Tenacious ME
Tackling disabling autoimmune disease with obstinance and humor.
Tag: mental health
Here I go again- revolving door healthcare
Navigating doctor turnover as a rheumatology patient That awkward moment when you are unable to take your own advice. As a patient leader and health advocate, I often stress the importance of good doctor-patient relationships. As patients we all need someone who listens and… Continue Reading “Here I go again- revolving door healthcare”
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5 Keys to Managing Your Autoimmune Condition
There is no doubt about it, life with an autoimmune condition is a challenge, one nobody wants but millions of people have. While the 80+ autoimmune diseases behave differently and require distinct approaches to treat, there are a few things that are beneficial to… Continue Reading “5 Keys to Managing Your Autoimmune Condition”
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How Learning to Love Myself Changed Everything
There is a part of my healing story I’ve kept mostly to myself. Sometimes I hint at it, dance around it. I share some of the things I’ve been doing to help myself with the issue, without saying this is why I started practicing… Continue Reading “How Learning to Love Myself Changed Everything”
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Let’s Talk About Disability
Some words seem to hold more power than others. Joy, sorrow, mother, father, these words likely create an instant picture or sensation when you read or hear them. Exactly what that picture looks like, depends on the experiences you’ve had with them in your… Continue Reading “Let’s Talk About Disability”
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The Road To Disability
Becoming disabled is not an easy road. Read on for my story.
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Change Is Good (Try Telling Anxiety That)
Change is Good, it is how we grow. But, nothing challenges anxiety sufferers like change.
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Anxiety and Intuition
Anxiety and Intuition. Has kind of a nice ring to it, flows well, doesn’t it? Someone who didn’t speak English might think that was the title of some classic love story. A tale of a love that overcomes some epic struggle. Unfortunately, they are… Continue Reading “Anxiety and Intuition”
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Anxious ME
I’m a nervous mess, and it’s my own fault! There, I said it. Out loud. That’s right, I’m a ball of anxiety this week. Almost entirely self-inflicted anxiety. I made the choice to step out of my comfort zone, and now, here I am… Continue Reading “Anxious ME”
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My Tribe
There are good ships, and there are wood ships, The ships that sail the sea. But the best ships, are friendships, And may they always be. -Irish Proverb In a life that has gone anything but straight and easy, I am incredibly blessed by… Continue Reading “My Tribe”
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What does depression look like?
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I have been seeing these post on social media, probably for a couple of years now. The more… Continue Reading “What does depression look like?”
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