Tree on a grassy hill at sunset — symbolizing clarity and mindset shift with chronic pain

Rewiring My Chronic Pain Mindset: The Shift That Gave Me My Life Back

ByDaniel Silverman

Most people think living with chronic pain is about endurance. For years, I thought so too. I woke up ready to fight my body, convinced that if I just pushed harder, I’d win. But pain isn’t an opponent. My body wasn’t the enemy, it was an exhausted ally. Dragged onto a battlefield I created by…

kalamata olive symbolizing the start of chronic illness identity loss

When Chronic Illness Took My Body, It Took My Identity Too

ByDaniel Silverman

Living with a chronic illness doesn’t just change your health. It rewrites who you are. For me, psoriatic arthritis didn’t just mean pain. It meant losing the identity I’d built since I was a kid: athlete, competitor, future NHL player. This is my story of chronic illness and identity loss and how I started rebuilding…