Emotional Wellbeing & Relationships
A healthy mind and support system can help you cope and feel better with arthritis. Learn about the mind-body connection and behaviors that promote emotional wellbeing.
Episode 58: Grief and Chronic Illness With David Kessler
Living with a chronic illness like arthritis and its symptoms often means living with grief, too. You may grieve losing the ability to do things you love, the future you had dreamed of, maybe even your identity. Internationally known grief and grieving expert David Kessler joins us to discuss grief and arthritis and offer some ways to cope.Listen Now
Sex & Intimacy With Arthritis
Physical intimacy is an important part of romantic relationships – but arthritis pain and fatigue can make it difficult to participate. It’s also a topic many people aren’t comfortable talking about. In this episode, you’ll learn how to improve intimacy, including how to better communicate with your partner about the difficulties around sex, how to foster a healthier relationship with your body to feel more desirable and how to cultivate a deeper emotional bond to create sparks in and out of the bedroom. You’ll also learn practical tips on how to make sex more comfortable, including positions, assistive devices and more.
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Make Mental Health a Priority
Your mental health can directly and indirectly impact your physical health and arthritis. Learn why it’s so important — especially now — to prioritize your emotional well-being.Listen Now
Self-Compassion and Chronic Pain
Self-compassion is the act of showing kindness to oneself in times of suffering. In this episode, a trained medical doctor and mindfulness practitioner shares tips on how to use self-compassion to help dial down stress, alleviate depression and even alter the pain experience.Listen Now
Mindfulness for Beginners
Mindful practices can help those living with chronic pain reduce their mental and physical exhaustion. Learn how our bodies respond to pain, what you can do to break the cycle and some techniques to get started.Listen Now
Promoting Healthy Relationships
Having a chronic condition like arthritis can pose challenges to relationships. Learn how to navigate tricky emotions, open lines of communication, establish healthy boundaries and assert your own self-worth.Listen Now
Wellness in Challenging Times
Want some tips about how to handle change in challenging times and maintain your health and wellness? This episode’s guest is an experienced social worker and researcher who grew up with juvenile arthritis.Listen Now
Telemental Health
If you’re reluctant to seek in-person counseling for anxiety and stress, consider virtual psychotherapy. Hear from a counselor who’s an arthritis patient and JA mom who’s been practicing remotely for years.Listen Now
Mind Over Stress
Hear about the connection between chronic stress and arthritis and how stress contributes to pain, inflammation and lower immunity. You’ll also learn strategies to reduce stress and manage your arthritis symptoms.
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Brain Fog, Mental Clarity & Arthritis
Mental fuzziness, or “brain fog,” is a frustrating phenomenon that often occurs with arthritis and related conditions, like fibromyalgia. Listen to experts discuss some suspected causes and ways to deal with it.Listen Now
Body Image, Self Esteem & Arthritis
Learn how to foster a healthier body image to better care for your mental and physical health – despite the unpredictability of living with arthritis. Additionally, learn coping strategies for bad days, not only so you can have a better relationship with yourself, but also with those around you. Listen Now
Mindfulness for Beginners
On this episode, we’re talking about the link between stress and arthritis symptoms, like pain, sleep and fatigue, and how mindfulness can help. Get tips on getting started from special guests, Nicole Riley, MD, an integrative pain management doctor and mindfulness expert, and Meryl Arnett, a meditation and yoga teacher.This episode was originally released December 9, 2019.
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Episode 58: Grief and Chronic Illness With David Kessler
Living with a chronic illness like arthritis and its symptoms often means living with grief, too. You may grieve losing the ability to do things you love, the future you had dreamed of, maybe even your identity. Internationally known grief and grieving expert David Kessler joins us to discuss grief and arthritis and offer some ways to cope.Listen Now
