Sitting with Chronic Pain and Illness (Liuan Huska)

Can You Just Sit With Me? with Natasha Smith

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Sitting with Chronic Pain and Illness (Liuan Huska)

Oct 16, 2023 · 46m 57s

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“I think the question I really wanted answered at the beginning was the why questions…then prayer partners, friends, and ministers helped me to see that the more important questions are...

“I think the question I really wanted answered at the beginning was the why questions…then prayer partners, friends, and ministers helped me to see that the more important questions are the who and the how…who is God to me and who am I going to become as a result of this thing that I’m going through”, says Liuan Huska.

Liuan Huska is a freelance writer and speaker focusing on topics of embodiment and spirituality. Her writing, on everything from chronic pain to evangelical fertility trends, appears in Christianity Today, The Christian Century, In Touch Magazine, Hyphen, Sojourners, and Church Health Reader. She lives with her husband and their three little boys in the Chicago area.

Episode resources:
Can You Just Sit With Me: Healthy Grieving for the Losses of Life by Natasha Smith

Hurting Yet Whole: Reconciling Body and Spirit in Chronic Pain and Illness by Liuan Huska

Find more resources for navigating loss and grief at Natasha’s website: imnatashasmith.com
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Thanks so much for sitting with me.

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