What’s Your Top 10? Coping Tools For Stressful Times
Living through this pandemic has taught me I need to be intentional about identifying and expanding my coping mechanisms. Have you made a list of your Top 10?
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Faith
Chronic Illness, Limitations, Accepting Help
I’m back! I have been gone due to a family member’s accident…anyway, this is a video of mine on chronic illness, limitations, and what I have learned about accepting help.
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My Interview with Voices for Change Is Up
Yesterday, you may have heard my interview on Sirius XM. If not, here’s a link to listen to my interview
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NBC News Interviews Me
Hello Fashionably ill readers: I know I haven’t written anything new in a couple weeks–that’s because I have been recovering from
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Waiting for Test Results: Why I Plan a “Celebration” Before Every Appointment
Tomorrow afternoon, I see my neurologist and I take my physical exam (for myasthenia gravis). Depending on the results, she
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6 Tips: Dealing With Grief When You Have Bipolar Disorder
Join my friend @EmpowHER and me (@JessicaGimeno) on Twitter at 7 pm EST tonight. We’re talking about healthy ways to cope
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“The Only Disability is a Bad Attitude”–Not So Fast!
One expression people with illnesses and disabilities often hear is, “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” I’m sure people who
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Stress Awareness Month: 5 Strategies for Dealing with Chronic Illness #HAWMC
Wow. I can’t believe it! Where did the month go? It’s Day 19 of WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge. Today’s
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Creature of Habit #HAWMC
Today, I’m answering the fourth question in WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge: Creature of Habit: What good habits, (health
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My Keys to Happiness: Faith + Laughter #HAWMC
Today, I’m answering the second prompt in WEGO’s Health Activist Writers Month Challenge: Key to Happiness: What do you think
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