{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb0c7166e-6167-4b92-b8e4-02122e35a274","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 223: Jen Singer","description":"Being sick is hard. And perfectionism can make it even harder. In this episode Shannon and Janine talk with Jen Singer medical writer and author of the Just Diagnosed Guides. Jen has had her share of illnesses and she has used her extensive experience as a medical writer and a sick person to help other people diagnosed with illness, as well the people who care about them. Jen also shares how being ill helped cure her perfectionism!\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 The journey that led Jen to helping people who are sick and those who care for them\nJen's Just Diagnosed Guides\n\u2022 Jen's mission to take the loneliness out of illness\n\u2022 Janine's experience as the caregiver to a heart patient\n\u2022 Why googling your medical condition isn't a great idea\n\u2022 How Jen learned the hard way to let go of perfectionism when she was ill the first time\n\u2022 Energy triage\n\u2022 Living with a chronic disease\n\u2022 Jen's advice on figuring out how you want to spend your time\n\u2022 The importance of self care and how the pandemic might have made it easier\n\u2022 Supporting someone with an acute illness vs a chronic one\n\u2022 The thing to say to a sick person: \"How is it for you today?\" (And then listen)\n\u2022 What NOT to say to a sick person\n\u2022 \"It's not enough to mean well. Do better.\"\n\u2022 More about how being sick cured Jen of perfectionism\n\u2022 The physical consequences of perfectionism\n\u2022 Resisting googling a diagnosis\n\u2022 Letting go of perfectionism if you're a caregiver\n\u2022 The Circles of Grief\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}