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Trust Us To Be Reliable Narrators

I so often love Brianne’s comments, questions, perspectives. And this one is particularly important. When my people *understand* what’s going on with me, that’s great! I feel seen, cared for, appreciative that they’ve taken the time to learn. But do

rebeccaweger June 9, 2021 Chronic Illness, Support No Comments Read more

Practice, Not Perfect

Illustration of a woman in seated meditation

Meditation is saving my brain and my heart. I don’t remember when I first learned to meditate. I remember being required to sit every day for a period of three months back in about 2004. So it was before that.

rebeccaweger January 6, 2021 Deeper Dive 2 Comments Read more

The Post Office: Power, Responsibility and Access

Image of USPS love stamp

I’ve seen two flavors of memes going around lately, and they are both problematic. One directs folks to buy stamps in order to generate income for the post office. The other directs people to do things to vote that don’t depend

rebeccaweger August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more

Some Coping Approaches for COVID-19

I know folks are feeling scared and overwhelmed with the prospect of social distancing, isolation, possibly even quarantine. Here’s a missive from someone who has experience being housebound. I’ve been mostly housebound since sometime in 2017. As of this writing,

rebeccaweger March 13, 2020 Deeper Dive 4 Comments Read more

Communicating About Chronic Illness

Photograph of a rotary telephone on a tree stump in the woods

I am a member of quite a number of Facebook support groups for my illnesses, particularly ME and POTS. One of the biggest themes I hear from others is a struggle to be heard, understood, believed. I don’t often have

rebeccaweger September 29, 2019September 29, 2019 Deeper Dive 7 Comments Read more

Quality of Life

Photo of Rebecca and Marigold relaxing on the porch

Here’s the thing about having a really disabling chronic illness. It’s unpredictable. And very difficult to plan for the future. While I have several conditions, the one with the most dramatic impact on my life is ME/CFS. I could improve.

rebeccaweger June 23, 2019July 15, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more

Signal Boost: What to Say If Your Friend Isn’t Going to ‘Get Well Soon’

Not everyone with a chronic or lifelong illness is going to ‘get well soon.’ One woman explains what to say and how to be there for someone living with a chronic illness that might not get better. Source: What to

rebeccaweger March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 Signal Boost Read more

Supporting Each Other: Part 3

Supporting Each Other: Part 3

I think a lot about how people interact with and support each other, especially around the harder things in life. Many of us did not learn the skills necessary to do this well from our families of origin growing up,

rebeccaweger October 28, 2018March 2, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more
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