I live for simple pleasures. With chronic pain and chronic illness, limitations can be severe at times. This is one of those times. Simple pleasures
Tag: wellbeing
Chronic illness: Knowing the past is fearing the future
For some of us, we have years of pain to reflect on. And that can mean times where we didn’t cope well at all.
Making life shine without work
Chronic illness doesn’t eradicate ambition, desires, goals and dreams. But it can limit our capacity to achieve ambitions we have geared our lives for. Careers
Chronic illness: Living in a backwards world
One thing I have learned living with a chronic illness is that it is perceived as a weakness. Often as something you should be able
Chronic illness: When one door gets locked
Here is the thing about quotes that reference doors. I think, well, it is a door… just open the damn thing back up. But here
Chronic illness: Embrace the turtle
This is my new chronic illness philosophy. Inspired by my pain psychologist. Embrace the turtle. Read on, it totally makes sense. It seems difficult
Worthiness: We are enough
“The Power of Vulnerability” video This is a lecture about connection. Because people connect. She discovered that when she discussed connection people had stories
Living with Chronic Pain: Discovering Gratitude
Living with Chronic Pain: Discovering Gratitude “It can be difficult to feel thankful when you live with chronic pain. Because pain may interfere with
