Chronically Kristin
The Inner Musings of a Chronic Disease Fighter Determined to Win
Tag: self-care
You still look so pretty
Body positivity in our society: talking out of both sides of our mouths. Embrace all types of bodies, but be healthier and thinner too.
Going through the motions
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.
A Throwback Get To Know Me
Let’s throw it back to the early days of blogging with a fun Q&A blog survey to get to know me.
No Spring Chicken
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”
Werk, Werk, Werk, Werk, Werk.
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.
#SelfCareMvmt Part 3: Spiritual Health
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.
#SelfCareMvmt! (Part 1)
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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