A health, wellness and chronic illness blog that aims to articulate lifelong illness and disabilities from various perspectives.
*Note: Whilst this post is sponsored by Axon Optics, all opinions expressed in this review are my own. My ‘Brief’ Year with Migraines A stark scene sits within the fog of my memories, one where I freeze up and stop dead in my tracks in the middle of a mall. My migraines had been quiet […]
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Chronic Illness Gift Ideas – for What’s Probably on Their Wish List! Wish lists tend to contain practical items that make everyday living easier, or luxurious treats that warm the heart and soothe the soul. I’m not going to complain if I receive a fancy handbag, perfume or surprise holiday, so go ahead 😉 But […]
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A Common Wish List Item: Pain Relief My original intention for this post was more of a show and tell session, where the chronic illness community could share what was on their wish list, and discover new coping tools. But it turns out that we all mostly want the same thing no matter where we […]
Part Two of Three: Preventing a Pain Flare Before It Hits This is a three-part series all about pain flares caused by chronic illness. (You can find links for the other two at the end of this post.) In this second part of the series, we share our best strategies to stop a pain flare […]
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The Effects of Light on Our Health I think we can all agree that the colour of light affects our health and bodies to a large degree. We know how blue light can mess with our circadian rhythm, and make it difficult to fall asleep at night. We apply sunblock to ward off the harmful […]
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*Note from A Chronic Voice: Jeremy and Joanna are both physiotherapists who have been travelling around the world since 2010, working in all sorts of interesting places! They are committed to staying as healthy as possible while on the road. Today Jeremy shares some basic insight into back pain from a physiotherapist’s perspective, and also […]
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What Got Me Curious About Floatation Therapy Floatation therapy has been within my interest radar for quite some time. Reviews from other chronic illness bloggers keep popping up on my social media feeds, and they are all positive. Most of these bloggers are caucasian women with fibromyalgia, however. There’s even an entire research project dedicated […]
Theme: Simple Pleasures I Can Enjoy While Stuck in Bed with Pain Question: It’s no fun being stuck in bed all day with pain that never really leaves. Your brain is too foggy to do anything productive, which is so frustrating. Yet life isn’t black and white; happiness can co-exist with agony. In the darkest […]
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Recently there has been much furore in Western media outlets, over the red marks seen on the bodies of some athletes competing in the Rio Olympics. I might be a little late to this cupping therapy debate, but I do have a few points that I think are still relevant to make. The angle I […]
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