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A Chronic Voice August Prompts – Confining, Draining, Anchoring and Restoring

I’m a bit late joining in with the August A Chronic Voice prompts again, but better late than never! I always enjoy joining in with Sheryl's monthly prompts and was so happy to see them starting up again last month. This post has taken me a while to write as I’ve kept coming back to … Continue reading A Chronic Voice August Prompts – Confining, Draining, Anchoring and Restoring

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Updating, Recommitting, Bracing, Documenting, Pampering – A Chronic Voice: July Prompts

I was delighted to see the return of A Chronic Voice's monthly blogging prompts. Sheryl always seems to come up with themes that really resonate, and I love reading how differently everyone interprets them. It's a lovely way of catching up with fellow bloggers and reflecting on what's been happening in our own lives. The … Continue reading Updating, Recommitting, Bracing, Documenting, Pampering – A Chronic Voice: July Prompts

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Keeping Going

It's been seven months since I last wrote a blog post. I'm not entirely sure where that time has gone. Partly, I've struggled to think of what to write about. But if I'm honest, life has also been a bit too full. The past few months have felt sticky. It's been one of those periods … Continue reading Keeping Going

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How Gratitude Can Improve Chronic Pain Management

Living with fibromyalgia means living with an unpredictable companion. Some mornings I wake up feeling relatively human, whilst others greet me with a wall of pain and fatigue that makes even the simplest tasks feel mountainous. It's during these darker periods, when my mental health begins to spiral alongside my physical symptoms, that I turn … Continue reading How Gratitude Can Improve Chronic Pain Management

Sarah W Fibromyalgia

Managing Fibromyalgia Through Journaling: How This Daily Writing Habit Has Helped Me

Living with a chronic illness often feels like navigating an ever-changing landscape of symptoms, treatments, and emotions. Since diagnosis with fibromyalgia over 11 years ago, one tool in my wellness toolbox that I’ve made use of consistently is journaling although the focus of what I write down has changed over the years. Journaling might be … Continue reading Managing Fibromyalgia Through Journaling: How This Daily Writing Habit Has Helped Me