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Chronic illness rebuilding and remaking ourselves

Reflection: eternal return of the same

March 5, 2019 Nikki

The thing about chronic illness is that it is unpredictable. We can go from managing, coping, and modestly function to… not. And after these rough

A Chronic Voice: Prompts for March

March 1, 2019 Nikki

A Chronic Voice’s prompts for March: Failing Succeeding Pausing Deciding Thriving The idea is to pick 3 or more and link-up with other bloggers. Failing

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

February 25, 2019 Nikki

A New Psychological Treatment for Chronic Pain Newer psychological approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are guided by the premise that we cannot

Chronic illness: The battle. The quest.

February 20, 2019 Nikki

So there is a common metaphor with chronic pain and that is we are ‘fighters’ fighting a battle or war, that never comes with victory

What to do about the winter blahs

February 9, 2019 Nikki

So winter here in Canada (aside from Vancouver, those lucky bastards!) and other places can endure a long time. Chronic pain tends to be worse

Motivational slump

February 7, 2019 Nikki

Chronic illness comes with fatigue more often than not. And we don’t feel well with various symptoms. We are tired. We are sick. It is

Chronic Voice prompts for February

February 4, 2019 Nikki

A Chronic Voice’s prompts for February: Adjusting Hoping Surviving Befriending Awakening The idea is to pick 3 or more and link-up with other bloggers. Adjusting