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I Choose Grit
a space to share our heavy burdens
  • Chronic Pain Survival Kit
    Blog. | chronic pain | community | exercise | Lifestyle | Pain Management | socializing | suffering | work

    Chronic Pain Survival Kit

    Byichoosegrit May 19, 2024February 26, 2025

    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…

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  • Changes.
    Blog. | Gritty Stories | Hope | Lourdes. | minisode | work

    Changes.

    Byichoosegrit May 11, 2022February 27, 2025

    The last 13 months in a nutshell: 1) saying yes to a (part-time) middle-school counseling job after a long season off to focus on my health, 2) a long commute, working around student schedules, and expectations beyond simply counseling soon…

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    Intentional Community: The Ladies.

    Byichoosegrit October 20, 2021June 17, 2024

    The latest podcast is on something I never set out to become quite SO passionate about, but I’m pretty ok with it….that is: intentional community. A few good ladies and I (Sam Vosters, Amanda Fahrendorf, & Sophie Collins), sat down…

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  • Gritty Stories | Hope | Podcast

    Berta Hawley: One Well-Earned Diploma.,

    Byichoosegrit August 29, 2021June 17, 2024

    So, so glad that all get to hear from my friend, Berta Hawley in the latest podcast episode. To put it simply: this girl is my hero. Berta was born with holes in her heart & entered the foster care…

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  • real life chronic illness: why I said yes to a JOB…and some grief.
    Lifestyle | minisode | work

    real life chronic illness: why I said yes to a JOB…and some grief.

    Byichoosegrit February 4, 2021August 8, 2024

    It’s not often that you confidently say yes to a (part-time) job when you have a chronic illness, but this week (after much time & discernment…& 8 months off work) I did just that, & I couldn’t be more thrilled….

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  • Gritty Stories | Hope | Podcast

    Lona: Homelessness.

    Byichoosegrit October 21, 2020June 17, 2024

    Happy to share the story of my friend, Lona Owens, on the podcast today. Lona & I sat down this summer to chat about her experiences with homelessness & the grit she discovered within herself through that process. Hear what…

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  • Hope | minisode | My Journey | Podcast

    A Global Pandemic & Podcast Season TWO.

    Byichoosegrit September 8, 2020June 17, 2024

    Despite our lives being completely. INSANE, Summer 2020 was an oddly sacred time to me in the midst of all the chaos. One of the greatest blessings? Prepping & recording a whole slew of podcast episodes to share with every…

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  • Gritty Stories | Podcast

    B+B: When Dating Gets Gritty.

    Byichoosegrit January 1, 2020April 26, 2024

    Hello world! See the link below to listen to my first official podcast interview with my younger sis and bro-in law. Find I Choose Grit on social to learn more, because honestly, I’m way too tired to write another post…

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  • Suffering is Not Popular.
    Blog. | Hope | socializing

    Suffering is Not Popular.

    Byichoosegrit March 12, 2019August 9, 2024

    Do we ever see pictures of the chronically ill on the cover of a magazine? Is “I am sick” ever a slogan used to win a presidential election? Are the students who are too sick to go to school the…

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