LONG ILLNESS

A new, necessary integrative approach and practical guide to living with long illnesses (COVID-19, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, inflammation, and more), from two doctors and the University of California, San Francisco, Drs. Meghan Jobson and Juliet Morgan.

Long illnesses manifest in similar ways. They follow patterns in the body as the result of inflammation, trauma, and toxic stress. Whether its chronic pain or long COVID 19 or any of the myriad conditions that require long-term maintenance, people with long illnesses have been invalidated by a lack of assistance and care. Drs. Jobson and Morgan are on the front lines of research and treatment; while at UCSF, they have developed an integrative program that goes beyond conventional Western medicine (which struggles to understand long illness).

Their approach - the first of its kind in the nation - uses evidence-based integrative medicine that addresses the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. Not only do they legitimize long illness, they offer an unparalleled, holistic approach to healing. Drs. Jobson and Morgan empower readers by giving them expansive, accessible recovery tools: from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), traditional Eastern medicine, and mindfulness practices, to emerging therapies, self-healing techniques, and cutting-edge research. They also offer support and validation, with survivor stories and journaling prompts woven throughout for an interactive healing exercise. By the end of this book, readers will be equipped with the tools to accelerate their own healing.


Dr. Juliet Morgan is an integrative neuropsychiatrist at the University of California, San Francisco. Radical in the world of conventional medicine, Dr. Morgan takes a whole-brain approach to treating her patients. She specializes in both the anatomic "hardware" and the emotional "software" of the brain. Dr. Morgan has received numerous awards for her academic achievements, leadership, and humanism. Dr. Morgan is completing additional certifications in psychiatry and integrative medicine. She teaches neuropsychiatry to medical students and residents. In her clinical work, she uses integrative medicine, psychotherapy, conventional medicine, mindfulness, and culinary medicine.

Dr. Meghan Jobson is an internist with specialized training in integrative and palliative medicine. She is also a neuroscientist and a practicing movement instructor. Dr. Jobson has a personal connection to this work, as a person who survives and thrives with a chronic long illness. In her clinical work she combines her diverse training in exercise and movement, nutrition, conventional medicine, neuroscience, and integrative medicine. With these interwoven techniques, she creates custom approaches to improving and maintaining the quality of life of her patients. She is a recipient of the Leonard Toy Humanism in Medicine Award from the Gold Humanism Honor Society.