How to Speak the Language of Chronic Illness or Injury

When the medical system fails to heal chronic illness or chronic pain, we may find solace in a spiritual understanding of our lived experience.

Most of the time when we get hurt or sick, we rest, take medicine, and heal within a few weeks. Occasionally, however, healing isn’t that easy. Acute issues are often easy to solve with the help of a doctor, but chronic issues tend to be more mysterious, less studied, and have less obvious treatment protocols. With a chronic illness or injury, we may feel abandoned by the medical system, sometimes even told our symptoms are “all in our head.” However, even if we can’t find a cause or diagnosis, that doesn’t mean our symptoms aren’t real. Keep reading…