Carie Behounek4 Weird Ways to Improve Mental HealthWhen you have a chronic illness that impacts your body physically, there’s a good chance that at some point, your mental health is going to…Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
Carie BehounekWe Don’t Need More “Mental” Health Care in this Country. We Need “Health.”We need the kind of health that comes from knowing, even at your very lowest, if you get sick, you’ll be cared for, without later needing…Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018
Carie BehounekSelf-Care Isn’t One-Size-Fits-AllTaking good care of yourself is priority one when you live with chronic illness. But it ain’t easy. That’s why I’m redefining what…Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Carie BehounekReminder: Your doctors are human tooMy husband gave me a king-sized Snickers bar. I refused to eat it, because it just seemed so big. He pointed out how I’d eaten two bags of…Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Carie BehounekPost-It Notes and Dr. Google Shouldn’t Be Your Frontline Patient Education PlanLast night while watching the news, my husband asked me why a hospital needed to advertise. He was referring to the wall of logos behind a…Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Carie BehounekBan Boring Bios; Earn Patient TrustPhysicians are fascinating people. But they hide it well. Especially in writing.Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Carie BehounekBefore You Complain About Your Doctor(s), Again…Please ReadI spend a lot of time with doctors.Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Carie BehounekWhat Psych’s creator Steve Franks taught me about being a writerI’ve been thinking a lot about the kind of writer I want to be. Probably too much thinking (and not enough writing).Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
Carie BehounekCareer Advice for New College GradsI recently spoke to a group of journalism students at Colorado State University. The instructor, my friend Michelle, asked me to put…Dec 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017
Carie BehounekA Typo and My Dog’s DeathOne month before his 13th birthday, my business partner crossed over to the rainbow bridge.Nov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017
