Living with Chronic Illness & Disability

Acceptance, Hope & Re-Defining “Recovery”

Meaning Making & Identity

Coping with Chronic Illness & Disability

Websites

From folks like you on the journey to help you feel connected, be empowered with healthy ways of self-management & coping to regain control, & build faith in yourself!

• Illness to Wellness: A Journey - Stories of stumbles and victories in the pursuit of wellness.

• The Health Sessions - Psychologist Jennifer Mudler, wants you to feel as energetic, symptom-free and happy as possible, by showing you how to create lasting health habits and by giving you advice on how to cope with chronic health problems.

• About Nisha Kumar Kulkarni- Freelance writer & editor, writing coach, chronic illness

• The Mighty is a community of people with chronic illness & disabilities who contribute their stories, share thoughts & resources.

  Articles

These wonderful articles are from Psychologist Jennifer Mudler of Health Sessions

• Hope in Times of Chronic Illness

• The Difference Between Genuine Optimism and Toxic Positivity (And Why It Matters)

• How to Accept Your Chronic Illness

• The Difference Between Genuine Optimism and Toxic Positivity (And Why It Matters)

• Does Having a Chronic Illness Mean You Can Never Recover?

• Lessons Learned About Recovery

These are worthy articles from The New York Times Disability Series, Good Therapy, & other sources

• What Disability Means, New York Times (2016)

• In my Chronic Illness I Found Deeper Meaning, New York Times (2018)

• A Disabled Life Is a Life Worth Living, New York Times (2016)

• What It Really Means to Heal

• The Land of Altered Bodies, New York Times (2018)

• Seeing Outside the Disability Box, New York Times (2017)

• 10 Things My Chronic Illness Taught My Children, New York Times (2017)

• When Life Gave Me Lemons, I Had a Panic Attack, New York Times (2018)

• Poetry Is a Way of Being in the World That Wasn’t Made for Us, New York Times (2018)

These are worthy articles from The New York Times Disability Series, Good Therapy, & other sources

• Coping with Chronic Illness & Disability, GoodTherapy.com (2018)

• The Emotional & Psychological Fallout of Chronic Illness, welldoing.org (2016)

• Chronic Illness & Disability, GoodTherapy (2018)

• Becoming Disabled, New York Times (2016)

• My Life with Paralysis, A Work Out, New York Times (2017)

• Standing Up for What I Need, New York Times (2017)

Note: These articles are not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, medical treatment, or therapy. Always seek the advice of your physician or qualified mental health provider with any questions you may have regarding any mental health symptom or medical condition. Never disregard professional psychological or medical advice nor delay in seeking professional advice or treatment because of something you have.