68: Navigating Chronic Illness with Compassion
Do you live with a chronic illness? In this episode, I talk with Nadine Pinede about softening into compassion and: • Adjusting to a diagnosis of chronic illness as a highly sensitive person • Listening to the body’s signals with curiosity instead of frustration • Learning to pace yourself and find community to live more sustainably • Finding the wisdom and resilience in health challenges Nadine Pinede is the daughter of Haitian exiles, an award-winning author and poet, and a mindful self-compassion guide whose work explores healing and belonging through story and nature. A Rhodes Scholar and lifelong creative, she teaches others how to reconnect with the natural world as founder of “Coming to Our Senses” retreat in Arles, which was inspired by her recent diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Her debut novel When the Mapou Sings was named an Américas Award Honor Book. Her forthcoming publications are the anthology Earth is a Living Thing: Black Poets and the Natural World, Uprooted: A Journey in Poems, and Soundwalker: A True Story of Making Music with Nature. Keep in touch with Nadine: • Website: https://nadinepinede.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadinepinede • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadinepinede Resources Mentioned: • Coming to Our Senses Retreat: https://www.comingtooursensesretreat.com • When the Mapou Sings by Nadine Pinede: https://bookshop.org/a/63892/9781536235661 • Uprooted: A Journey in Poems: https://www.terranovapress.com/books/uprooted • Self-Compassion Break: https://self-compassion.org/practices/general-self-compassion-break-2 • EDS Society: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com Thanks for listening! You can read the full show notes and sign up for my email list to get new episode announcements and other resources at: https://www.sensitivestories.com You can also follow "SensitiveStrengths" for behind-the-scenes content plus more educational and inspirational HSP resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivestrengths TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sensitivestrengths Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sensitivestrengths And for more support, attend a Sensitive Sessions monthly workshop: https://www.sensitivesessions.com. Use code PODCAST for 25% off. If you have a moment, please rate and review the podcast, it helps Sensitive Stories reach more HSPs! This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment with a mental health or medical professional. Some links are affiliate links. You are under no obligation to purchase any book, product or service. I am not responsible for the quality or satisfaction of any purchase.
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