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Going Home © 2013 Jane Waterman

Travelling While Ill

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It was June 25th when I boarded the plane for Australia, where I had spent 30 years of my youth growing up. I hadn’t been there in 14  years. I hadn’t seen members of my family in 13 years (14 … Read More

anxiety, authenticity, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, depression, dissociation, fear, grief, invisible illnesses, medical practitioners, Sjogren's syndrome, top posts
Heart Song © 2013 Jane Waterman

Emotions and Chronic Illness

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I’m taking part in WEGO Health’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 1 #HAWMC – Why you write – tell us a little bit about why you write about your health online and what got you started. Why do I … Read More

authenticity, compassion, depression, dissociation, fear, grief, hope, loving-kindness, Tara Brach
Bleeding Heart © 2012 Jane Waterman

On Blogging – From Catharsis to Hope

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I once heard it said that catharsis, on its own, does not lead to relief from our sufferings. I don’t think I truly understood that statement until last night. In the small hours yesterday, I took the opportunity to blog … Read More

compassion, depression, fear, hope, writing heals
Purple Heart © 2012 Jane Waterman

Life

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Yesterday morning I felt grounded. I observed that I had moved to give up my fear of falling. I had taken a step toward mastering the shifting ground of my past. By the evening, the world had fallen down. Pain … Read More

Buddhist practices, fear, impermanence, Sjogren's syndrome

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  • Care Package for People with Sjogren's and Depression
    Care Package for People with Sjogren's and Depression

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  • interior life
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  • mental illness

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  • From Pain to Peace
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  • Why I Call Myself the Writing Fairy

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