Summer is here, and for many, that often equates to many sleepless nights due to chronic illness and pain. Catch some zzz’s with these sleep tips! Extreme temperatures and heat waves are just two reasons that those of us with chronic illnesses struggle to sleep during the summer months. Summer storms, extra activities, stress, andContinue reading “Summer Sleep Tips”
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Thanksgiving Tees That are Both Cute and Comfortable!
Looking for a cute and comfortable Thanksgiving t-shirt? Check out these designs that are perfect for people with chronic illnesses like fibromyalgia and arthritis. These shirts are made to be soft, stretchy, and breathable, so you’ll stay comfortable all day long.
Tips to make your Valentine’s day special, despite your chronic illness
Valentine’s day is a time for expressing love to your special someone. It is not a day to go broke or to trigger chronic pain. If your celebration depletes both your bank account and energy supply, you are defeating the purpose of the day.
5 Ways The Alike Health App Benefits Patients and Their Doctors
Discover how the Alike Health App can improve living with chronic illness and your healthcare.
11 Effective Neck Tension Relief Tools That Are Available Without A Prescription
Discover 11 effective neck tension relief tools that are available without a prescription. The Disabled Diva shares how she chooses the tools that best address the cause of her neck pain.
10 Helpful Cooking Utensils For Arthritic and Weak Hands
With the right cooking utensils, cooking with arthritic and/or weak hands becomes easier and less painful. Check out these helpful tools!
4 Reasons Chronic Illness Friendships Are Complicated
Chronic illness friendships can be difficult if the complications that arise from them are not known and accepted by both parties. Find out what they are and how they may affect your friendship.
Five Types of Psoriatic Arthritis
There are five types of psoriatic arthritis! Learn the differences, what treatments are available, and how to modify your life.
Living with Pain, Misunderstood and Ignored
Chronic pain is misunderstood by our family, friends, doctors, and even ourselves. If not careful those misunderstandings could lead to more pain.
What a COVID19 Stay Home Order Means and Tips to Calm Your Ass Down When You Think You Can’t Spend Another Minute at Home!
What a COVID19 stay home order means, what is not, and tips to calm your ass down when you feel like you can’t stay home for another minute!
Interruption in Care of Chronic and Terminal Health Conditions Survey
Living with chronic pain is messy! Find out how it has messed up my plans and home in this week’s word of the week blog post.
How COVID-19 has Changed the Lives of the Chronically Ill
COVID-19 has changed our lives in ways we never imagined. Let’s take a look at how it has impacted life with a chronic illness.
Spring Clean: Disinfect Your Diet
It’s time to spring clean your diet! How journaling helped me weed out the foods and ingredients that were increasing my chronic pain.
Your Flare Will End In 5 Days! Would a Recovery Time Frame Make Getting Through Your Next Chronic Pain/Illness Flare Less Frustrating?
Lack of a chronic pain/illness flare recovery time frame leads to frustration, guilt, and depression. Is having one unrealistic? It may not be!
Valentine’s Gifts that Say I Love You While also Making Life with Fibromyalgia and Psoriatic Arthritis Less Painful
Choosing the perfect Valentine’s Day gifts can become quite difficult when the object of your affection has a chronic illness like fibromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis. But have no fear! I am here to share a few ideas that will provide your loved one with comfort and joy long after February 14th!
5 Self-Care Activities to Help You Regain the Self-Love That You Did Not Realize Your Chronic Illness had Stolen
Fall back in love with yourself! Regain the self-love that your chronic illness stole with these five self-care activities and journal prompts!
Eat, Speak, Move, and Act Like You Love Yourself, Even if You Have to Fake it!
Loving yourself isn’t always easy, especially when you live with a painful chronic illness. What do you do when you can’t? How about faking it until you make it?
Free Bath and Body Guide Using Plants
Get this powerful, 20-page eBook and learn how to incorporate essential oils, botanicals, Epsom salt, CBD and other skin nourishing ingredients to elevate your bath and body routine!
Memes That Describe What it is Like to Have a Chronic Illness During the Holidays
Funny memes that perfectly describe what it is like to have a chronic illness during the holidays.
4 Ways to Survive the Holidays with a Chronic Illness
Life with one or more chronic illnesses is tough. Yet each year we expect our pain riddled bodies to keep up with the ghosts of Christmas or holiday past. Here are a few suggestions to help you survive the holidays!