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Getting to know your medications
In chronic illness, treatment plans can quickly get complicated. While following yours as well as possible can keep you safe and help you feel better,…
Join the Boring Self-Care Challenge
Self-care generally means taking time to do things for yourself that will benefit your wellbeing. In the last few years the idea seems to have…
Travel and chronic illness
If you have a chronic illness, many resources exist to help prepare you for any travel you might do. Whether it’s a vacation or a…
Disability and finding financial peace
Caring Voice Coalition’s Senior Patient Advocate Lauren Patrizio offers resources and advice for finding financial peace while navigating the SSA disability process. Having a disability…
Creative ways people explained invisible illness
If you’ve ever been told you look great when you feel anything but, then you know how hard it can be to talk to people…
Four Mexican-inspired meals, only 10 ingredients
Using this shopping list and the following four simple, healthy, Mexican-inspired recipes, cooking at home can be a little easier. Start on a day where…
Three ways to support someone with HD
To help you take part in Huntington’s Disease (HD) Awareness Month in May—and all year long—we’ve compiled some ways to support HD awareness and those…
Close up: Lindsey Sullivan
I settled in the Richmond area in 2013. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor’s degree in social work, I was offered a…
Making sense of complementary or alternative health
Complementary or alternative health options can be valuable supplements to managing a chronic illness. But certain techniques touted as natural or alternative medicine aren’t backed…
Caregiver’s toolkit
Caregiving 101: Basic guides on becoming a caregiver. On being a caregiver Care for the family caregiver Physical care tips: Guides and videos to help…
Resources on health care reform
Health care reform generally refers to the ongoing changes to laws that govern health care—including how health insurance is purchased and sold. After the passage…
Caring for your caregiver
Caregivers do a lot for their loved ones. But they aren’t invincible. Finding your own ways to show care for your caregiver can strengthen your…
10 ideas for a quick mental health boost
Need a quick mental health boost? Try one or more of these science-backed strategies. Practice this calming breathing technique. How you breathe impacts your nervous…
Q&A: National Alliance for Caregiving
Q&A with National Alliance for Caregiving President and CEO Gail Gibson Hunt. What does the National Alliance for Caregiving do? The National Alliance for Caregiving…