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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......

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......

2012: The Year of ‘There and back again’

2012/01/02 Chronic Illness, Coping, Lupus, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives No comments

I always look forward to the New Year, full of potential and new experiences. I no longer make resolutions, only because they come with them old pressures and negative mental tapes of past fail......

How do I see my Illness?

2011/12/21 Ankylosing Spondylitis, Arthritis Information, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Creativity, Fibromyalgia, Health, Holidays & Socials, Internet, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Pain management, Personal Stories, Scleroderma, Self-Care, Social Support, Stress Mgmt, Vancouver No comments

I missed the deadline for the PFAM this month, but Leslie has graciously allowed us to submit late and here is mine. I offer both in-person and online Discovery Sessions that focus on wellness –......

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......

Newest MLWT Guest Writer, Eric Suarez, CPT offers support for our fibro community

2011/10/25 Chronic Illness, Fibromyalgia, Guest Blogger, Lifestyle, MLWT, Oregon, Pain management, Resources, Self-Care, Sports & Fitness, Washington No comments

I would like to introduce a new MLWT Guest writer, Eric Suarez, who is a fitness trainer and author of a new book focusing on living healthy with fibromyalgia. As I have been working on buildin......

And the band played on…with you being your own best conductor

2011/10/07 Behaviors and Patterns, Chronic Illness, Lupus, Oregon, Self-Care, Stress Mgmt, Washington One comment

As you already know, I co-lead Oregon Living Well With Chronic Conditions workshops here in the Portland area (although, they are statewide both in Oregon and Washington under the same name – fo......

Whatcha’ doing today at 5pm, Oregon and SW Washington?

2011/07/14 Chronic Illness, Education and Skill Building, Local Resources, Lupus, Nutrition and Gardening, Oregon, Resources, Self-Care, Washington No comments

A quick note about our LFA Pacific NW Chapter’s webinar today~ “Living With Lupus” featuring Philip Moberg, MD out of Seattle. He will be offering an overview of the disease and its many form......

Embracing living on the edge~ both in health and humor

2011/05/30 Books, Chronic Illness, Coping, Humor, Lupus, Oregon, Personal Stories, Problem-focused, Self-Care, Social Support, Washington One comment

“You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.” – Ethel Barrymore In April, the MLWT book discussion group on Shelfari.com hosted Carla Ulbrich’s book How Can You NOT Laugh......

Making Note of Lyme Disease Awareness this May

2011/05/27 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Diagnosis, Guest Blogger, Health, Lyme Disease, Medical Support, Oregon, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Washington No comments

As we come to a close this May, I wanted to make special mention of a disease that is often misunderstood and lumped in with lupus in the diagnostic stages. I was initially told I had Lyme when......

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