Mindfulness and Chronic Illness

Mindfulness meditation is an important tool for managing chronic illness. This board provides information and inspiration for cultivating your practice.
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Move More: How I Actually Started Exercising with a Chronic Condition
Do you get tired of being told exercise will help you manage your chronic illness? Here is how I actually started moving more despite my fibromyalgia. #Fibromyalgia #chronicillness #chronicpain
A Not-to-Do List for Life with Fibromyalgia
What you don't do may be as important as what you do when you live with chronic illness. #Fibromyalgia #chronicillness #chronicpain
Say It Out Loud: Black, Chronically Ill, Disabled Lives Matter | Chronic illness, Lives matter, Ill

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Say It Out Loud: Black, Chronically Ill, Disabled Lives Matter
If I want everyone who finds their way to this blog to feel encouraged and supported, I have to be explicit about equality: Black lives matter. Indigenous lives matter. The lives of people of colour matter. Powerful voices of black bloggers and influencers to follow who are sharing their illness and disability experiences.
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Intentionally focusing on positive experiences can lower the activity of brain regions that trigger stress and increase the activity of the nervous system associated with well-being. You can �use the mind to build the brain�, which is a powerful tool for
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Optimism and Chronic Illness
Managing Finances with Chronic Illness

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Chronic Illness and Money Pain: The Honest Truth About Coping with a Lost Job, Low Income and a Tight Budget
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Learn about how music improves fibro symptoms, including pain, mobility, depression and sleep quality.
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Do you feel like 'the Princess and the Pea' when you try to get a restful sleep? Here are my top 9 recommendations for improving your quality of sleep if you live with fibromyalgia, chronic pain or chronic illness.After being my own guinea pig, I wanted t
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Having an illness like fibromyalgia is not a reflection of your character. No one works harder than someone with a chronic illness – every day is a struggle to work through symptoms and do your absolute best to be where you're needed.
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Probiotics for Fibromyalgia: Help Your Gut Help You to Boost Immunity and Relieve Anxiety
Can probiotics help treat fibromyalgia? According to science, probiotics can strengthen the immune system, which is compromised in people with fibromyalgia. Probiotics may help relieve stress, anxiety and depression– which are common symptoms in fibromyal
Mind Games: How I Cope During a Chronic Illness Relapse Using Brain Exercises
Learning about the power of choice over where I focus my attention on each day helps me get through relapses. Through challenging negative patterns of thinking, and practicing being present, I try to emphasize what enriches my life.#Fibromyalgia #chronicillness #chronicpain
The Mental Torture of Medical Waiting Lists (& How I Learned to Cope)
Waiting for a test result, diagnosis or surgery can be a form of mental torture. Here I share my story and how I learned to cope. Includes helpful resources!
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From diagnosis to managing my fibro, one day at a time; I wanted to share my illness journey for Fibromyalgia Awareness Month.
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When it comes to trying mindfulness meditation, for people with chronic pain, there is nothing to lose and everything to gain. For this post, I wanted to look at some recent research on mindfulness meditation for chronic pain. The purpose of these studies was to assess whether mindfulness can lower pain, reduce depression, and improve quality of life. #fibromyalgia #chronicillness #chronicpain
How to Plan a Chronic Illness-Friendly Wedding
Through trial and error we were able to plan a wedding that mixed tradition with our own style and my health needs. I wanted to share what I learned about how to plan a wedding that a spoonie bride (or groom!) can not only survive but enjoy. #wedding #fibromyalgia #chronicillness #chronicpain