Episode 53: Kate Nicholson's Suggestions for Dealing With Isolation

Kate Nicholson is a civil rights attorney.  In the mid-90's-- due to complications from surgery-- she became unable to walk, stand, or even sit. She was in excruciating pain each day and couldn't leave her home; she remained isolated in bed for 15 years.  In this interview, Kate explains how, despite being isolated, she was able to create a purposeful, meaningful, and engaging (and OPTIMISTIC) life.  And she offers tips about how to do the same, for those of us who are still only getting used to our new, temporary, way-of-life sans social-engagement.  By the way, did I mention Kate is a VERY smart cookie?  She is a civil rights attorney and an advocate for pain patients who have been affected by limitations on prescribing (she has done a Ted Talk on this issue) She is a nationally-recognized expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She also runs non-profits related to pain patients and the arts, respectively. She frequently writes op-eds for major publications like the LA Times and The Hill.   Learn more about Kate here:  http://katemnicholson.com/  Her article is here:  https://medium.com/@tiltwest/suggestions-for-dealing-with-isolation-from-someone-who-spent-many-years-bedridden-5b73473a59f0 - - - - - - - - - -  Thanks to Nunzio De Martino!  Visit Nunzio's Italian tour business here: http://donnunziolimos.com/ - - - - - - - - - -  CHECK OUT PRODUCER AARON FERGUSON'S ORIGINAL MUSIC http://soundcloud.com/knowmad1 Become a Patron  http://patreon.com/thesocialexchange Visit our audible link--- download a free audio book and support the show! http://audibletrial.com/socialexchange Contribute through PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile Listen on iTunes (and leave us a review!) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t...  - - - - - - - - - -  Follow Patrick His Website - https://familyaddictioncoach.com/ His Podcast - https://familyaddictioncoach.com/podcast/ On Twitter - https://twitter.com/PatrickDoyle_35 - - - - - - - - - -  Thanks to our new patrons - Susan Lennon - James Stacks - Chris L - W Leon Naufahu  - Sherry Chandler - Dee-Dee Stout - Christopher Hanlon  - André Pampel - CARTER Vermont  - Rick Barnett  - Anne M. Earle - Inigo - Jon Holt - Laila Ferguson - Mary Kay Villaverde - Michelle - NANCY - Sean Holt - Regina Fergu