeon General. As he traveled the country, he heard that people felt isolated, insignificant, and invisible. That led him, in May 2023 to declare loneliness an epidemic. “Loneliness is like hunger,” he said “a signal we are lacking...
by Kate | Mar 15, 2023 | chronic illness, mindfulness
I (along with a group of friends) been working with The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning by Resmaa Menakem. The book teaches embodied anti-racism. Each chapter includes “body practices”...
by Kate | Aug 17, 2022 | chronic illness, joy
This month I am contemplating whimsical reinvention. When life gets difficult, one option is making different choices with a light heart. It’s the lightness that’s the challenge. I recently searched the web for “how to add whimsy to your life.” Results were fun to...
by Kate | Oct 20, 2021 | Advocacy, Chronic healing, chronic illness, Well-being
A friend was behind in her book club reading. “I have to read four chapters,” she sighed. Editing herself, she amended “I choose to read four chapters.” I suggested “you get to read four chapters.” She was re-ordering her thinking as we listened. Living with chronic...
by Kate | Jun 15, 2021 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Strength, Surrender
We human beings like to pretend we are in control. We imagine we live in a fair and predictable universe. Part of what makes illness difficult is that we realize the opposite is true. No matter how carefully we assemble the building blocks of health, disease happens,...
by Kate | Aug 5, 2020 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Creativity, Disability, kind promises
This month’s kind promise is “I will reinvent whimsically.” This promise makes me smile and brings me a lift of energy. Just what I need in these pandemic-influenced times. Disability is the mother of invention. Illness means my body works differently than most bodies...
