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Chronic Support Group

Introducing Chronic Support Group: A Publication and Community

Where illness is inferred, but doesn’t totally define us

Aug 30

Rocks stacked in water

Aug 30

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Age of Empathy

Did I Inspire My Convicted Teacher’s Interest in Inappropriate Relationships?

Or, was he grooming me, too, excepting my daddy issues?

Jun 24

An AI illustration of a young woman receiving mentorship from an elderly male.

Jun 24

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Dear Sweet 15-Year-Old Me

Whose sweetness never saw sixteen

3d ago

An ornate birthday cake with a 15 candle and flowers in the backdrop.

3d ago

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Invisible Illness

Introversion Was a Trauma Response Rather Than a Personality Trait

Reframing my identity in light of a new mental illness diagnosis

Sep 7

A woman looks into the distance, concerned.

Sep 7

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Black Bear

What Doesn’t Kill You

Might make you want to

Sep 4

A person cries with flowers on their face.

Sep 4

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Contemplate

I Moved to Colorado Only to Befriend People from My Home State

Were we all in the wrong place at the right time?

Sep 3

A United States map with pins in it.

Sep 3

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Frazzled

I’m Embroiled in Lawsuits Because My Kid Had Great Aim at the Parade

And we’re not looking to settle

Aug 30

Kids sit in a wagon during a parade.

Aug 30

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Chronic Support Group

Illness Put My Entire Life On Hold

Now I’m hoping to make up for lost time with my kids

Aug 28

A mom plays instruments with her daughter in a living room.

Aug 28

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Age of Empathy

You Don’t Actually Want Your Child To Stay Little Forever

Meeting unmet developmental milestones head-on

Aug 26

Two young girls hold hands, running through grass.

Aug 26

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The Memoirist

The Fair-Weather Grandfather

Who flies home for the summer

Aug 22

Grandpa pushes a stroller on a hike in the woods with a toddler trailing behind.

Aug 22

Tara Nicole Szkutnik

Tara Nicole Szkutnik

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In therapy for most things I write about. Founding editor of Chronic Support Group. https://linktr.ee/cazimimedia

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