Chronic conditions can make us feel so isolated and misunderstood. Finding ways to build support, build in joy can help us find new meaning and groundedness in life.

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You’ve heard the phrases on a hard day “be grateful for this, someday you will see the bigger picture, let’s look at the silver lining”. While well intentioned these phrases actually make us feel small and isolated more than they help.

I know, I know, you don’t need another person telling you what to do to help you on a day like today. But is it possible that those who are offering suggestions might actually be in the right direction? Not as a cureall but to support us in feeling just a little more like ourselves today? Small steps today might not seem like they help with the big goal, but the thing we know about our minds and bodies is that these small steps actually help us making the movement towards the big goal.

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