At Chronic Coping with Country Hippie Writer, Jessica Lynn MacLean, you can explore beneficial ways to get through everything from loss to illness. Join me on adventures to discover your smile, your laugh, your tears, and your fears. From writing to nature and music therapy, you're not in this alone. Maybe we'll even bring to light something in the air that's bothering you, show you how to have your best day despite crummy circumstances, or how you can allow yourself to feel those hard emotions. That's the thing with coping--it has to change and adapt with you and your circumstances. As a zebra born with Ehlers-Danlos and spina bifida occulta, being flexible is part of my DNA. I've been a writer and an author for 20 years; I went from riding dirt bikes and horses to being limited in nearly all of my abilities with over 40 chronic conditions. That's just the start of my story. I've been called a gentle warrior and would like to help you fight hardship with peace, love, passion, and fun.