What The Fatigue? Recovering After An Event
My school hosted the first debate tournament of the school year. 150 pizzas for 700 students! How do you deal with fatigue after a big event?
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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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Strategy for Living With Depression & Perfectionism
Got anxiety and/or depression with perfectionist tendencies? Watch my latest YouTube video (3 minutes 30 seconds). I talk about one thing I learned a few years ago that changed my life.
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Stop Asking Disabled People, “What Happened To You?”
“What happened to you?” “Were you born like this or did something happen to you?” “Why are you in a
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No Instructions Included: A Problem When You Have So Many illnesses
I recently assembled something–it’s an art thing I ordered online. The instructions included vague pictures, and they were written in
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3 Ways To Help Loved Ones With Parkinson’s Disease
Three Ways to Help Loved Ones With Parkinson’s Disease While it’s well-known and accepted that Parkinson’s disease is an incredibly
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3 Tips on Surviving the Holidays from Chronic Christmas Author, Lene Andersen
Today, I am interviewing Lene Andersen, author of Chronic Christmas: Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness (paperback and kindle
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Why People With Invisible & Chronic Illnesses Deserve Academy Awards
Last week I had a day where I was really off my A-game at work. The night before I woke
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The Loneliness of Living with Chronic Illnesses & Pain
(UPDATE: The TV show I discuss in paragraph 2 aired its finale since I wrote this. The writers resolved the
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Has the ACA Helped You?
Recently, I joined a group, the Healthcare Rights Coalition, which formed after the election. We are an advocacy group made
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