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Rae Katz of Inner Workings and I talk joy and chronic illness

Michelle Spencer (she/her)
Jun 14, 2023
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Bonus content this week! The wonderful Rae Katz of Inner Workings has started a new interview series about living with mysterious chronic illnesses.

We laughed, I cried. I’m in awe of Rae’s ferocious intelligence and warm, insightful curiosity. I’m very flattered to be asked.

I hope you enjoy the interview. Let the vulnerability hangover begin…

Inner Workings
Joy is Only For the Productive
Welcome to the Lady’s Illness Library. This is the first installment in a collection of stories from people who have gone on complex or unconventional illness journeys, like autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, post-treatment Lyme, long COVID, and any undiagnosed collection of weird and persistent symptoms. And by…
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a year ago · 14 likes · 6 comments · Rae Katz

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  • Have you ever felt guilty for feeling joy? What was the thing that disbarred you, that made it so you shouldn’t have joy?

  • Has a person or media article suggested that some people don’t deserve joy? Which people?

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