If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll have noticed that I didn't publish my usual Sunday blog post this week. In all honesty, I hadn't quite finished the post I had planned to publish, and I didn't want to rush it for the sake of it. So I took the pressure off myself … Continue reading Wellbeing Wisdom: appreciating the small things
I've had chronic pain for over 7 years. I've been angry, scared, lost, defeated, frustrated, and worst of all, my relationship nearly ended because of it. I wanted it out my life and to get the 'old' me back. But over the last few years, the more I've accepted that my pain has, and will, … Continue reading Your chronic pain will change you, but it’s not all that bad
In this blog post I share my thoughts on Lauren Ephithite's new booklet how to make a bad mental health day a bit brighter. I've followed Lauren ever since I started blogging. She writes about mental health, wellbeing, and gratitude. I purchased the booklet from Etsy and decided to do a short review on my … Continue reading Wellbeing wisdom: how to make a bad mental health day a bit brighter #review
In last week's first post of this new seires, I jumped in the deep end and spoke about stepping out of my comfort zone. I wanted to talk about my events of the week to highlight how this can help us and how it makes us feel when we make that leap and try something … Continue reading Wellbeing wisdom: what is wellbeing?
I am delighted to have another guest post on the blog this week. Amanda Pratt from www.imaginelifetherapy.com shares her top 5 tips for better self care for anyone with chronic pain or chronic illness. Amanda has lived with Fibromyalgia, Lupus and several other chronic conditions for years, and knows exactly how devastating and difficult it … Continue reading 5 Tips for Better Self Care
Mindset is a bit of a buzz word at the moment. The Google definition of mindset is the established set of attitudes held by someone. I believe that this is a big part of learning to cope with chronic pain. In this post I talk about some of the ways that you can have a chronic pain … Continue reading How to have a chronic pain mindset – Part 2
Mindset is a bit of a buzz word at the moment. The Google definition of mindset is the established set of attitudes held by someone. I believe that this is a big part of learning to cope with chronic pain. In this post I talk about some of the ways that you can have a … Continue reading How to have a chronic pain mindset – Part 1
Accepting your chronic pain seems a strange concept - why should you accept something that you hate, that you don't want, and what does it even mean? I've had my chronic pain for nearly seven years now. Only when I accepted it, and changed my mindset, did I start to learn to cope better and … Continue reading How to accept your chronic pain
This week though, I am very proud to have a guest blog post from a blogging friend of mine, Lauren Ephithite, who shares her top tips on how to look after your mental health when you're in pain. Lauren Ephithite is a mental health writer and advocate based in Norfolk, UK. She writes about her … Continue reading 7 ways to look after your mental health when you’re in pain
Having chronic pain doesn't mean you can't set yourself challenges and achieve your goals - you can. We all need things to help us with our wellbeing, encourage us to grow, develop and learn, and help us make things better for us if we feel a change is needed. Chronic pain and goal setting For … Continue reading How to achieve your goals when you have chronic pain