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exercise | Lifestyle | My Journey | suffering
Girl with Migraine runs a 5k.
As many know, pre-Migraine and sensitive nervous system Carrie was most definitely an athlete at heart, and a girl that loved to run and bike and swim and do all the things as much as possible. My high school CC…
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When you still need that medication.
When you work long enough with those in the chronic pain world, and/or you’re a chronic pain girl yourself, it doesn’t take long to discover there are a lot. of. feelings. surrounding treatment plans and medication use. Some believe solely…
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An Unlikely Traveler.
traveling tips for those with chronic pain Somehow I’ve managed to leave the country three times over the past few years, with another trip on the horizon in just a few weeks. For someone with POTS and a chronic migraine,…
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7 Tips for Exercising with Chronic Pain.
my reconditioning journey Last Sunday, I completed a 7 mile Eucharistic procession (google it 😉 ) by foot, took a power nap, and apparently feeling jacked, proceeded to play soccer alongside my team that same night. I won’t say this…
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Choosing Community When You’re Suffering.
If I’ve learned anything about community…it’s that it aint easy. Isolation and disconnect are incredibly common in our culture today, and throwing in a chronic illness makes them all the more likely to happen. In this episode of I Choose…
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Chronic Pain Survival Kit
As a spoonie/migrainer/potsie/whatever else you want to call someone who deals with chronic health issues, it’s taken a whole lot of experimenting to know what coping mechanisms out there work best when it comes to the physical, emotional, & spiritual…
