Living Well With Chronic Illness

A Clinician’s Guide To Thriving

When your body changes the rules, learn to play a new game—and win

When chronic illness changes the rules

Chronic illness doesn't just affect your health—it challenges everything you've built your professional identity around. As a high-achieving professional, you're used to being in control, solving problems, and meeting every challenge head-on. Chronic illness can feel like your body has betrayed the very foundations of who you are.

Eleanor knows this territory intimately. Living with chronic illness since age four while building a distinguished medical career, she understands the unique challenges facing accomplished professionals who must learn to navigate limitations while maintaining their sense of purpose and achievement.

The Realities You're Facing

  • Learning to say "I can't do that" after a lifetime of saying "yes"

  • Managing the fear of professional and personal identity loss

  • Dealing with the unpredictability of symptoms and energy levels

  • Maintaining relationships when your capacity has changed

  • Finding meaning and joy when traditional sources of satisfaction may be limited

A Clinical Approach to Living Well With Chronic Illness

Eleanor's coaching combines her medical expertise with evidence-based coaching techniques to help you:

Regain Control Where Possible

  • Identify what remains within your control and influence

  • Develop strategies for energy management and daily planning

  • Learn to be an active, informed member of your healthcare team

Redefine Success and Fulfillment

  • Explore new sources of meaning and purpose

  • Adapt your goals to your current reality without diminishing your ambitions

  • Build a life structure that works with your condition, not against it

Strengthen Your Support Systems

  • Assess relationships and identify your "radiators" versus "drains"

  • Develop communication strategies for setting boundaries

  • Create meaningful connections despite physical limitations

Why Medical Expertise Matters

Eleanor's 40+ years of clinical experience with complex patients provides insights that traditional life coaches simply cannot offer. She understands the medical realities, the emotional challenges, and the practical adaptations necessary for living well with chronic illness.

"I can't control my disease, but I learned that I can control how I live with it."