Are You A REAL Doctor?

Are You A REAL Doctor?

HI, Everybody! Happy Weekend! Today I’d like to share with you a comment from a reader of The Rise and Fall of Weight Gain and Prednisone. This article is the most commented-on post on the blog – for good reason. So many people, innocent, law-abiding citizens,...
Blues or Depression? 8 Ways To Tell

Blues or Depression? 8 Ways To Tell

My senior year of college my Dad suggested I go to a therapist. He thought it might help me find some direction. During a hard college career that was interrupted by chronic illness, I changed majors three times, and still wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I...
Ten More Rules for Living with Chronic Illness

Ten More Rules for Living with Chronic Illness

Last month Deb, who lives with neurocardiogenic syncope, wrote to me: I just read your interview on beliefnet.com, “5 Rules for Living with Chronic Illness & Depression.”  Your advice was right on point – I wish I had had it eight years ago!...