Body positivity in our society: talking out of both sides of our mouths. Embrace all types of bodies, but be healthier and thinner too.
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Category: Inspirational Stories, Life AdviceTags: beauty, beauty standards, body image, body positivity, health, instagram, mental health, self-care, self-love, society standards, weight, wellness
How COVID-19 impacts my mental health: the lengths I’ve had to take physically have subsequently played a large role in the level of positivity and negativity of my mental health as well.
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Let’s throw it back to the early days of blogging with a fun Q&A blog survey to get to know me.
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Category: Chronic IllnessTags: #chroniclife, about me, blog, blogger, blogging, chronic bloggers, chronic bloggers network, chronic illness, chronic illness bloggers, chronic life, Chronically Kristin, education, inspiration, life, patient advocacy, patients, Q&A, reality, self-care, survey, truth
I’m no spring chicken. The same arthritis that ate up my left hip that finally got replaced hasn’t stopped there… And touring is a lot of work. I’m impressed when I see people like Eric Clapton out there. Gee whiz, Eric, give me a… Continue Reading “No Spring Chicken”
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Category: Chronic IllnessTags: #chroniclife, advice, autoimmune disease, autoimmune diseases, chronic diseases, chronic illness, chronic life, Chronically Kristin, disease, grand rapids, health, inspiration, invisibile illness, life, mental state, negative vs. positive, reality, self-care, strength, truth
This is a little bit of a tough blog post for me to write: I am not the most successful at workplace or professional self-care (full disclaimer: that’s probably putting it lightly). I love my job, and I love my career even more. I feel so grateful for so many things that have to do with my professional life. I’m grateful to have a stable job; I’m grateful for my wonderful health insurance; I’m grateful for flexibility and understanding leaders and coworkers; I’m grateful to be able to do what I love every day.
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Category: Life AdviceTags: #chroniclife, #selfcaremvmt, advice, autoimmune disease, autoimmunity, career, chronic illness, Chronically Kristin, digital communications, digital detox, health, healthcare, life, professional, professional life, professional self-care, self care catalysts, self care movement, self-care, social media, spectrum health, work, workplace self-care
Welcome to another week of the #SelfCareMvmt series! If you’ve missed the first 2 weeks, you can learn about my ‘Daily Little Accomplishments,’ and ‘Physical Self-Care’ in my last two blog posts. This week we’re going to be talking about Spiritual Self-Care. This is always a loaded topic for me, but I think there is still benefit in my life for this type of practice.
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Category: Life AdviceTags: #selfcaremvmt, atheist, blog series, chronic illness, chronic illness bloggers, chronic life, Chronically Kristin, self care catalysts, self care movement, self-care, spiritual, spiritual health, spiritual selfcare, yoga
Self Care Catalysts is one of the first to dedicate energy and time around self-care for patients, outside of patients themselves! In doing so, they are kicking off a movement called: Self Care Mvmt. The Self Care Mvmt will highlight the stories of real patients and shed more light and perspective around what it really means to live with a chronic illness, “to reveal the unseen and invisible aspects of living with a long-term illness, and to celebrate self-care.”
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Category: Life AdviceTags: #chroniclife, #selfcaremvmt, blog series, chronic bloggers, chronic bloggers network, chronic diseases, chronic illness, Chronically Kristin, health and wellness, mental health, self care catalysts, self care movement, self-care