Archive for the 'Musings on Life with Chronic Illness' Category
Are you finding that looking for a job when you live with a chronic illness is daunting, overwhelming, depressing . . . or a challenge that you feel ready to take on? This question popped into my head when I read Em’s (chronicillnesssurvival) comment to Joan’s last post, (Disability leave caused one woman to re-evaluate [...]
A couple of months ago I met a young woman at a party. She’d been out on disability for most of the year, and was slowly healing from surgery for something I couldn’t even wrap my mind around. She was still feeling quite tender, but was out with her husband to celebrate the birthday of [...]
Hi all, Rosalind and I are aware that we’ve not posted in almost 2 weeks. Rosalind had some personal matters to attend to last week – she’s ok – and I’ve been swamped with a couple of extra projects, one planned and one not. So, though we hold you in our minds and our commitment [...]
I read, with interest, an article in the September issue of More Magazine about a new book out for women who decided to take time off from their career (and yes, they had that choice) to raise their children. The author of this new book, The Comeback, chronicled the job-hunting experiences of 7 women over [...]
I’ve already written about my job at Brentano’s books, and what happened when I became ill, both on our blog and in our book. I haven’t written about the dream. The bookstore I opened and managed was located in Sherman Oaks, California, just a very short distance from Hollywood. Most of my staff were aspiring [...]
Too tired to post an entry
It happens to all of us, doesn’t it? You’ve said you’d get something done and you realize that what’s going on with your body is creating mush in your brains, making it difficult to fulfill on an intention. You can perform where you absolutely have to, but try to push when you’re tired, and it’s [...]
Heading for the second print run
We were just told by our publisher that they’re going to print another run. The first run was 2500 copies so that’s a good number sold in just two months. I’m psyched about that. It feels like we’re rounding the bases — and reading to run them again. Writing a book is a funny thing. [...]
Zentertainment Radio
This past week, I was lucky enough to be interviewed (you can listen here) by an amazing woman, Jo Davidson who hosts and produces Zentertainment Radio. When she first contacted me, Jo initially asked me to talk about our book, Women Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend! But it soon became clear that Jo [...]
I’ve read with interest some of the concerns voiced in the posts and reviews about Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease, and our point of view. I’m glad that our particular point of view has uncovered more sides to the discussion of the issues that face women who are required to figure out how to survive [...]
People ask me, “Why does your website, cicoach.com focus on “professionals?” And, “Why does your book (Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease:Keep Working Girlfriend!) seem to focus on well-educated and well-heeled career oriented women? ” Honestly? I focused my company on this group because it’s the “low hanging fruit”. People who are invested in “career” have [...]
