Mental Override: An Important Skill in the Fight Against Chronic Illness
After a challenging couple of months, I’ve recently had to make a lot of really difficult lifestyle changes. It started slowly as my work/life balance went out the window. But it didn’t take long for...
View ArticleFacing the Fear of Making Plans with Meniere’s Disease
When you live with Meniere’s disease, fear can infiltrate every aspect of your day. It’s not irrational fear either. When our symptoms can flare up at any moment, it affects the decisions we make, it...
View ArticleA Simple Technique to Reduce Suffering with Meniere’s Disease
When trying to cope with difficult Meniere’s disease symptoms, one of the biggest challenges we face is something many people haven’t considered. When we’re suffering, regardless of the specific nature...
View ArticleMeniere’s Disease, Parenthood, and Cancer: Living with Uncertainty
Parenting a newborn baby is hard. Parenting with Meniere’s disease is a lot harder. As many of you know, my wife Megan gave birth to our first child, Zack, on August 12th at 3:05 pm. After a difficult...
View ArticleMemento Mori: Chronic Illness, Death and Remembering What Matters
My 2-month-old son screamed at the top of his lungs as I walked around the nursery, holding him in my arms. The sound pierced right to center of my brain, lighting up my nervous system like a Christmas...
View ArticleHow to Be a Patient Advocate for your Chronically Ill Loved One
I’ve always tried to be my own best advocate, but for a long time, I needed other people to help me fight for my health. Meniere’s disease is a terrifying and complicated diagnosis. There were multiple...
View ArticleMeniere’s Bulletin: Cancer Update, CBD Deal, Searching for a Tinnitus Cure, &...
Hey everyone! Glenn here with another edition of the Mind Over Meniere’s Bulletin! The Bulletin is my way of sharing all the interesting things that come across my radar – things I think will be of...
View ArticleMeniere’s Disease: Stress, Rest, Repeat
I’ve always been amazed at the way the brain can compartmentalize traumatic and stressful situations to keep you functioning. It’s protected my sanity on more than one occasion: after the death of...
View ArticleParenting with Chronic Illness: A Mother’s Perspective (by my wife Megan)
If you’ve followed me for a while, or have read either of my books, you have probably heard me talk about my wife Megan. (You may have even read one of her two previous guest posts for Mind Over...
View ArticleSurviving a Natural Disaster with Chronic Illness
The dread spread through my body like ice water in my veins. I couldn’t ignore it for very long. I kept trying to distract myself, but the panic always returned. The horrible knots in my stomach...
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