7 things i started doing between doctor visits to take my power back
Julie Gruber Julie Gruber

7 things i started doing between doctor visits to take my power back

Some of the hardest words I heard in the doctor's office weren't "We don't know what's wrong," or even "There's nothing more we can do."

They were: "We'll see you again in three to six months."

And like so many others living with chronic illness or pain, I found myself wondering:

"Okay...but what am I supposed to do until then?"

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why I don’t use the word “acceptance”
Julie Gruber Julie Gruber

why I don’t use the word “acceptance”

There’s a word that rarely appears in my work.

Not because I don’t understand its meaning.
And not because I think there’s anything inherently wrong with it.

But because, for me, it has always felt a little… unsettled.

The word is acceptance.

I call it… the “A” word.

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