Welcome.
to the space to be honest about ways that life looks different.
Carrie has her Master’s in Social Work degree with a concentration in Behavioral Health. She has also dealt with radically life changing chronic health issues for over a decade. Drawing from both of these experiences, this is where Carrie writes about redefining disability, shares helpful tips for managing her pain, and honors stories of others choosing courage, resolve, and strength of character (ie; grit) while in the midst of suffering .
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What it Really Feels Like.
2024 Edit of this post: Republishing the post from 2019 below, which I revisited recently while doing some blog revamping. While rereading this, I was so struck by how normal my way of operating was to me at the time…a…
That Lonely Feeling.
Loneliness. It’s such a universal feeling, and one that, unfortunately, going through hard things tends to bring to the surface. My friend and nursing major, Kendal Lee, & I, both having experiences of chronic pain, are no stranger to this…
the next adventure // therapy practice
Some of you know this, and some may not (because I’ve completely put writing blog posts on hold for the past two months)– but apparently if you send a girl to Europe for the summer, she’ll come back ready to…
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“Having a chronic illness has taught me there is joy in vulnerability and a beauty in sharing our suffering. It forces me, daily, to choose to believe the fact that I am loved for who I am and not what I do- that I still matter and my life still holds meaning when it constantly looks differently than I imagined it would be. It’s taught me to choose grit.”
Carrie Schuessler, APSW
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