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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist

@remotetherapy.space
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🇬🇧 Accredited CBT & ACT Therapist 💻 Online Therapy Specialist in Chronic Pain & Health Problems 👇 Work with me remotetherapy.space

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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 17/02/2026
Feeling unheard at GP appointments? When you're managing chronic illness, 10 minutes isn't enough, and you need every second to count. I made a free workbook to help you prepare, communicate what matters, and track follow-ups. Download: remotetherapy.space/prepare-for-...
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Prepare for GP Appointment: Free Workbook for Chronic Illness - The Remote Therapy Space
Prepare for your GP appointment with this free workbook. Get scripts, symptom trackers, and a quick reference card to help you communicate clearly and get a plan you can follow.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 09/08/2025
The voice that says 'everyone else is managing better' is lying. Everyone's journey with chronic conditions is different. Comparison steals the compassion you deserve. #ChronicConditions
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 09/08/2025
Gentle reminder: You're not broken. You're not a burden. You're a whole person navigating a health condition with courage, even when it doesn't feel that way. #ChronicIllness
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 09/08/2025
Your relationship with your body might be complicated right now. That's understandable. Healing that relationship takes time, patience, and often professional support. #BodyImage #ChronicPain #TherapyHelps
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 09/08/2025
You're allowed to grieve the person you were before. You're allowed to celebrate who you're becoming. Both can be true at the same time. #ChronicIllness #Grief #Identity #MentalHealth
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 09/08/2025
Some days, getting through is the achievement. Some days, resting IS the productive choice. Your body knows what it needs. #ChronicConditions
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 06/08/2025
That inner critic telling you you're 'not doing enough'? It doesn't understand chronic illness. You're navigating something complex every single day. That takes incredible strength. #ChronicIllness
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 05/08/2025
Reminder: You don't have to earn rest. You don't have to justify gentleness with yourself. Your worth isn't measured by your productivity. #ChronicPain #Therapy #SelfCare
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 05/08/2025
our body is doing its best with what it has today. That's enough. That's always been enough. 💙 #ChronicIllness #SelfCompassion #MentalHealth
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 04/08/2025
New week, same gentle truth: Your relationship with your body is the longest relationship you'll ever have. Might as well make it a kind one. What's one small way you could be more collaborative today? 💙 #MondayMotivation
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 03/08/2025
Sunday evening reminder: Tomorrow doesn't need to be perfect. It just needs to be yours—whatever capacity you have, whatever your body offers. That's enough. You're enough. 🌙 #SundayEvening #ChronicIllness
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 03/08/2025
Your 'good days' and 'difficult days' are both valid. Your body isn't inconsistent—it's complex, responding to countless factors we can't always see. Give yourself credit for showing up either way. 💙 #ChronicIllnessLife #SelfCompassion
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 03/08/2025
Week ahead thought: What if we approached our symptoms with curiosity instead of criticism? "What are you trying to tell me?" feels gentler than "Why are you doing this to me?" Small shifts, big difference. ✨ #MindBodyConnection
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 03/08/2025
Sunday reflection: Your body has carried you through every difficult moment so far. Even when it feels unreliable, it's still trying its best with the resources it has. That's not weakness - that's remarkable resilience. 🌱 #ChronicIllness
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 02/08/2025
Your body isn't broken - it's communicating. Those symptoms? They're information, not failure. That fatigue? It's asking for rest, not judging your worth. What if we listened instead of fought? 💙 #ChronicIllness
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 02/08/2025
Medical appointments where you're reduced to symptoms and numbers. It's easy to lose sight of yourself as a whole person. You are not your diagnosis. You are not your limitations. You are not your changed appearance. You are still wonderfully, completely you.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 02/08/2025
"I feel like my body betrayed me." This thought comes up so often in therapy sessions. When illness strikes, it can feel like your body turned against you without warning.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 02/08/2025
Clothes that no longer fit. Activities you can't do. The body you thought you knew. Physical changes from illness affect more than appearance - they challenge your entire sense of self. That's huge, and it's okay to struggle with it.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 02/08/2025
Identity crisis after health diagnosis is real. "Who am I if I'm not the energetic/strong/active person I was?" You're still you - just adapting to new circumstances. Growth includes grieving who you thought you'd be.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 02/08/2025
Your relationship with your body after illness isn't about "body positivity" - it's about body neutrality.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 30/07/2025
Chronic illness often comes with visible changes - weight gain from meds, skin changes, mobility aids. The stares and comments from others can feel overwhelming. Remember: their discomfort says nothing about your worth.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 29/07/2025
"I don't recognise myself anymore" - heard this from so many clients after health changes. The mirror becomes a daily reminder of what's different.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 29/07/2025
When your body changes due to illness, it's normal to grieve the person you used to be. That grief isn't vanity - it's a valid response to loss. Your worth isn't tied to how your body looks or functions. 💙
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Dr. Matt B: Psychologist @dr--mattb.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
It's also helpful to have a mix of social and solitary enjoyable activities ready for you. 🧐👋🏼😌 We can't control what other people do, and sometimes people cancel -- so it's good to have enjoyable activities that you can do on your own.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 28/07/2025
Working with chronic illness means witnessing incredible psychological resilience that goes completely unrecognised. The daily adaptations my clients make would floor healthy people. Yet they apologise for struggling. The strength-to-self-awareness ratio is heartbreaking.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 28/07/2025
Monday energy check: How are you negotiating with your body today? Remember - awareness isn't pessimism, it's data.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 27/07/2025
