In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, I am answering all your mental-health related questions about navigating life and illness.

I cover:

❤️‍🩹 How to keep going when heartbreak and chronic illness hit at the same time

🧠 How to interrupt negative thought spirals when your brain turns against you

💊 Managing depression and anxiety with chronic illness (with and without medication)

🍎 Lifestyle habits that can impact mental health more than we realize

🛏️ What to do on high pain days when movement and motivation feel impossible

💬 How to stop feeling like a burden to the people you love

If you’re living with chronic illness and struggling with depression, anxiety, burnout, or just trying to keep your head above water… this episode is a reminder that you are not alone in the mental or physical side of this journey!

As always, Substack subscribers get bonus Q&A content and deeper dives, link below!

xx, Alex

💬 Comment: What’s something that helps you get through difficult mental health days?

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