Tag Archives: wellness

Being more attentive in my own care

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

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

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......

New Directions for MLWT

When this MLWT network began, my role was to act as a collector of stories.   Building on the research I conducted on lupus peer-led support groups here in Oregon, I continued to interview,......

Seeking the “Why” in Fibromyalgia

In the past 15 years of my chronic illness expedition, I have met some amazing individuals living with Fibromyalgia, a chronic health challenge that causes persistent and inconsistent pain throu......

Life is Change. Growth is optional. Choose Wisely.

I came across this quote and liked it for what it points out.  I have no idea where it comes from, but anything that is short and sweet sure helps it sink in.  Whether we are or aren’t fac......

Elevator Speech

For many of us living with chronic health challenges, we spend a lot of time in elevators.    On good days, we try the stairs.  That time spent in elevators, however, can reflect our lives ......

Making Note of Lyme Disease Awareness this May

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......

PFAM is here for May 25th!

Okay, I am amazed that we are already in mid-May.  Thanks to Leslie at  Getting Closer To Myself   for reminding me to get going on calls for submissions.  I will be hosting the next Patients F......

Today is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

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......

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