Planning and goal setting with a chronic illness, can be frustrating and defeating. It’s hard to plan for the day let alone set goals for the year when you don’t know how you’ll feel from hour to hour. But with proper perspective and goal setting techniques, you‘ll be able to make progress towards your goals and dreams. Benefits of Goal Setting Anyone else love a good goal?? Goal setting is very beneficial. It can give a sense of purpose, a positive outlook fo[...]
Are you a chronic illness warrior struggling to find your chronic illness warrior mindset? Do you need to change your mindset? By mindset I mean change the way you think and your general attitude about living with a chronic illness? Do the ups and downs of living with a chronic illness cause you to crumble? Are you finding it difficult to stay positive during setbacks? Do you have trouble stopping negative self-talk? Maybe you feel defeated in your journey? Maybe you've said what's[...]
What's the number one challenge you face with a chronic illness? What's THE THING that's standing in your way of living a great and full life in spite of a diagnosis? Seriously, what obstacle is standing in your way of living your illest life? I've asked this question to myself more times than I can count over the past couple years and no matter the situation it always came down to one thing: MINDSET. Not believing I was worthy or capable of happiness, lack of belief in myself, fee[...]
This is the announcement post for the 10 Day Affirmation Challenge. Those interested are going to practice positive affirmations for 10 days. When I first started practicing affirmations, it felt weird. The more I've practiced affirming, the easier it's gotten. So this month, I invite you to join me on a 10 Day Chronic Illness Affirmation Challenge. The Power of Affirmations Each one of us affirms, whether you believe it or not. Have you ever heard the saying there is power i[...]
I occasionally like to do a social media detox as a form of self-care. My first time doing a social media detox was for Lent. The next time I just wanted to challenge myself and see what I could do. Now I love incorporating them into my self-care. It helps even me out when I feel overcome with some of the negative impacts of excessive social media use or when I want to focus on me a little more. There are quite a few benefits to a social media detox. I wanted to share some with you. Why detoxin[...]
COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. In stressful times such as these, many people turn to food, a phenomenon known an anxiety eating or emotional eating in order to ease anxiety. Foods can be as powerful as drugs when it comes to easing discomfort. Whether you have an anxiety disorder or you’re facing a stressful situation (like being quarantined with your family for an indefinite period of time), it's important to not ingest crap for the sake of feeling better. Causes of[...]