Toxic Positivity in Chronic Illness: Hope Without the Lies
Toxic positivity in chronic illness asks you to fake being fine. You can be hopeful and honest at the same time — and honesty is the only thing that makes hope believable.
Toxic positivity in chronic illness asks you to fake being fine. You can be hopeful and honest at the same time — and honesty is the only thing that makes hope believable.
Nobody hands you a binder on the way out of the ER. Here’s the document trail you’ll wish you’d started sooner — and exactly how to build it now.
If you live with chronic illness, you’ve probably been told to “just cope” more times than you can count. The SMART program — Stress Management and Resiliency Training — is an evidence-based approach that actually works with your physiology instead of ignoring it. Here’s what it is, what I got out of it, and whether it might be worth exploring.