Meghan O'Rourke on The Challenges of Chronic Illnesses

Meghan O’Rourke is a journalist, poet, and New York Times Bestselling author. Her work often tackles challenging subjects like grief, illness, and more. Her previous books include the best-selling memoir The Long Goodbye, and the acclaimed poetry collections Sun in Days, Once, and Halflife. Meghan is passionate about advocating for those living with chronic illness and is the recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship and many other awards.

Today, Eric and Meghan discuss her book The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

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Meghan O'Rourke and I Discuss The Challenges of Chronic Illnesses and...

Her book, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Her experiences of illness and various diagnoses
The importance of validating a diagnosis of chronic illness
How diagnosis is just the small part of chronic illness
The common stigma of "invisible" illnesses
Her fears of her illnesses being in her head
The many complex factors that make up autoimmune illnesses
How different bodies will react to diseases in very different ways
Her frustrations and problems with conventional medicine
The different type of care from alternative medicine practitioners
The challenges of functional or alternative medicine
The role of emotions and how they interact with physical illness
Understanding how expectations can shape our biology
How the world responds to those suffering with chronic pain and illness
The role of fear and how it accompanies chronic pain and other symptoms
What healing from chronic illness actually means

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