My 3-Item “Reset Mantra” When Legit Trying is Too Hard

10 Apr
How ’bout all those positive messages and happy how-tos that I write about? Look, I understand that pretty much everything in life is easier said than done. And sometimes, being positive is just too flippin’ hard. Right now is one...
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5 Fun Ways to Celebrate Memories (When it’s Hard to Make New Ones)

1 Apr
I’m a big fan of nostalgia. Leaning back into happy memories has been great medicine for me in a few ways. One way is I use it to refocus my thinking when I find myself allowing negative thoughts. Earlier today,...
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Invisible Illness as an Excuse?

20 Feb
“You use that as an excuse for everything,” she said. We were on the phone, and I was struggling to speak, stumbling and just getting words wrong. She teased me about it, and I told her it was because of...
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“Mapping” Your Way to Routines and Care

14 Jan
First, a review of Splat. Talking Splat acknowledges that every day, those of us with chronic illnesses and/or mental health diagnoses feel like we’ve been run over by something. It’s just by a different vehicle on different days. We communicate...
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Regarding Lady Gaga’s Words on Mental Health and Fibromyalgia

10 Jan
I nearly threw my phone across the room, what she said irked me so much. (But I’m not really a thrower and the thing is expensive … and essential!) It was a roller coaster of opinion that began with me...
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10 Things People with Hidden Disabilities Do that Are Bad for People with Hidden Disabilities

22 Nov
Sometimes, we are our own worst enemy. Maybe not to ourselves as individuals, but to the collective “us” that is all people with chronic illnesses, chronic pain, cognitive impairments, and/or mental health conditions. There are things we do that make...
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