To everyone managing invisible chronic conditions: Your exhaustion from looking 'fine' is real. Your decision fatigue from constant symptom monitoring is valid. Your social energy running out faster is reasonable. You're doing more than people can see.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 27/07/2025
The mind-body connection isn't mystical - it's neurological. Chronic pain literally rewires your nervous system. Understanding this can help separate 'you' from your symptoms. You're not broken; you're responding normally to abnormal circumstances.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 27/07/2025
Chronic illness doesn't just change what you can do - it changes the entire internal dialogue. From 'What do I want to do?' to 'What can I manage today?' That shift deserves acknowledgment.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 27/07/2025
Your body changed the rules without asking permission, and now you're expected to just... adapt? The audacity of that expectation. Take your time. Grief has no deadline.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 26/07/2025
Chronic illness taught me about energy accounting - and it's nothing like what healthy people imagine. Thread 🧵
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 26/07/2025
The 'good patient' myth is doing serious psychological damage. Thread 🧵
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 26/07/2025
Spoon theory is useful, but here's an addition: sometimes spoons are different sizes.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 26/07/2025
Weekend observation: Chronic illness doesn't pause for social events. Your need to leave early, decline invitations, or modify plans isn't antisocial - it's self-aware.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 26/07/2025
Myth: If you're anxious about health symptoms, you're making them worse.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 26/07/2025
Reminder: You don't have to be grateful for your illness journey.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 26/07/2025
Thread on things I wish people knew about chronic fatigue 🧵
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 25/07/2025
Living with chronic illness or pain changes everything. I help people navigate the psychological impact of health conditions through specialised online CBT & ACT therapy. You don't have to figure this out alone. Ready to reclaim your story? Link in bio ☝️
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 23/07/2025
Hot take: Telling someone with chronic illness to 'stay positive' is about as helpful as telling someone with a broken leg to 'just walk it off.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 22/07/2025
What happens when "get well soon" isn't an option? When illness isn't a temporary detour but the road itself?
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 17/07/2025
"Accepting your situation doesn't mean giving up hope. Rather, it means acknowledging reality as it is, not as you wish it to be." This principle is crucial when facing cancer. 🧵
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 15/07/2025
How do you maintain your sense of self when chronic pain redefines the boundaries of your life? The question "Who am I now?" becomes frighteningly real when pain transforms daily existence.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 11/07/2025
Have you ever felt like chronic illness has stolen your sense of purpose? That feeling that everything meaningful seems suddenly out of reach? You're not alone - this is one of the most profound yet under-discussed impacts of long-term health conditions.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 14/05/2025
So I wrote this week about #chronicpain, and the constant invisible battles that can happen just beneath the surface. Take a look here: open.substack.com/pub/chrishut...
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The Silent Battle: Living in the Shadow of Chronic Pain
There are days when you open your eyes and it's already there, waiting.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 07/03/2025
“Rather than defining yourself by what you can or cannot do, focus on #living according to your #CoreValues. If #connection matters to you, find ways to nurture #relationships that work within your current capabilities.”: buff.ly/0rTpQpk By @remotetherapy.space #ChronicIllness
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When Chronic Illness Changes Who You Are
Living with a chronic health condition doesn't just change what you can do—it changes how you see yourself.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 22/02/2025
If you’re interested in reading some of the stuff I’ve written about physical #health and #ACT, you can find my current and future posts here: open.substack.com/pub/chrishut... #ACTTherapists
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The Remote Therapy space | Chris Hutchins-Joss | Substack
A place to discuss health and psychological flexibility. Click to read The Remote Therapy space, by Chris Hutchins-Joss, a Substack publication. Launched 19 days ago.
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 08/02/2025
🧠 New blog: "Trapped in Your Thoughts?" As a therapist specialising in chronic illness, I've seen how an overactive mind can make health challenges harder. Here's my guide to breaking free from mental overwhelm. Read more: chrishutchinsjoss.substack.com/p/trapped-in... #chronicillness #anxiety
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Trapped in Your Thoughts?
Breaking Free from Mental Overwhelm When Living with Chronic Illness
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 05/02/2025
If you struggle with chronic health and find your mind is always in the future or the past, and never in the heart and now then you might find this helpful: open.substack.com/pub/chrishut... #chronicillness #mindfulness
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Finding Peace in the Present: Mindfulness for Chronic Health Challenges
The Struggle of Living in a Changing Body
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 02/02/2025
Living with chronic pain isn't just physical - it's dealing with constant self-doubt. "Is it really that bad?" Sound familiar? New blog on breaking free from pain self-gaslighting: remotetherapy.space/blog/when-chronic-pain-meets-self-doubt-learning-to-trust-your-own-experience
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When Chronic Pain Meets Self-Doubt: Learning to Trust Your Own Experience — The Remote Therapy Space
Living with chronic pain isn't just about managing the physical discomfort - it's also navigating a complex emotional landscape where self-doubt can become an unwelcome companion. Many people experien...
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Chris Hutchins-Joss | Pain and Health Psychological Therapist @remotetherapy.space · 26/01/2025
🌿 Did you know hormonal changes during perimenopause can amplify anxiety? Discover how CBT can help you stay resilient. Dive into the insights from Therapist Kerry Alleyne. 🌼 🔗 Full blog:
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Guest blog: Perimenopause and Anxiety: Understanding the Connection and Finding Your Way Through — The Remote Therapy Space
As a therapist working with women navigating long-term health conditions, I've noticed a pattern emerging in my practice, many women in their 40s and early 50s find themselves grappling with unexpected waves of anxiety. Often, they're surprised by the intensity of these feelings, especially if they
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