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Podcast: I Am Not My Pain with Melissa Adams
Episode: S2E21: Carrying the Burden of Guilt When Chronically Ill- Part Two
Description: Continuing our discussion with warrior, Kathleen (Kath) Nicholls. Kath is a published author, a freelance illustrator and award-winning blogger and advocate living in Scotland. At the age of 21, she began suffering with pain and having limited use of her legs followed by crippling stomach pain. She was later diagnosed with arthritis and Crohn’s Disease which subsequently required surgery. Kath now manages her conditions through a variety of treatments and medications and has felt the weight of carrying the feelings of guilt and of being a burden due to her chronic conditions. In Part Two, listen as Kath shares ho...