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Chronic illness is Like Getting Your Heart Broken Again and Again

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic illness, depression, endo, endometriosis, fatigue, Jessica Gimeno, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS

Does living with chronic illness ever feel like Groundhog’s Day?

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Mental Health and Art Part 1

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments art, bipolar, depression, healing power, Jessica Gimeno, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, stress, therapeutic, Watercolor

Check out my latest video, Art and Mental Health Part 1, and see some of my paintings in this blog post. And links if you want to buy the materials in my video.

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3 Fun Fiction Books: Stress Reliever

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments book reviews, mental health coping, Roselle Lim, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, stress, Taylor Jenkins Reid, the Midnight Library, Vanessa Yu

Do you need a break? One mental health coping mechanism that has helped me greatly is reading fiction. Check out my latest YouTube video…

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Faith and Laughter: A Worldview

March 11, 2022April 20, 2022 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Colbert, comedy, Dua Lipa, faith, laughter, worldview

People often ask me, “How do you stay so positive with all your illnesses?” That’s a very complex question and

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5 Tips: How to Say No

August 30, 2021September 5, 2021 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments advice, conservations, how to say no, mental health, tips, uncomfortable

Do you have hard time saying no and avoiding overcommitment? Read my 5 tips…

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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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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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5 Tips for Avoiding Social Media Depression

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments avoiding, Facebook, FOMO, Instagram, loneliness, social media depression, tips

A lot of readers with bipolar disorder and autoimmune diseases have told me how depressed they feel seeing Facebook pictures—it seems like

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Virtual Celebrations and Online Happiness

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments community, COVID, mental health, online celebration, quarantine, Zoom weddings

I was inspired by my college roommate’s Zoom wedding to do this video (see below). It was one of the

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