Living with chronic illnesses is not easy. Caring for a loved one who lives with a chronic illness is not easy. Experiencing both makes you wonder when/if life gets to be easy again or whether you need to accept grieving your old life/self and start building happiness and hope

Compassionate leadership helps to create psychologically safe working environments. Previous studies on doctors, nurses & midwives have shown that the wellbeing of health & care staff is affected by 8 key factors, organised into 3 core needs 👇 Read more: lnkd.in/dbnBuja7

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Great material from West Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic 🙏 please have a look at the posts and services and follow/share🌻 either for yourselves or your friends and loved ones, who need a positive narrative to help them overcome the difficulties 💪 We, all humans, struggle with

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“About 400,000 people are falling out of work due to sickness,” says Kendall. “The longer someone is signed off, the less likely they are to return.” Well, yes, because they’re sicker or disabled — not less willing. Illness and disability aren't a work ethic problem, Liz.

Living with chronic fatigue syndrome means constantly juggling energy, responsibilities, health. It’s not just tiredness—it’s a daily battle most people don’t see. If you’re in this too, please know: what you do is more than enough. You are more than enough. You’re not alone 🫂

#ChronicFatigue #CFS #RestIsProductive #InvisibleIllness #YouAreEnough youtu.be/1kEBGfQ1DhM?si…

What non-disabled people think being unable to work due to disability is like: Annual Leave. What it’s actually like: A sick day, where you’re too sick to go into work… every day… for the rest of your life.

The dwp snuck out a report into why people claim pip that disproves all their reasons for cutting disability benefits. They don’t want you to know about it so share this far and wide (Me for Canary) thecanary.co/uk/analysis/20…

‘Neutrality is not harmless. It is a protective shield for the powerful. As psychologists, we can no longer afford to sit quietly, intellectualise injustice, or prioritise comfort over truth. Our ethics must evolve with the world we live in’ bps.org.uk/psychologist/i…

“You would have more friends if you didn’t talk about your disability & kept the advocacy quiet” Sure. But what kinds of friends would those be? And how would conditions ever improve? Too many people seek to silence disabled voices because we make them uncomfortable. Get loud

Invisible disability can feel like constantly auditioning for belief.

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