The Rest Room
Natasha LipmanAn in-depth look at what it means to live (and live well) with chronic illness. Essays and resources for people living with chronic illness, the people who work with them, and the people who love them.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 63 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 3 years ago |
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On convalescence & chronic illness
A little while ago, my doctor told me that I need to convalesce. My instinct? To record a podcast episode about convalescence. In which I was called out (kindly) for that being my first instinct.
The episode is, I think, a fascinating conv...
What actually is Post-Exertional Malaise?
Do you experience Post-Exertional Malaise? I have for a number of years now, and it can be utterly debilitating.
But, like the term “brain fog”, I know what PEM means, what it feels like, subjectively, but I didn’t know all that much abou...
On "chronic illness content"
One of the biggest challenges of writing about chronic illness online is that the term “chronic illness” is such a broad bloody thing. There’s a wide range of conditions (some of which most of us haven’t even heard of), and an even wider ra...
The "Have Done" List
Finding perspective with chronic illness
One of the most frustrating elements of living with a chronic illness is the unpredictability that we can have in our capacity. The range for a “bad day” and a “good day” can vary dramatically, leav...
How to read more with chronic illness
Illustration for The Rest Room by Mimi Butlin
If you’re like me and have a habit of scrolling through social media (even if that’s something you really want to do less of in 2023), you may have seen thread after thread of “books I read in...
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Former BBC journalist writing about chronic illness. Host of The Rest Room podcast.
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