We often don’t live like our authentic selves in our day to day because of societal programming, but society thrives on people who are different. These people are living as their authentic selves unapologetically.

Curing a chronic illness is impossible, healing from it, is not. Finding peace around my illness and taking time every day to learn something new about myself is my definition of healing. We can only do our best to work with what we’re given and see the potential for joy in our situation.