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What My Aging Dog Just Taught Me About “No Going Back”

2 May

I’m a writer. I was six or seven years old when I started writing poetry and short stories. My greatest grief with my fibromyalgia is being robbed of time to be a writer because of fatigue and/or brain fog. What...
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4 Ways I Reset My Optimism During a Flare

26 Apr

I’ve finished a marathon. In the last 12 weeks, I spoke in 5 states: at 11 college campuses and 1 Native pueblo. I debuted a brand new program and customized existing programs for unique audiences, like non-native-English speakers and veterans....
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What Has Your Disability Done for You Lately?

12 Apr

Last Sunday, I spent the day in Brussels with two friends of mine from London, father and son, named Tony and Sean. How we met is a fun story. I found them in an Irish pub in Lisbon, Portugal, and...
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Remember the Cycle

29 Mar

My book, Talking Splat: Communicating About Our Hidden Disabilities, has a chapter called “self-care toolbox.” this is an excerpt from that chapter, with tip #5. I really hope you’re having a good day today. If you are, I’m sure you...
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Chapters 1 and 2 of Talking Splat

11 Jan

Talking Splat: Communicating About Our Hidden Disabilities by Christina Irene

Chapter 1. What the Heck? Invisible disabilities – talk about ruining a totally cool word by plopping it against a word that’s utterly depressing. Invisibility has been a fabled superpower since our childhoods. It ranks in the Top 5 Most...
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Women’s History Month Tour

1 May

creative writing presentation utilizing acting techniques

In late March, 2016, I had a lovely tour of speaking gigs across upstate New York. I did 7 presentations at 5 campuses in 4 days and had the time of my life. I did my women’s empowerment workshop 3...
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The “Puzzle” Approach to Being Unstoppable

2 Aug

“When you’re stuck in a situation, consider your options, pick the best one, and move forward.” This weekend, I’m writing a third draft of something I thought was already done. And these rewrites have been major ones. Something very important as a...
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