BeWell Blog
Thanksgiving Travel Preparation with Chronic Illness
Written by: Amanda Phillips Thanksgiving is about family, friends, and tradition, but it often involves travel to reach loved ones. Traveling during the holiday season can be quite overwhelming for people living with chronic illnesses. Waiting in crowded airports, enduring...
How to Cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder: Keeping Your Mind Well When Days are Dark
Written by: Amanda Phillips Living with a chronic illness is never easy, but the shorter, darker days of winter can make it especially challenging. A lack of sunlight can leave many people feeling sad, listless, and lethargic—all symptoms of a...
How to Keep Your Immune System Going During Cold and Flu Season
Written by: Amanda Phillips Daylight hours are at a minimum, and temperatures are well below freezing—so, yes, cold and flu season is most definitely here. If you have been diagnosed with a chronic disease or cancer, the cold time of...
Tips for Staying Warm and Healthy: Preparing for Cold Weather with Chronic Illness
Written by: Amanda Phillips When the temperatures drop, living with a chronic illness means adding another layer of symptom management into your daily routine. Cold weather can trigger flare-ups, worsen joint pain, and increase discomfort. But with a little planning,...
Halloween with Chronic Illness: Low-Energy Costume Ideas and Activities
Halloween can be so much fun, but often, if you live with a chronic illness or cancer, it just might feel overwhelming. The costumes, parties, and all of those trick-or-treaters can be fatiguing activities when your body already seems to...
How to Talk to Your Doctor About Unseen Symptoms
Written by: Amanda Phillips If you're living with a chronic illness, you know that some of the most debilitating symptoms aren't visible to the outside world. Whether it's fatigue, brain fog, or chronic pain, these "unseen" symptoms can take a...
Coping with Fatigue: How to Manage Chronic Illness Exhaustion
Written by: Amanda Phillips Fatigue. It's an issue most people experience from time to time, but for those of us struggling to live with chronic illness, fatigue can be a constant, overwhelming part of daily life. Not the kind of...