Episode 144: How to manage unsolicited advice about your chronic illness

February 20, 2026 00:40:41
Episode 144: How to manage unsolicited advice about your chronic illness
The Chronic Fatigue and Burnout Recovery Podcast
Episode 144: How to manage unsolicited advice about your chronic illness

Feb 20 2026 | 00:40:41

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Hosted By

Anna Marsh

Show Notes

We’ve all been there. You share some details about your chronic illness with a friend, family member or colleague and instead of empathy, you receive a prescription for yoga, meditation or a B12 injection. Although the unsolicited advice is well meaning, often it can be another load that we have to manage. Chronic illness is complex and nuanced and it is exhausting to explain the physiological complexity as well as the dramatic impact it is having on your life. This episode is here to help you waste less energy with some ideas about how you can respond in situations of unsolicited advice or when someone challenges how you are caring for your health. 

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