mental-health
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You’ll notice it’s been awhile since I’ve posted a new blog and that’s because these last almost 4 weeks I have just been surviving. There hasn’t been a lot of thriving going on. The last 4 weeks have just been putting one foot in front of the other to get through each day and get…
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I was scrolling through Facebook as one often does in this world where social media seems to be the place we get our news, connect with those we love, and find the books and products that are sure to change our lives. As I was scrolling I came across the image below that celebrates Disability…
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You may have read that title and thought to yourself, “Why in the world is this lady dedicating a blog post to silverware?” Fear not, I promise this blog post is not dedicated to the missing contents of one’s silverware drawer. Instead, it’s about knowing one’s capacity and knowing when your battery is on empty…
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Yes, I had the song “I’m Still Standing” in my head when I thought of this title. I almost always have some song running through my head and right now it’s Elton John.. appropriate choice for PRIDE month. It’s also appropriate coming out of a flare as I am literally still standing.. well, actually I…
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“Write a story that will save your life. If it saves yours, it will probably save someone else’s.” – Sophie Strand. We all have stories. Some of these stories are short, some are a couple of chapters long , and some are sweeping epic sagas. Our stories are a diverse web of our experiences, feelings,…
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I’ve had the pleasure of reading the book, “The Body Is A Doorway” by Sophie Strand and it has deeply resonated with me. Her raw and poignant memoir has resonated with so deeply in fact that there are times I feel like I am reading my own story. My own published and much more eloquently…
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I have written and re written this post several times. It feels like there is so much to say and yet it feels like I don’t have the words to say any of it. Yes, this is a blog about the experience of living with and hopefully thriving with chronic illness, but right now neither…
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It’s been over week since my last blog post and I’d love to be able to tell you that my insurance saga is all figured out and my happy ending is wrapped up with a nice, crisp, perfectly folded bow. Unfortunately, that’s not how life works, or at least it’s not how my life works.…
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I usually try to think of a cute or catchy title for each blog post. Something that gives you, the reader, a clue as to what the post below might contain. However, tonight there’s no cute or catchy title I can come up with. Tonight I find myself reeling and struggling with putting words together(…
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At our last session A+ therapist mentioned that we could make a collage to represent life before and life now. I immediately jumped at the idea as I had no idea we could have been doing arts and crafts this whole time instead of unpacking the debris field of grief one piece at a time.…
Thriving Chronicles 