Danea Horn has had significant health challenges since birth, and has let illness become her teacher in profound ways. She wrote a book called Chronic Resilience to support others in being more self-compassionate during the stress of illness, and in a stunning act of love, recently received a kidney transplant from her husband on their 11th wedding anniversary.

In this episode of A Congruent Life, Danea shares profound insights from her life journey, including:

learning at an early age that her chronic illness was not a burden,

changing her expectations about what her family would look like,

learning to be willing to truly grieve the things that she needed to let go of,

her direct experience with the power - and limitations - of positive thinking,

embarking on a book project to share her journey and the stories of other inspiring women,

receiving news of her kidney failure on the day of her book release,

the amazing gift she received from her husband, and her reflections on that experience, and

ultimately being compassionate about our own humanity.

Links from the Show

Chronic Resilience website

Charity Tillemann-Dick: Singing After a Double Lung Transplant - TED video

Sacramento Kings Top Executive Gives Wife Gift of a Lifetime - Sierra Donor Services

Chronic Resilience: 10 Sanity-Saving Strategies for Women Coping with the Stress of Illness on Amazon