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Personal Development

A collection of articles on personal development and self-improvement, especially for those who live with chronic illness or disability.

Diary Entries ⸱ Sheryl Chan

When Your Stress & Fatigue Thresholds Suck (Also on Cute Cockatiels, Education via Zoom & Art Films for Rent)

*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
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People ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Interview on “The Uninvisible Pod”: What I've Learned From Living with Chronic Illness for 20 Years

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed over on “The Uninvisible Pod”, a podcast series hosted by Lauren Freedman. She herself lives with depression, anxiety, Hashimoto’s Disease and sleep disorders, since she was a teen. Her podcast features people who live with various chronic illnesses, their loved ones,
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Personal Development ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Why Self-Acceptance is Important When You Have a Chronic Illness

A Message from Sheryl of "A Chronic Voice" on Self-Acceptance Self-acceptance is one of my favourite subjects to discuss and talk about, so when Kelsey offered to write a guest post about this topic, I was excited. As the tagline of this blog states, “articulating lifelong illnesses from
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Travel ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Coming Alive in the Winter Air (Pushing for Personal Changes & Group Advocacy)

*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
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Personal Development ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Asking for Help (and Why Everyone Needs to Learn this Important Life Skill)

Ancient Communities vs Modern Day Independence Independence is a much revered trait in the modern world. But total independence is a bunch of bullshit. To be completely independent is to live in a bubble in which you’d die within minutes. To be alive is to be dependent; every living
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Personal Development ⸱ Sheryl Chan

7 Proven Strategies to Stay Resilient No Matter What Happens (from A to G)

An Introduction From “A Chronic Voice” On Angela & Strategies to Stay Resilient Angela wrote “I May Be Chronically Ill, but I'm Also Chronically Resilient” on our blog last year, and she’s now back with a follow up piece! In the previous article, she talked about a
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Diary Entries ⸱ Sheryl Chan

February 2019: Hopes to Awaken Life Within Me Again

*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
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Personal Development ⸱ Sheryl Chan

How to Use the Tetris Effect to Invite Positivity Back into Your Life, Despite Chronic Illness

What’s the Tetris Effect Got to do with Chronic Illness? Wait! Don’t stop reading – I’m definitely not about to start talk about gaming! While the Tetris effect may have started out with a phenomenon identified from heavy video game use, the Tetris effect is now used to
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Diary Entries ⸱ Sheryl Chan

January 2019: Chronic Pain has a Hold on Me, and I Need to Break It

*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
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Chronic Illness ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Call Me Sick Girl (Or How to Make Your Weakness Your Strength)

Why Many People with Chronic Illness Hate to be Known as ‘Sick’ From reading articles online, I’m aware that many of us with chronic illnesses don’t like to be known as sick or weak. No human being does, really. There are many reasons why one might dislike the
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Personal Development ⸱ Sheryl Chan

There's No One Way to Live Your Life

Is This All There is to Life? It’s easy to get sucked into one way of thinking, when you only live your life one way. Staying under one roof with one partner, or staying in a rented apartment with a constellation of flatmates. Hanging out with the same group
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Community ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Why Humility is the Best Tool for Advocacy

A Thought Whilst I Was Watching "The Icefall Doctors" Documentary I selected “Earth’s Natural Wonders by BBC” amongst a list of Netflix series, and began munching on my dinner alone. The first chapter shone a light on the Icefall Doctors, whose job is to secure the safest
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