I wrote a few articles on this topic recently: Enhancing our pacing game Chronic illness and the art of pacing Pacing is exceptionally hard in
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Book Review: Resilience
I wrote a precursor to this review called Chronic Illness: Resiliency to express my ways of dealing with resiliency. Now. Because I have had some
What am I thankful for
It is Canadian Thanksgiving day. I had it yesterday and it was awesome. But it brings to mind what you are thankful for. Why it
Chronic illness: Resiliency
How do you bounce back from downturns or chaos? Do you bounce back easily? Or do you have difficulty with it? Some minor stresses we
Chronic illness: Our sense of self
The sense of self: This is our own Self Image. Who we think we are. Keep in mind this may be contrary to how
Chronic voice prompts: Slowing, Evaluating, Escaping
Chronic Voice Prompts for the Mont You can choose min 3 prompts to all prompts) Budgeting Speeding Slowing Evaluating Escaping Budgeting At one time we had
Do you feel like a failure?
Do you feel like a failure? I do. I feel like I failed my family I feel like I failed in the workforce That
The lost summer
This Saturday is the first day of Fall, mind you, we already had a few days of snow so Fall is being a bit
Enhancing our pacing game
So I have been over the last week doing some Fall cleaning. The sort of cleaning that is clearing clutter before winter and getting organized.
It’s okay to not be okay
Okay, so it is okay to not be okay Shout it out! We have a lot of emotions that creep in from chronic illness and
A Chronic Voice prompts: Reconnecting, sharing, and relaxing
Time for Chronic Voice’s link up party for September. I have chosen the prompts: Reconnecting Sharing Relaxing Reconnecting: A friend of mine has moved back
Journal Exercise: The good and the bad
This is an exercise to reduce stress, improve mood, and develop acceptance with chronic illness. It is an experiment I am trying. It is something
Just too much rest
I do think rest is vital Napping when we need to Resting when we need to Pacing activities during the day All necessary. With
Usable hours and productivity
We all know the Spoon Theory and it is all about usable hours. Pacing and limits. We have limited pain tolerance, limited energy, and we
