Stephanie Moore, Phd., LPCC-S

Chronic Illness Changes Everything. You Don’t Have to Lose Yourself Along the Way. If you live with chronic health issues, you already know the stress of trying to manage your health while managing all the other parts of your life. You feel guilty when you need to rest. You feel like you are letting others down when you break commitments. You try so hard to meet the needs of others at work, at home, and in your relationships, that you are often depleted before you have even considered your own needs. This leads to losing touch with the things you love, like hobbies, leisure activities, relationships, and genuine self-care. And if our health challenges are “invisible” to others? That can make us feel further isolated, wondering if others believe us about our needs, or feeling like no one understands what life is like for us. Sometimes it feels less complicated to just push through the pain and ignore our needs. Something has to change. You Didn’t Choose This Body, But You Can Still Build a Life You Love. When Your Body Changes the Rules, Therapy Can Help You Find Your Way. By learning to track your energetic, emotional, and physical capacity, you can set realistic targets for yourself at work, home, and in your own mindset. By exploring what is truly most important to you, you can begin to prioritize your energy for the things that matter most. By developing self-compassion, you can learn how to nurture yourself through pain and struggle. By meeting yourself right where you are today and everyday, you can develop a strong foundation of self-care to help you navigate all the physical, mental, and emotional challenges of living with chronic conditions.