by Dr Aletta | Sep 29, 2025 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
Living with chronic illness affects so many of us. We all have stories to tell. How it first sunk in that something wasn’t right. That the discomfort we were experiencing wasn’t going away. Maybe the fatigue or pain would lift for a few days, bringing hope that maybe... 
by Dr Aletta | Sep 24, 2025 | Chronic Illness, Health Psychology, Self-Care
How to live a good, meaningful life despite having a chronic illness is a topic dear to my heart. In my mid-twenties I suddenly found myself in the hospital with undiagnosed kidney disease. From that point on my life took a completely unexpected turn. What... 
by Dr Aletta | Aug 12, 2020 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Health Psychology, Self-Care, Uncategorized
In the old movie Broadcast News, the Holly Hunter character, I forget her name, would take time for herself every morning to cry. She just cried. There was no apparent trigger, no reason or justification ever given for why this intelligent, intense, professional woman... ![Dream Made Manifest: The Studio at Explore What’s Next]()
by Dr Aletta | Jan 31, 2020 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Happiness
The Studio at Explore What’s Next is a long hoped for dream made manifest. The dream was to have a place where people, like me, who at some point or other, feel raw and vulnerable, can find a safe haven. In the center of that safe haven, there is... ![Dream Made Manifest: The Studio at Explore What’s Next]()
by Dr Aletta | Jun 25, 2019 | Chronic Illness, Inspiration, Life Matters
A few months ago, I was approached to produce a guest writer article for insidewink. I was SO excited! Insidewink is an awesome website with the tagline: Share the Good. Founded by Jean Trebeck, Alison Martin and Trish Geiger, their intention is always to be uplifting... 
by Shannon King | Sep 14, 2018 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Health Psychology
Most of us have had the experience at one time or another of leaving an appointment with a physician feeling completely overwhelmed by what we have just gone through; from not understanding the medical language of your provider or not recalling the information shared...
