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What’s Your Top 10? Coping Tools For Stressful Times

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments anxiety, bipolar disorder, coping tools, coronavirus, COVID19, depression, mental health, stress

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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Mental Health and Coronavirus: Trying To Stay Sane

March 25, 2020April 1, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar, COVID, mental health, pandemic, quarantine, self isolating

This is my third week self-isolating and being in quarantine. Here’s a video I recorded 2 weeks ago. How are you doing?

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Chronic Illness & Celebrating Every “Win”

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic pain, disability, fatigue, illness, Myasthenia Gravis, peace

Moments of peace when you have a chronic illness or five can be few and far between. How do we celebrate knowing the unpredictability of illness?…

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Trying To Have a Social Life When You Have a Chronic Illness

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments chronic illness, disability, Friends, social life, The Irishman

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Being Fashionably ill® When I Am Depressed

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar disorder, depression, Fashionably ill, Jessica Gimeno

Sometimes doing something that makes me feel pretty – even one thing – can help me manage my bipolar depression.

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Way to Go! Teens in Colorado Get “Mental Health Days” Law Passed

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bullying, depression, law passed, Oregon, suicide rates, teenagers

Learn about what some exceptional students in Colorado are doing to help peers who are living with mental illness.

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Book Review: ChronicBabe 101

August 2, 2019October 18, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments anxiety, autoimmune, book review, fatigue, fibro, fibromyalgia, Jenni Grover, pain

Check out my review of the book, ChronicBabe 101! This book is a gem for chronically ill people and those who love them.

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How To Exercise When You Are Depressed

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar, depression, Exercise, how to exercise when depressed, Jessica Gimeno

Is it hard to exercise when you are depressed? Check out my video featuring 6 tips to help you…

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Here’s My Interview on Moments With Marianne

July 6, 2019July 7, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Jessica Gimeno, Marianne Pestana, Moments With Marianne

Did you miss it? See my interview here on Moments With Marianne about my TEDx Talk, ‘How To Get Stuff Done When You Are Depressed.’ Just click on either of the links below..