Health

Is health really in your control?

Nowadays with all of the scholarly articles and information on google it seems that there should be no excuse for someone to not be in good shape. It seems as though we are more advanced and knowledgeable than ever in the health field, and the thousands of articles being posted daily together with an ever-greater availability of resources attest to that. Unfortunately, the abundance of resources can make anyone feel that they should experience nothing short of sparkling levels of health… After all, shouldn’t anyone be able to solve any problem they may encounter if only they put their minds to it? If a case of worsened health is here to stay, changing our perspective as to its place in the bigger picture of our purpose can be the best stress reliever we could hope for.

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Relationships

How to cope with chronic illness as a couple

Disease is one of the unpredictable events of life which hits us like a ton of bricks. It never asks for our opinion and it completely disrupts our day to day life. We don’t see it coming and are seldom prepared for how to deal with it. Suddenly, this reality does not belong only to “people out there” but it is right in our cozy home. Not only does it take a bit hit on our morale but also it takes its toll on our mental health, relationships, and sense of accomplishment. At the end of the day everything is stalled and we now need to reroute, stop our plans, delay our goals and face this challenge that we know not much about.

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