This month, I am joining in with the monthly writing prompts from A Chronic Voice for the first time as I only recently discovered this lovely online community :-). As well as the monthly prompts being a great read to discover how others interpret the words each month, it's also especially helpful for new bloggers, … Continue reading A Chronic Voice – June Writing Prompts
Q&A: A Day in the Life with Chronic Illness and Pain by a Fibro Spoonie
I’m writing this post as part of an evergreen linkup party by Sheryl of A Chronic Voice. I thought it was such a great way to try and articulate what daily life with fibro can be like. Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com In brief, illnesses and/or disabilities I have. Fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression, migraine and … Continue reading Q&A: A Day in the Life with Chronic Illness and Pain by a Fibro Spoonie
Out and About in May
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (which ran from 10th to 16th May) was ‘Connecting with Nature’. It’s something that’s been massively important to me over the years and, as I’ve written about before on this blog, spending time in nature is a big part of managing both the fibromyalgia pain (gentle … Continue reading Out and About in May
Fibromyalgia Awareness Month – Four Things I Wish Non-Fibro People Understood
Life with fibro is hard. It’s not just the myriad symptoms which can occur at any time of the day or night, but one of the cruellest things is the prejudice we often have to deal with from others just because ours is an invisible condition. Some folks seem incapable of grasping what that means, … Continue reading Fibromyalgia Awareness Month – Four Things I Wish Non-Fibro People Understood
Fibro and returning to swimming post Covid-lockdown
I’ve already blogged about how swimming can help fibromyalgia and it’s always been the most important part of my pain management toolkit. So the last year has been really hard as UK pools have been closed for a significant chunk of that time. For me, the effects of not being able to swim have been … Continue reading Fibro and returning to swimming post Covid-lockdown
How swimming can help with fibromyalgia
We all know that exercise is a key part of the toolkit to help us manage fibromyalgia, but it can be hard to know which types of exercise might be the most effective in helping with pain reduction and quality of life more generally. Amongst the NHS recommendations for fibromyalgia self-help is swimming, along with … Continue reading How swimming can help with fibromyalgia
Anxious April (and some things that help quell anxiety)
Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com I’ve always been an anxious person as long as I can remember. Even as a kid at primary school, I’d barely sleep the night before the start of a new term. Not for any specific concern (as I loved school) but seemingly just because… I do think that there … Continue reading Anxious April (and some things that help quell anxiety)
How Audiobooks Can Help With Night Time Fibro Issues
I’ve had a tough few months with lots of things going on which have worsened my fibro symptoms. One of the main problems has been struggling with insomnia, falling asleep easily enough but wide awake by 1am and may or may not get back to sleep again. Lying there, the pain kicks in, it’s impossible … Continue reading How Audiobooks Can Help With Night Time Fibro Issues
Escape to the Country – How might rural living impact on managing chronic pain?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com During the seemingly never ending Covid lock-down, one of the news articles that’s stuck in my mind reported a huge spike in interest in moving to the countrysidei. The BBC cited figures that across the UK, there had been a 126% increase in enquiries about buying a home in a … Continue reading Escape to the Country – How might rural living impact on managing chronic pain?
March Wanderings
Since being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the pace of my life has slowed considerably. But I don’t feel that that’s necessarily a bad thing, as it has given me the chance to immerse myself in nature on daily walks. I’d never have been able to do this pre-fibro as I was always too busy dashing here, … Continue reading March Wanderings
