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Living Well with Dr. Joy: Welcome!
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Welcome to my first blog post! My name is Joy Selak. While I'm not a physician, I am a sick and happy PhD. This is a new experience for me as I am very experienced with the ups and downs of chronic illness, but not so much with the ins and outs of social media. Please be patient, and your advice and comments are welcome! I recently joined the facebook world!
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: December 2013
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Be Honest About How You Feel. When someone asks, ‘how are you? The customary answer is just one word, ‘fine’. Those of us who live with chronic illness and pain are hardly ever fine. Maybe better than yesterday, or good enough to make it out of the house for a while, but fine? It is possible to be honest without coming across as a victim. It is possible t...
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: Patient Effectiveness: How To Be Sick.
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Thursday, October 24, 2013. Patient Effectiveness: How To Be Sick. Here’s the frustrating thing. Schoolteachers get training to be schoolteachers. Pregnant moms and their partners can take a class on childbirth. Trained therapists help people deal with mental and emotional problems. Physicians, nurses, lawyers—all get training, years of it, on how to do their job. You dont look sick.
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: November 2013
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Never, Never, NEVER Give Up. The sick are tempted to give up in many ways. The most tragic is to give up on living in response to unrelenting pain. Hopefully before this level of despair takes hold, we can find ways where persistence can move us toward a better life, even with illness, and even while living with pain and reduced function. 8217; These wer...
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: October 2013
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Thursday, October 24, 2013. Patient Effectiveness: How To Be Sick. Here’s the frustrating thing. Schoolteachers get training to be schoolteachers. Pregnant moms and their partners can take a class on childbirth. Trained therapists help people deal with mental and emotional problems. Physicians, nurses, lawyers—all get training, years of it, on how to do their job. You dont look sick.
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: January 2014
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Friday, January 24, 2014. Enroll in The School of Whatever Works. I've met so many people on my illness journey who are absolutely sure they know. The type of treatment that should work to get them well. Various strategies have worked well enough for me to keep me a student in The. School of Whatever Works. Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Make Friends with Fatigue. Errands or chores were ...
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: Put Yourself First: 5 Tips to Better Manage Chronic Illness
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Put Yourself First: 5 Tips to Better Manage Chronic Illness. In order to successfully manage a long-term illness, I had to learn to Put Myself First. This was hard for me, and I think it may be hard for many women, as we are often brought up to be pleasers. 1 Avoid unnecessary time commitments. 2 Let friends know about your quiet time. I rest from 3-5 each ...
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: Make Friends with Fatigue
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Make Friends with Fatigue. Americans speak of illness in the terms of war. Dealing with cancer is almost always. Referred to as a fight or a battle. When a patient dies the obituary often states that. Death occurred only after a heroic struggle. I would submit that with chronic, painful. Spent a lot of time in bed for a lot of years. And integrate my emotio...
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: Be Honest About How You Feel
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Be Honest About How You Feel. When someone asks, ‘how are you? The customary answer is just one word, ‘fine’. Those of us who live with chronic illness and pain are hardly ever fine. Maybe better than yesterday, or good enough to make it out of the house for a while, but fine? It is possible to be honest without coming across as a victim. It is possible t...
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Living Well with Dr. Joy: Enroll in The School of Whatever Works
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Living Well with Dr. Joy. Dr Joy Selak is not a physician, but a sick and happy PhD and co-author of "You Don't LOOK Sick! Friday, January 24, 2014. Enroll in The School of Whatever Works. I've met so many people on my illness journey who are absolutely sure they know. The type of treatment that should work to get them well. Various strategies have worked well enough for me to keep me a student in The. School of Whatever Works. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.