How Chronic Illness Impacts a Child’s Mental Health with Chyllia Dixon

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In this episode, I talk with Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Chyllia Dixon about the emotional impact of growing up with a chronic illness and the unique mental health challenges children and families can face along the way. Drawing from both her professional experience and her own childhood experience with Juvenile Myositis, Chyllia shares insight into what chronically ill kids may be carrying emotionally, the importance of helping children stay connected to the present moment, and ways parents can support their child’s mental health while navigating an ongoing medical condition. We also talk about Chyllia’s children’s book, Ellie and the Oh (Ellie the Elephant) , which…