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How to Be Your Own Best Advocate When You’re Living with a Chronic Illness
Good self-advocacy in medical settings requires a complicated balance of confidence and humility.
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How to Be Your Own Best Advocate When You’re Living with a Chronic Illness
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7 Tips for Managing Arthritis Symptoms This Winter
Over the years, I’ve found strategies to help prevent rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups and reduce symptoms during the winter months.
November 24, 2021
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A Dietitian’s Guide to Eating Well During the Holidays When You Have Psoriatic Arthritis
It can be hard to enjoy festive meals when you're worried about PsA. But it only takes small adjustments to make holiday go-tos more PsA-friendly.
November 30, 2021
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I Tried the Whole30 Program for Psoriatic Arthritis and This Is What Happened
Learning about the relationship between diet and inflammation helped me make long-term changes and have fewer flare-ups.
April 13, 2021
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What I Eat in a Day as a Dietitian Living with Arthritis
While navigating psoriatic arthritis (PsA), I have found that the foods I turn to for fueling my body can have a significant impact on how I feel throughout the day.
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As a disabled person, working from bed makes it possible for me to have a job.
March 15, 2021
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5 Tips for Safe Backcountry Adventures When You’re Living with a Chronic Condition
Wherever you're starting out on your outdoor recreation journey, these five tips from experienced, outdoorsy chronic illness warriors will help you find your way.
May 12, 2022
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Why I Choose Positivity in the Face of Chronic Illness
My mantra, 'living a positive life while chronically ill,' feels more necessary now than it ever has.
September 08, 2020
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The Benefits of Gratitude When You’re Living with a Chronic Illness
Shifting to an attitude of gratitude can be the difference between surviving and truly thriving.
January 25, 2021
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How I Created Joy Through Chronic Pain and a Pandemic
This past year taught me that there is a resilience inside me that circumstances, including chronic migraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, cannot touch.
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The Value of Pursuing Hobbies When You’re Living with a Chronic Illness
Finding activities that you’re passionate about and can enjoy despite your condition can lead to a richer life.
May 25, 2021
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9 Ways to Make Long-Haul Quarantine More Sustainable
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How Living with Chronic Illness Has Helped Improve My Relationship with My Body
Whether you live with a chronic illness or not, living in a body is a complex experience.
March 05, 2021
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How Modeling Empathy to My Toddler Helps Me Navigate Chronic Pain
Learning to practice self-compassion when pain or emotional triggers arise can be a beautiful teaching moment for children.
February 14, 2022
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How My Relationship with Alcohol has Changed Since My PsA Diagnosis
What is interesting to me is that the one lifestyle change that has made the most impact on my life with PsA is one that no one ever suggested: cutting out alcohol.
April 13, 2022
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I Tried an Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Psoriatic Arthritis and This Is What I Learned
Finding a diet that helps me keep my psoriatic arthritis symptoms in check has been a journey.
September 20, 2021
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How Chronic Illness Helped Me Cultivate Better Reading Habits
Through bibliotherapy I've learned that books can offer greater insight and healing than I ever imagined, as long as I pay attention.
January 11, 2022