Emotional Autoimmunity: Dealing with the emotional issues of chronic illness
Chronic illness completely changes your life but nobody talks about or even acknowledges all of the emotional issues that come with it and I'm on a mission to change that. As a therapist living with four autoimmune diseases, I know exactly what the issues are and more importantly, how to overcome them. From medical gaslighting, dealing with grief and all of the 'what if' thoughts that keep you awake at night, let's talk about the emotional issues of chronic illness and what you can do to help yourself.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Chronic illness and Shame
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Of all the emotional issues that come with chronic illness, the most painful and most damaging is shame.
While guilt is about something we have done, shame is ab…
Ask Kerry Q & A Part 2.
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I asked my email and social media communities a while back to ask me anything about the experience of chronic illness that they were struggling with to see if I…
What if they don't believe me?
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By far, the biggest and most upsetting issue for those of us living with chronic illness is not being believed.
From Doctors, family, friends and even total str…
How to adapt to living with chronic illness Part 2
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The emotional and psychological impacts of becoming chronically ill so often go unrecognised, misunderstood belittled or simply ignored.
Which means that when it…
How to adapt to living with chronic illness: Part 1.
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Most of my new clients with chronic illness are starting from a place of complete overwhelm and feeling like they are sitting in the wreckage of their lives and…
When others don't support how you choose to manage your illness.
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Chronic illness changes every aspect of your life and a large part of that is figuring out ways to best manage your symptoms and protect your energy.
The bigges…
Why we don't talk about our chronic illness
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After a while, most people who live with chronic illness give up trying to talk about what it's like and how it feels, because people don't seem to understand.
…
Ask Kerry: Questions and answers about the emotional issues of chronic illness
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In this episode I answer questions from my chronic illness community including:
Can you speak to the cost of the unique stressors in chronic illness including no…
How my chronic illnesses affect my everyday life
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Today (June 19th, 2024) marks 4 years since my Type 1 diabetes diagnosis which makes this the perfect time to talk about how my chronic illnesses affect my ever…
Why this isn't a 'you' thing.
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One of the big, missing pieces in supporting people with chronic illness is that there is so little acknowledgment that becoming chronically ill changes peoples…
Chronic illness, jealousy and envy.
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One of my main objectives both with my podcast and my work, is to educate and validate the very normal emotional experiences and issues that come with becoming …
Dealing with anxiety and the 'what if' thoughts.
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Anxiety and dealing with constant 'what if' thoughts are something that every human has to deal with as our brain is trying to interpret our environment for po…
How to maximize your chances of getting the support you need.
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When you live with chronic illness, you can feel so very alone which makes getting support more important than ever.
What's often shocking though is discovering…
Everything you need to know about brain fog and what you can do about it
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If you live with chronic illness and autoimmune disease, then you understand just how frustrating and debilitating brain fog can be.
From the embarrassment of f…
What people who live with chronic illness most want you to understand
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This episode is a collaboration between myself, my clients and my social media community.
We all know that one of the biggest issues we face is the lack of unde…
Self-Pity, Self-Compassion and Toxic Positivity
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There is no denying that when it comes to chronic illness, there is a huge gap in peoples understanding of just how much it changes your life, energy and abilit…
Rest and Guilt
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When you become chronically ill, one of the biggest challenges you will face because of how the disease so often limits your energy and ability, is an increased…
Managing your energy with chronic illness
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The hallmark symptom of all chronic illness is without question, the fatigue.
Every time I ask my community which symptom they most wish they could eliminate pe…
Chronic illness and Boundaries
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Having good boundaries in our relationships at any time are essential, but during the holiday season, they take on a much bigger importance!
There are so many ex…
Ask Kerry: Questions and advice for partners.
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The impact on your family and partners can be huge, potentially damaging and be the cause of so …