by Callie | Apr 2, 2019 | chronic disease, chronic illness, Grief, Healing, health anxiety, suicidal thoughts, suicide
https://media.blubrry.com/chronicallywell/p/content.blubrry.com/chronicallywell/LivingMentallyWell_WhitneyGoodman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS In this episode, I interview Whitney Goodman, LMFT, owner of Collaborative...
by Callie | Apr 23, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, suicide
Do you remember that story about the girl who was stuck at the bottom of the well in the 80’s? Fine. I’ll stop pretending that I don’t remember her name. It was Baby Jessica. Don’t pretend you don’t remember Baby Jessica. Well friends, today, we are going to...
by Callie | Nov 27, 2017 | chronic disease, chronic illness, Grief, hope, suicidal thoughts, suicide
Explanation of Absence Friends. I got a puppy. I have been preoccupied with said puppy as he beguiles me with his adorable cuteness and frustrates me with his frequent poop and pee sprinkles all over the floors of my house. (I am sharing a handful of puppy photos...
by Callie | Jul 7, 2017 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, CSF Leak, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, hope, suicidal thoughts, suicide
As I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday, I was caught by a post someone had left on my husband’s cousin’s page. It was the most beautifully crafted support of a friend. In it, the author, Farzeen, discussed the injury my “cousin-in-law”...
by Callie | Jun 27, 2017 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, hope, suicidal thoughts, suicide
Do you ever have something inside that wants to be heard, but you can’t quite pinpoint exactly what it is that it wants to say? I have written an entire manuscript on my tumultuous affair with chronic disease and yet writing a single blog post sometimes...
by Callie | May 2, 2017 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, diagnosis, encouragement, hope, jumping, suicidal thoughts, suicide
I am going to tell you why you should avoid the suicide, something none of your friends know you have thought about, but first I must completely humble myself today and share what I found in the filth of my sink. I’m not sure if any of the rest of you have an issue...
