Living with chronic pain or chronic illness can bring unexpected emotions. Alongside the physical challenges they’re dealing with, many people also experience feelings of embarrassment or even shame — feelings that can be difficult to talk about. Today, I’m very pleased to share a guest post by author Sigrid MacDonald,…
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Living With Chronic Pain: Protect Fulfilment, Function, and Joy
Living with chronic pain can be pretty soul-destroying because it affects every aspect of life. Today, I am sharing another guest post by Julia Merrill, a retired board-certified nurse practitioner. Julia has suggested ways to protect fulfilment, function and joy in our lives. Ways to Protect Fulfilment, Function, and Joy…
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Reclaim Your Energy: Guest Post by Julia Merrill
Today, I am sharing a guest post from Julia Merrill, a retired board-certified nurse practitioner. Julia has offered suggestions to help women reclaim their energy in this busy world we live in. Sometimes it feels difficult for women to put themselves first, but especially when living with chronic health problems,…
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Finding My Own Pace ~ Guest Post by Melissa Reynolds
“Finding My Own Pace” is a book written by my blogging friend, Melissa Reynolds about her experience of living with chronic illness and pain. You might remember Melissa from her previous guest post about Yoga Nidra. Having lived with chronic pain for many years, Melissa has developed a range of coping techniques, many of which she shares in her new book Finding My Own Pace. Today, she’s kindly sharing a few of her tips here for my readers.
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Virtual Support Groups – Help For People Living With Pain
A few weeks ago, I published a guest post by CK Harrington about living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMTD). During our conversations, we discussed how important virtual support groups are. Support groups have always been helpful for anyone living with any chronic illness. However, physically travelling to a support group isn’t…
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Life With Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Disease ~ Guest Post
Today, I am sharing a guest post written by CK Harrington about Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. Ck Harrington is a content writer for CMTA USA. With the ultimate goal of finding a cure, CMTA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and leading research organization for treating and curing CMT. Check out the “Ask…
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Team Trust Productions – A Guest Post by Ryan Wilson
A few weeks ago, Ryan Wilson contacted me to tell me about the company he created, Team Trust Productions. Team Trust is a production company that shares the stories of people with disabilities. I found it very interesting so asked Ryan if he’d like to write a guest post on…
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Finding a New Normal – Guest Post by Suzan Jackson
Today, I’m really happy to bring you a guest post from a fellow chronic illness blogger, Suzan Jackson. Suzan explains how she coped with life after developing ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). Her life changed dramatically and this post explains her journey. She has also written a book entitled Finding a…
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Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation ~ Guest Post by Melissa Reynolds
This month, I am extremely happy to share a guest post from another chronic illness blogger. Melissa Reynolds from melissavsfibromyalgia.com is sharing one of her favourite self-care tools, Yoga Nidra. Melissa is a yoga and meditation teacher, mama to four small boys, author of two books and founder of Melissa…
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Living and Enjoying Life With Spinal Muscular Atrophy – Guest Post
Today, I am absolutely thrilled to bring you another guest post. Gemma Orton, who blogs at Wheelescepades, has a condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. I ‘met’ Gemma a couple of years ago on the Chronic Illness Bloggers group. As well as bringing awareness about SMA and accessibility issues, Gemma also…