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Healthy living
Mantras for high stress days
Mantras aren’t what you’d call an exact science. The calming, sometimes encouraging or positive words or phrases are a traditional part of yoga and many…
Four ways to care for your lungs
Since October is Healthy Lung Month, let’s take a look at a few ways you can better care for your lungs. After all, chronic lower…
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…
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…
Tips on asking for help
Asking for help is hard for most people. We might worry about being a burden or that we’ll end up feeling indebted to someone. Other…
Writing prompts for coping with chronic illness
A little reflective writing can have a transformative impact on chronic illness. Maybe you need to work something out or your mind feels a little chaotic….
Great podcasts for chronic illness
Podcasts are a largely untapped resource for most people—but they could be especially useful to people with chronic illness. They’re a great option when you…
15 encouraging quotes for your chronic illness journey
Healing “These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” –Rumi, The Essential Rumi “Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember….
Recognizing anxiety in chronic illness
Change is often frightening, and being diagnosed with a chronic illness is a particularly scary change. Dreams and aspirations are shattered or altered. Thoughts of…