Recent Outreach Event Recaps
November 3, 2026
Navigating the Healthcare Industry
October 20, 2026
Figuring Out Relationships While Chronically Ill
October 6, 2026
Managing Common Chronic Illness Symptoms
September 15, 2026
When Our Bodies, Life and/or Others Don't Cooperate: Coping when Things Don't Go the Way We Want Them To
September 1, 2026
Emotional Freedom While Experiencing Illness: Avoiding Thinking Traps That Make Us Suffer
August 18, 2026
Dealing with the Harsh Inner Critic: Developing Selfcompassion for Resilience and Strength Amidst Disease
August 4, 2026
Caretaking While Chronically Ill: Parenting or Caring for Family Members
July 21, 2026
Limits, Wants, Boundaries and Needs: Taking Care of Ourselves While Chronically Ill
July 7, 2026
Navigating Work Loss and Financial Stress
June 16, 2026
My Illness is Real & So Am I: Successfully Facing Invalidation, Prejudice & Discrimination
June 2, 2026
Coping with Anxiety Amidst Chronic Disease
May 19, 2026
Dealing With Big & Difficult Emotions: Inappropriate Guilt & Shame
May 5, 2026
What's the Meaning of All of This? Creating Purpose Out of the Illness Experience
April 21, 2026
Who Am I Now? Identity & Chronic Illness
April 7, 2026
Managing Symptoms on a Daily Basis: Hacks & Strategies
March 17, 2026
Life Stages and Aging with ME/CFS or Long COVID
March 3, 2026
Communicating Needs with Confidence
February 17, 2026
Coping with Depression and Emotional Overload
February 3, 2026
Chronic Illness: Facing Limits and Losses (Moving through Grief)
January 20, 2026
Navigating Loneliness and Rebuilding Connection
January 6, 2026
Cultivating Hope with the New Year While Chronically Ill
December 16, 2025
Support Group: Freedom from Thinking Traps Amidst Chronic Disease
December 9, 2025
Support Group: Managing the Holidays with Chronic Illness, Solutions & Strategies
November 18, 2025
Support Group: Aquainted with Grief, Growing through Ambiguous Loss
November 11, 2025
Support Group: Denial, Resistance & Gaslighting, Coping with Others' Unhelpful Reaction to Our Illness
October 21, 2025
Support Group: Parenting with Chronic Illness, Challenges and Triumphs
October 14, 2025
Support Group: Navigating the Complex Healthcare Industry Using Awareness & Self-Advocacy Skill to Get What We Need
September 18, 2025
Peer Perspectives & Connections: My Favorite Things
September 16, 2025
Support Group: The Chronic Illness Experiences: Creating Purpose and Meaning
September 9, 2025
Support Group: Moving from Humiliation and Shame to Humility and Pride Part 1
August 21, 2025
Peer Perspectives & Connections: The Restful Library-Remote Resources for When Energy is Limited
August 19, 2025
Support Group: Moving from Humiliation and Shame to Humility and Pride Part 2
August 12, 2025
Support Group: Managing Physical Symptoms: Cognitive Issues, Sleep Disturbance, Chronic Pain, Fatigue and Disability
July 15, 2025
Support Group: Who am I? Identity and Chronic Illness
July 8, 2025
Support Group: Communication in the Context of Being Chronically Ill
June 19, 2025
Peer Perspectives & Connections: Body of Water; Performance and Conversation with Sara Nesson
June 17, 2025
Support Group: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Life Without Condition
June 10, 2025
Support Group: When Things Get Tough: Managing Difficult Emotions with Chronic Illness: Anxiety and Fear
May 20, 2025
Support Group: Love Relationships and Illness
May 15, 2025
Peer Perspectives & Connections: Writing About Pain and Pleasure
May 13, 2025
Support Group: Tapping Into the Widsom of the Group
April 17, 2025
Peer Perspectives & Connections: Breathing Workshop
April 15, 2025
Support Group: Re-introducing Peace, Happiness and Joy to the Illness
April 8, 2025
Support Group: Getting Unstuck in Stuck Places
March 20, 2025
Peer Perspectives & Connections: Guided Imagery for Turning Down the Senses
March 18, 2025
Support Group: When Things Get Tough... Managing Depression with Chronic Illness
March 11, 2025
Support Group: Surviving Invalidating Relationships and Experiences
February 20, 2025
Peer Perspectives & Connections: Shaping Our Experience Through Thoughtful Input
February 18, 2025
Support Group: When Things Get Tough... Managing Guilt and Shame with Chronic Illness
February 11, 2025
Support Group: Self-Compassion Amidst Chronic Illness
January 16, 2025
Lunch & Learn
January 14, 2025
Support Group: Effective Coping Techniques for Living with Chronic Illness
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career – the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.