How Chronic Illness Affects Mental Health: Ella’s Experience

The image is an infographic. The background is a light blue. At the top there is the text “A LUNA project series n the intersection of physical health and mental health”and the LUNA logo. There are then three polaroid style infographics, the two on the right and left have images of plants within them and are kind of cut off. The one in the centre has a picture of Ella in a blue top smiling, with the text underneath reading “how chronic illness affects Mental Health: Ellas experience”. End of Description. 

By Ella Marcham (she/her) Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/16ZiCBXNYrzwe9vmuZjE1s?si=eb021b7bd86147fa Physical health and mental health are closely connected, especially for those living with a chronic illness. Sometimes a bad physical health day can trigger a decline in mental health, or vice versa. This piece explores navigating through life whilst trying to find a balance between the constantly tipping …

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