Chronic Wellness

Chronic Wellness

By Annette LeonardHealth & Fitness
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Chronic Wellness episodes

  • Episode 026: How Do People Deal With Having Chronic Illness? Self - Compassion
    In this podcast I'm considering the question: How do people deal with having chronic illness?Today I'm talking about my journey toward self-compassion.
    How are you depriving the world of your gifts?
    When you aren't showing up because of your inner critic we all loose.
    Do you know about the work of Kristin Neff?
    Would you say it to your kid or your best friend, if not, why would you say it to yourself?
    These are some of the questions I explore in this episode.
    7 min
  • Episode 025: How Do People Deal With Having Chronic Illness? Acceptance
    In this episode I'm considering the question: How do people deal with having chronic illness?Today I'm talking about what acceptance my orientation towards my own sickness.
    Did it take you a long time to get your diagnosis?
    Was there relief when you got answers?
    Have you ever grown tired of seeking out solutions?
    How is acceptance different than "giving up?"
    What can I find in myself and the present moment that can help me live more fully?
    These are some of the questions I explore in this podcast.
    7 min
  • Episode 024: How Do People Deal With Having Chronic Illness? Stoicism
    In this episode I'm considering the question: How do people deal with having chronic illness?Today I'm talking about my mother's radical stoicism and how that influenced my orientation towards my own sickness.
    Were you conditioned not to talk about sickness?
    Did the maxim "if you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing," apply to you and extend to your body and your experience of illness?
    How has it been to unlearn the habits of deflecting the question "how are you?"?
    6 min
  • Episode 021: What Tips Do You Have For Doctors' Visits With Chronic Illness? Managing Medical Info
    In this episode I'm considering the question: What are your tips for managing doctors' visits with chronic illness? Today I'm talking about how I manage my medical information.
    How do I log of all my vital health stats?
    How do I track conversations and progress between appointments?
    What do I do to be best prepared for my visits with individual doctors and among all of my care providers?
    I talk about the concrete ways I manage my questions and medical summaries.
    5 min
  • Episode 020: What Tips Do You Have For Doctors' Visits With Chronic Illness? The Right Doctors
    In this episode I'm considering the question: What are your tips for managing doctors' visits with chronic illness? Today I'm looking at what a difference the right doctor makes.
    Who is the right doctor for my illness?
    How do I determine who the right doctor is?
    What criteria should I use to evaluate doctors?
    I help you think through this important question -- the critical factors in selecting who will be on your team and lead the charge in your treatment and care.
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    4 min
  • Episode 019: What Tips do you have for Doctors' Visits with Chronic Illness? Pro tip for your visit
    In this episode I'm considering the question: What are your tips for managing doctors' visits with chronic illness? Today I'm looking at what can I do to make a visit to the doctor more manageable.
    When the typical drain of a doctor's visit is too much, what can be done?
    How can my energy and time be best managed if I'm having a hard day?
    I help you think through one crucial thing you can ask for that can make a big difference in your ability to participate in your next doctor's visit.
    5 min

About Chronic Wellness

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Are you one of the millions living with a chronic illness or pain? Our diseases may be very different, but we have many of the same experiences, obstacles and frustrations. We are all working for a better quality of life knowing that pain and limitations will be our traveling companions. My name is Annette and I'm the host of Chronic Wellness, a brief, weekly, podcast where we talk about it all: sex, self-care, mental heath, loss of identity, anger, how to navigate health care and have less days that suck so hard.