by Dr Aletta | Jun 26, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
In graduate school we studied the developmental theories of the great psychological thinkers of the 20th century. Donald Winnicott, was one of my favorites. He came up with the notion of the good-enough mother as a way of counter-balancing the Freudian emphasis on how... by Dr Aletta | Jun 22, 2009 | Self-Esteem
Michael J. Fox–Parkinson’s disease Stephen Hawking–ALS Elizabeth Edwards–Breast cancer Laura Hillenbrand–Chronic fatigue syndrome Linda Hamilton–Bipolar disoder Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor–Type I diabetes… For every person of prominence coping with... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 7, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Mental Health
When you have chronic illness your relationship with your doctor is second only to your spouse or your parents. Being honest (and you must be honest!) with that person means being able to trust them to hear you.In my CI career I fired three highly recommended... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 3, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
To prepare for writing my book about living with chronic illness I wanted to find a way to describe the person with chronic illness without having to say ‘person with chronic illness’ all the time. Fishing around in my mind I came up with some petty lame efforts. It...
