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No End In Sight

My Retreat To Romance

The pandemic has triggered a wave of reflections about how hard it is to stay at home, but many of us have been doing it for years.

Apr 23, 2020

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Apr 23, 2020

Brianne Benness

Disease Begins Before Diagnosis

Lots of people are disabled but undiagnosed, so why don’t we ever hear stories about that experience?

Feb 16, 2020

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Feb 16, 2020

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No End In Sight

I’m Not The Friend I Used To Be

Friendship changes when you become chronically ill or dynamically disabled, and it hurts.

Feb 5, 2020

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Feb 5, 2020

Brianne Benness
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Human Parts

The Myth of Getting Better

When you’re chronically ill or dynamically disabled, it feels like your whole life is about trying to get better

Jan 19, 2020

The Myth of Getting Better

Jan 19, 2020

Brianne Benness
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The Startup

The Grief Keeps Coming

When you are chronically ill or dynamically disabled, you must constantly let go of the person you used to be.

Dec 24, 2019

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Dec 24, 2019

Brianne Benness

It’s Okay To Rest

For people living with chronic illness and dynamic disability, rest is part of the solution not the problem.

Dec 18, 2019

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Dec 18, 2019

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Age of Awareness

My Disability Is Dynamic

Maybe you think all disabilities are visible and static. Disabilities caused by chronic illness are anything but.

Dec 8, 2019

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Dec 8, 2019

Brianne Benness

So Long To Healing

There comes a point when building your best life is more important than chasing the wellness you’ve lost.

Nov 21, 2019

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Nov 21, 2019

Brianne Benness
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No End In Sight

My Body Is Barely Holding On

For one weekend, I forgot about my strict self-care regimen and became a person I’d nearly forgotten about. It felt wonderful.

Nov 16, 2019

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Nov 16, 2019

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Elemental

The 5 Stages of a Chronic-Illness Diagnosis

It’s a process, not an event

Nov 12, 2019

A doctor talking to the patient about their diagnosis.

Nov 12, 2019

Brianne Benness

Brianne Benness

Host of No End In Sight, a podcast about life with chronic illness. Co-founder (& former co-producer) of Stories We Don’t Tell in Toronto. She/Her.

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