Toni Bernhard JD

I’ve been concerned lately. Here’s why. In 2001, I got sick with what the doctors assumed was an acute viral infection, but…

In the years since I’ve been chronically ill, more essential to me than formal meditation has been mindfulness outside of meditation. Mindfulness…

The fifth way I cultivate compassion for myself is to consciously work on opening my heart to the intense emotions — and…

I’ve written a lot about the tough challenges that those of us with chronic illness face (chronic illness includes chronic pain). I…