How does disaster or chaos allow us to be born anew?
Chronic illness has given me that gift.
What precedes rebirth?
Death.  What am I ready to let go of?
Is it time to stop saying "yes," and then resenting it?  Do I mean for others in my household to help more with chores or meals? Am I ready to listen deeply to my needs?
What has to die for my new self to be born?
It's time to make a list.

Episode 224: Bend But Not Break

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.

I have this belief that: If health is the absence of disease, and wellness is the presence of wholeness;  whether or not I'm ever "healthy" again, I can work work toward my wellness, my wholeness.  

Curious?  Join me where you listen to Podcasts, for a few moments of Chronic Wellness.