Chronically Yours: A New Podcast Segment Sharing Real Stories from the Chronic Illness Community

About this episode

This episode introduces a new segment sharing personal stories from the chronic illness community, starting with Carrie Ferguson's journey with ME/CFS.

Introducing Chronically Yours, a new segment on That Chronic Thing podcast! This episode explores the power of sharing personal stories from the chronic illness community, ✨because every experience matters.✨ Our first story comes from Carrie Ferguson, (fairycerguson on Instagram), who shares her journey of accepting an ME/CFS diagnosis and discovering the power of self-compassion. f you’d like to contribute your own real, raw, or even funny moments of life with chronic illness, DM me on...

People in this episode

Host: Cathy Beederman

Guest: Carrie Ferguson

Topics covered

• chronic illness
• personal stories
• self-compassion
• ME/CFS
• community support

Keywords

• chronic illness
• ME/CFS
• self-compassion
• personal stories
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instagram

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