How to Do Life with a Chronic Illness

This book is a true gift for anyone living with chronic illness. Pippa has written an invaluable guide to help you rediscover yourself, even when life looks different from how it did before. Stuffed to the brim with genuinely helpful, tangible tips, fresh perspectives on how to adapt everyday tasks, along with journal prompts and exercises to guide you in figuring out what “doing life” means to you-this is a book that I would have cherished reading when I was first diagnosed with a chronic illness many years ago (and saved me years of trying to figure it out on my own). – Natasha Lipman - Journalist & Host of The Rest Room PodcastLike a cosy chat with a best mate, Pippa Stacey shares her years of wisdom to provide a groundbreaking, highly accessible guide to living well with chronic illness. This book should be prescribed on the NHS. – Frances Ryan, Guardian columnist and author of CrippledA practical guide to navigating life with chronic illness - accessible and chatty, it feels as though she’s talking directly to you. The book makes visible the challenges of living with chronic illness, whilst giving hope of living a valuable fulfilling life. – Dr Lucy Gahan, Clinical Psychologist and author of Breaking Free from Long Covid - Reclaiming Life and the Things that MatterStacey’s voice is clear, calming and funny - this is a book that people navigating chronic illness can gain so much from, that doesn’t centre the medical models most resources are built on. Every piece of this book feels extremely well thought-out and accessible, with insightful journal prompts and plenty of moments for self-reflection. – Charli Clement, author of All Tangled Up in Autism & Chronic IllnessHigh praise for How to Do Life with a Chronic Illness. Stacey’s book is easily navigated by weaving her own experience and supports the reader to live the best quality of life. She has chosen to avoids medical jargon, and it was great to read about often neglected areas such as relationships, ableism and removing the stigma of disability. An extremely practical and personable book. – Isobel Knight MSc. author of A Guide to Living with Hypermobility Syndrome

Pippa Stacey is a disabled creative and writer, living in Yorkshire, UK. Having acquired a chronic illness as a teenager, she is passionate about accessibility and growing understanding of chronic illness. She is named on the Shaw Trust’s Disability Power 100 as one of the most influential disabled people in the UK.