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The Necessity of Feeling Necessary: What I Learned in the Forest to Prepare Me for COVID-19

Humans don’t mind hardship. In fact, they thrive on it. What they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern life has perfected the art of…

6 min readApr 3, 2020

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The Necessity of Feeling Necessary: What I Learned in the Forest to Prepare Me for COVID-19

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Montana Skurka

The Hidden Side of the Invisible Disease

Patients with IBD suffer mentally & physically in silence. The stigma they face is difficult for those without chronic illness to…

4 min readJan 16, 2020

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The Hidden Side of the Invisible Disease

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Montana Skurka

The Abandoned Patient: A Sordid Tale of Chronic Illness & Addiction

What does our health care system do for patients who live with chronic pain? In Ben’s case, he became addicted to opioids. He is not alone.

4 min readJan 16, 2020

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The Abandoned Patient: A Sordid Tale of Chronic Illness & Addiction

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Montana Skurka

The Quality of Life

There was no support offered when I was diagnosed with a chronic illness. Just the cold, hard fact — my life as I knew it had come to an…

3 min readJan 14, 2020

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The Quality of Life

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Montana Skurka

The Measurement of Life

The mental health epidemic is related to how we measure a life well lived. The health measure ‘quality of life’ needs some major…

3 min readDec 31, 2019

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The Measurement of Life

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Montana Skurka

Jelly Belly

Cancer survivors suffer long after treatment ends when the mental and emotional impacts are not addressed. This is my story.

3 min readFeb 1, 2019

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Jelly Belly

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Montana Skurka

Montana Skurka

Integrative Wellness Educator 🜁 Mental Health + Chronic Illness Advocate 🜂 Yoga + Mindfulness Teacher 🜃 Health + Wellness Coach 🜄 www.montanaskurka.com

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