Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Life with chronic pain and illness is a challenge—physically and emotionally. It causes a number of painful emotions, in addition to the physical pain that it always present. One common emotion is guilt. It’s all too easy to see what we believe we should be doing based […]
Tuesday Tip Today’s Tuesday Tip is a good one for everyone to remember: Your best looks different every day. (And that’s okay!) When you live with chronic pain and illness, you quickly learn the importance of conserving your spoons (AKA energy). You learn to pace yourself and focus on what truly needs […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Life with chronic pain and illness can be a lonely road to travel. I’ve been on this journey many, many years. Here’s something I learned long ago: Sure, you will likely encounter people who do their best to understand, try to learn about your condition, and be […]
Tuesday Tip Today’s Tuesday Tip is something that’s important for anyone, any time of the year, but I find it a key reminder as we start a new year: Find your joy each day! I know many of us, myself included, have experienced things over the past few years that have been unexpected. […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Life with chronic pain and illness is hard! I was trying to come up with a title for this post. I explained a bit of what I wanted to say to my husband, and he came up with a title that got right to the point: I […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness tip is one that’s important for everyone to remember, especially as we begin a new year: Don’t Compare Yourself to Others! What would you say to someone if they told you that you were beyond compare? Would you look at […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness tip is one that’s important for everyone to remember all year long, but it’s particularly key during the holidays: It’s all too easy to think about everything that needs to be done … and to feel like it needs […]
Tuesday Tip Today’s Tuesday Tip is something that’s important for anyone, any time of year, but it’s particularly important to those living with chronic pain and illness: We all want the holidays to be as perfect as they can be so we can have an enjoyable time with our friends and loved […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness tip is a truth that’s still hard for me to wrap my head around at times: No longer feeling like yourself. Growing up, you probably had many plans and dreams for your life. If you’re like most people, […]
Tuesday Tip Today’s Tuesday Tip is something that’s hard for many people, including myself, to remember: Being honest about your struggles can be scary. It’s often easier to hide them and say that everything is fine. But, you know what? It’s totally okay to admit that everything is not fine. It’s okay to […]