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The Chronic Illness Workbook: Strategies and Solutions for Taking Back Your Life

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By Patricia A Fennell — 2025

The Chronic Illness Workbook brings clarity and order to what feels like an unmanageable and isolating experience. It shows both those who are ill and those who care for them how to live a full and meaningful life despite undeniable difficulties. See more...

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Betrayed by My Body, Not by Life

In the end, I fall back on one statement that I repeat to myself pretty often. “We are not given the burdens we deserve, we are given the burdens we can bear.”

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How to do a Lot with a Little: Managing Your Energy

Individuals with disabilities are at a greater risk of experiencing fatigue than the general population, and this risk increases with age.

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Please Don’t Be My Knight in Shining Armor

There’s something empowering and dignifying about the act of asking for help when it is genuinely needed.

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Confronting the Invisible | Olivia Larner | TEDxFurmanU

When you look at me what do you see? Join Olivia as she explains her journey of having chronic illnesses. Olivia contextualizes her experience through spoon theory.

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On Disability and Accepting Help

I couldn’t keep “proving everyone wrong” and still do all the things I wanted to do with my life.

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For People with Disabilities, Asking for Help Carries Hidden Costs

We should remember that while disabled people can become good at asking for help, few of us are entirely comfortable with it.

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I Have a Serious Physical Disability, but the Biggest Daily Challenges Are with My Mindset

The ongoing dialogue I have with my own perspective and emotions is the biggest job I’ve ever undertaken. Exploring this internal give-and-take forces me to grow in surprising ways.

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Coping with Depression and Disability

Often, disabled people have their disability treated, but they don’t have their emotional or spiritual needs addressed.

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When a Physical Disability Keeps You from Getting Mental Health Help

Depression and suicidal ideation are more likely among people with disabilities due to factors like abuse, isolation, and stressors related to poverty, among others.

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The Mental Health of People with Disabilities

Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities.

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Chronic Health Conditions