We are pleased to welcome back Anne Kelemen, one of Healwell's favorite recurring guests. Anne joins Kerry and Rebecca to talk about intimacy and chronic illness. **********Check out Anne's latest course, "The Power of Our Words": https://online.healwell.org/courses/power-of-our-words**********Read Anne's research about assessing the impact of illness on intimacy and sexuality here: https://tinyurl.com/2p8vu2jv and here: https://tinyurl.com/37rmnvx6**********About Our Guest:Anne Kelemen is the Director of Psychosocial/Spiritual Care for the Section of Palliative Care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, where she conducts patient care, teaches and participates in a variety of research activities.Prior to joining the Hospital Center staff, Ms. Kelemen instituted the first palliative care service at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She also is the founding director of the Palliative Social Work Fellowship Program at the Hospital Center. An Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, her research interests include the intersection between language and medicine and intimacy and chronic illness. Ms. Kelemen is also Vice-Chair of the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network (SWHPN). Support the show

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