Jul 16
Chronic illness feels normal now because we have been surrounded by it for so long.
But common does not mean normal.
When exhaustion, inflammation, brain fog, digestive trouble, anxiety, poor sleep, pain, and children struggling with adult-level health issues become routine, we need to ask bigger questions.
This is not about shame. It is about waking up.
The body is always communicating. The question is whether we are willing to listen.
Chronic illness feels normal because dysfunction has become common. Donna Appel explains why common is not the same as healthy and why we mu