Lotus of Control by Kate Summers

Lotus of Control by Kate Summers

Permission to Crash Out

Why feeling my feelings is vital to my chronic illness

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Kate Summers
Aug 18, 2025
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Welcome to a very special edition of Lotus of Control! It’s special because I moved, and after a week without Wi-Fi, I can finally post. I hope you all enjoyed my recent crash-out about being chronically ill. Thank you to my friends and family who reached out to make sure I was okay. I wasn’t—but I am now.

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