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5 Tips for Celebrating a Holiday Alone (Updated Version)

December 23, 2021December 24, 2021 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments chronic illness, COVID, how to, how to celebrate holidays alone, marathon, Omicron, pandemic, Twilight Zone

UPDATED 12/23/21 (Kind of): I originally wrote this article years ago–first in 2013 and later modified in 2017. Now with

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Holidays and Grief

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments grief, holidays, loss, surviving

Does grief make the holidays hard for you? I am excited to share about a new resource I learned about last week…

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10 Songs When You Are Grieving a Suicide

August 19, 2021October 18, 2021 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments grieving, loss, songs

10 songs for grieving after a suicide

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Simone Biles’ Courageous Decision

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments abuse, mental health, Nassar, Olympics, Simone Biles, trauma

Here is my latest YouTube video on the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) gymnast, Simone Biles, and her temporary decision

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Learning to Ask for Help

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 JessicaGimeno 2 Comments asking for help, chronic illness, live stream, mental health, stigma, strong

Do you ever find it hard to ask for help? Check out my latest video…

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How to Choose Shoes for 3 Common Foot Problems

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Rae Steinbach 0 Comments bunions, comfortable, foot pain, neuropathy, pain, shoes

How to Choose Shoes for 3 Common Foot Problems. Do you deal with daily foot pain or plantar fasciitis, neuropathy or bunions? Read on…

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11 Tips: Exercising During a Pain Flare Up

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment chronic illness, chronic pain, Exercise, flare, how to, pain

A subscriber to my YouTube channel asked me how I exercise on days when the pain is really bad. So I did this video featuring 11 ideas…

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My Interview on The Whitney Reynolds Show

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Jessica Gimeno, PBS, TWRS, Whitney Reynolds

Did you miss my episode of The Whitney Reynolds Show? That’s alright; you can watch it here (it’s already been

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I Went Back To School!

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar, grad school, mental health, Northwestern University

I know it’s been a minute since I’ve made a post on my blog. I started my first quarter of

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Chronic Illness and Pacing

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments #SpoonieChat, anxiety, Asutra, autoimmune diseases, bipolar, chronic illness, chronic pain, depression, detox spray, endo, endometriosis, fatigue, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, Pacing, yoga mat

Do chronic health problems wear you out? Check out my latest video on pacing and where you can find community for people with chronic illness and disabilities.

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