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Job Opening~ Full-Time health manager with strong experience…wait, that’s me!

2012/02/02 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Education and Skill Building, Personal Stories, Resources, Self-Care, Strategies No comments
Generally, I avoid using marketing materials to describe what I “do.”  It feels to me like using brochures or shoving business cards down people’s throats somehow adds a ‘snake oil’ component th......

MLWT Musings Member Offerings

2012/01/19 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Books, Chronic Illness, Communication, Community, Coping, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Networking, Resources, Social Support, Stress Mgmt No comments
In the Celebrations edition of the MLWT enewsletter, I introduced a new column “Community Sharing.”  I will be announcing three topics that come into my email inbox on a regular basis and I am a......

Teaching this ‘old’ dog some self-care tricks

2012/01/14 Behaviors and Patterns, Chronic Illness, Coping, Lupus, Resources, Self-Care, Strategies, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives No comments
With the return of my lupus symptoms during the holiday ‘flare’, I’ve been making a more conscious effort to notice the decisions I make in treating them. Usually, I only take two medications to......

Being more attentive in my own care

2011/12/11 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Community, Fibromyalgia, Holistic, Lupus, Self-Care, Strategies No comments
I have been exploring mindfulness practices during my three month hiatus from the blog and have discovered some amazing changes in my own health and well-being.  I stepped away from it in the la......

Introducing a new network with a youthful kick

2011/07/16 Chronic Illness, Communication, Coping, Lifestyle, Networking, Oregon, Personal Stories, Resources, Washington No comments
I am always on the lookout for new options for the younger set living with chronic illnesses.  So much of the information out there on the internet is geared towards assuming people living with ......

Today is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

2011/05/12 Advocacy, Behaviors and Patterns, Books, Events, Fibromyalgia, Guest Blogger, Oregon, Pain management, Resources, Self-Care, Strategies, Washington No comments
I am pleased to introduce author and pain archeologist, Sue Ingebretson, as our guest for today.  You may already know her from her website Rebuilding Wellness and/or from her book, FibroWHYalg......

May and Lupus back in the spotlight

2011/05/01 Advocacy, Announcements, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Communication, Education and Skill Building, Events, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Resources, Social Support, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington No comments
Here we are again~ National Lupus Awareness Month.  International Lupus Awareness Day is May 10th.  In Oregon, SB348 (Senate Bill 348 designates May of each year as Lupus Awareness Month and ma......

♫ One of these things is not like the other…one of these things just doesn’t belong… ♫

2010/11/06 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Communication, Events, Humor, Internet, Medical Support, MLWT, Oregon, Portland Metro, Social Support, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington No comments
Aviva, who authors the blog Sick Momma,  is hosting PFAM (Patients For A Moment) Blog Carnival this coming Wednesday, November 10th.  Her theme was to have people contribute their experiences, c......

No matter where I go, there you are~

2010/09/14 Advocacy, Behaviors and Patterns, Chronic Illness, Communication, Events, Identity, Lupus, Oregon, Washington No comments
I have been followed around by lupus for over a decade now, but there are still times when I actually expect to be able to fly solo.  In comparison to many people living with this disease, I am ......

So Much to Learn — So Little Time

2010/08/23 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Communication, Coping, Identity, Lupus, Oregon, Relationship-focused, Social Support, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington No comments
“What advice would you give, or what would you want non-chronically ill people to know about your illness and your life?” This question brought up something I hadn’t thought about in years.  Alt......

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