A while back I did a review of the book The Things We Don't Say: An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths which contained stories from 42 different authors and bloggers. After my post was published, I was delighted to be contacted by one of those authors, Amy Oestreicher, and asked to do a review of … Continue reading A Beautiful Detour: An Unthinkable Journey from Gutless to Grateful – book review
Puzzles are often seen as a simple hobby and a way to relax and pass the time. They provide a daily challenge that keeps the mind occupied and the opportunity to test our abilities to see if we can complete the puzzle. There are also ways that they can help you cope with chronic pain … Continue reading The surprising ways puzzles can help you cope with pain
Life can be stressful for anyone, especially when coping with daily pain. It can add more frustration and annoyance on top of the daily challenges that we already face, and even more so during the current pandemic. I must admit, I can soon get quite stressed with stuff. I often need a reminder to help … Continue reading Easy things we can all do to have a less stressful day
I've not done one of these Link Up Party posts for a long time. Like most people - I imagine - I felt the prompt words were quite appropriate right now so decided to take part and get creative. I am doing numerous things to cope with life right now; to help manage my anxiety, … Continue reading Things I am doing to cope with life right now
Lifestyle medicine is about improving your overall heath. It focuses on the things you can do on a daily basis to help make you feel better and improve how you're feeling and your physical and mental wellbeing. Understanding and implementing some lifestyle changes will automatically make you feel better in yourself, which will make managing … Continue reading What is lifestyle medicine and how it can help you manage your chronic pain
This is a collaborative post and the ideas and opinions expressed are of the author. Sleep is an important part of life and health, and this is all the more true if you are dealing with a specific medical issue, such as chronic pain. It is, after all, while we are asleep that our bodies … Continue reading Insomnia: Why it happens and what to do about it
This is a collaborative post and the ideas and opinions expressed are of the author. Living with chronic pain can be awful, debilitating, and affect your quality of life worse than you ever imagined. In between being unable to move without discomfort to waiting at the doctors to prescribe you a different medication, it feels … Continue reading Self-treating chronic pain without the doctor
This has been a tough week. I've had one of the worst 24 hours of my life and it really affected my pain, mental health and wellbeing. I could've easily given in to everything and shut myself off from the world, but I didn't. I managed to get through it; just. I don't often talk … Continue reading One of the worst 24 hours of my life
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
Everyone gets tired. It's a natural part of life that we all have to deal with. Coping with tiredness on top of chronic pain can be even more challenging, but it is an additional symptom that we have to learn to cope with. A very brief summary of my pain I have a sitting disability … Continue reading How I manage tiredness on top of my chronic pain