Category: chronic illness
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National Eating Disorder Awareness Month
** This subject may be triggering to some, so please exercise caution before reading. ** What Are Eating Disorders? According to the American Psychiatric Association eating disorders are defined as behavioral conditions that are expressed by severe and persistent disturbances in eating behaviors and associated with distressing thoughts and emotion. Some types of eating disorders […]
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10 Ways to Get Calm, Cool and Collected in Five Minutes
Everyone struggles with stress. In fact, “nearly half of all U.S. adults say stress has negatively affected their behavior.” (Team, 2022)There really isn’t a way to escape stress in our lives. 8 out of 10 Americans report being stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventy-seven percent of U.S. adults are stressed over the future of the […]
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Employers Can Offer These Benefits for Maximum Impact
Offering benefits to your employees is one of the best ways to retain them while showing them you care about their wellbeing, and these days there are several options for business owners who want to set themselves apart from their competitors. Getting creative can help you make the most of all your business has to […]
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Cervical Health Awareness Month
It’s cervical health awareness month, so gather ‘round girls and guys, to learn about why your cervix is important and why you need to keep it healthy. The cervix is: The lower, narrow end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and vagina. What it does: Part of the lining of the […]
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Hello January!
So, how’s your New Year kicking off? Everyone happy and as healthy as they can be? It’s been a slow start for me in the writing and writing goals department, but you know what they say about slow and steady? And I’m very familiar with being slow! My cane and I were never accused of […]
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Happy New Year
I always have this idea, maybe a goal, that I will have all these great blog posts out for the holidays. Then, the holidays come around and between the preparation of all the gifts, of which many are hand-made, and just the hustle and bustle of the time, I don’t do it. I admit, it’s […]
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Yule is Coming!
Thanksgiving is over, and while I always enjoy that holiday, there is always something magical about Yule. It can be hectic, overwhelming and downright exhausting, but the pleasure I receive is from gift-giving and seeing the reaction of my family. It’s worth all the crazy time spent in a nearly all-consuming hunt for the perfect […]
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Remembrance
Today is September 11, 2021. It’s been 20 years since the wicked terrorist attacks that took down the beautiful and iconic World Trade Center. It is a day that encompasses even more tragedy with the attack on the Pentagon and though we may never know its actual target, the lives that were lost in a […]
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September is Chronic Pain Awareness Month
Chronic Pain: is an unpleasant pain that persists for three months or longer. It is different from Acute Pain: which comes on suddenly and usually results from an injury and can be treated. Chronic Pain may be related to several different medical conditions and more often than not, cannot be cured- only managed. The list […]
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I Have Forgotten What Life is Like Without Chronic Illness
Let me preface this by saying that I have good days. Many people with chronic illness(es) have good days, but what we consider good days are not a healthy person’s good or even average healthy day. It can be a bit puzzling if you don’t struggle with a chronic illness so let me explain a bit to […]