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“You either walk inside your story and own it or
you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness”.
Brene Brown
Managing Chronic Pain Without Medication
7 golden steps to manage your chronic pain I have lived with pain for as long as I can remember, it’s now chronic, it’s never going away. I have Charcot Marie Tooth disease, a neuromuscular disease that affects the motor and sensory nerves to my arms and legs, you can...
Rare Conditions – The Importance Of Supporting Mental Well-being
Now more than ever before it is important to support both mental and physical well-being in people with a rare disease diagnosis. Rare diseases affect approximately 3.5 million people in the UK (Rare disease UK), a condition is considered to be rare if less that 5 in...
8 Ways That Imposter Syndrome Shows Up When Have A Chronic Illness Or Disability
Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like any second now your friends or work mates will discover that you are a fraud? Do you ever think that your successes are attributed to luck, rather than your own skills or qualifications? Or, do you try to keep more and...
How I Fake My Chronic Illness Symptoms
I fake my EDS symptoms all the time. Every day. For as long as I can remember. It is second nature, it's why I am so good at it. Now I don't mean I'm faking the symptoms of my condition, making them up, exaggerating them, they are very real to me and they are...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome – Journaling your feelings
Last week I spoke about Imposter Syndrome, you can read about it here - What is Imposter syndrome and Do I have it? The first step in overcoming Imposter Syndrome is to acknowledge what you're feeling, and why. Start by keeping a journal or writing down your thoughts...
What Is Imposter Syndrome And Do I have it?
What Is Imposter Syndrome Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like any second now your friends or work mates will discover that you are a fraud? Do you ever think that your successes are attributed to luck, rather than our own skills or qualifications? Or, do...
No Ones Life is As Perfect As Their Social Media Feed
No ones life is as perfect an their social media feed The explosion of social media over the last 15 years has opened doors for people in many ways; It has the power to connect like minded people all over the world, at any time and it gives instant feedback and it...
Home Schooling During The COVID Lockdown – Top Tips To Survive!
Let's face it, for all parents in the UK this January plans will have changed. The further restrictions placed on us all by the latest COVID lockdown means the nation once again will be faced with our children accessing learning from home. Some of you will have...
How To Set Goals You Will Achieve When You Have A Chronic Illness
Learn to be flexible and adaptable Lets be honest, none of us will feel confident proclaiming that 2021 will be the best year ever. If 2020 has taught us anything it is to expect the unexpected. To set goals and achieve them adaptability is going to be more important...
How Self Compassion Helps To Combat Loneliness
I have written this article after being asked to share my thoughts on how self compassion can help with loneliness for the Podcast 'How To Be...' by the amazing Suswati Basu. What self compassion means to me Self compassion, put simply, is the ability to have self...
6 Top Tips To Manage Chronic Illness Crashes
When you live with chronic illness ‘crashes’ are inevitable no matter how hard you try to avoid them. Getting the balance between doing too much or too little is like walking a tightrope. Mostly for me a crash comes when I do too much for too long. I’m not stupid...
Lessons I’ve Learnt To Help Me Live With My Chronic Illness Long Term
Chronic illness has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. When I was diagnosed with my first big diagnosis in my 30's, Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (side note – it’s nothing to do with teeth) it floored me. I just second guessed everything and...
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