What Supportive Friendships Look Like When You're Chronically Ill

“When you’ve reached rock bottom, there’s only one way to go, and that’s up!” ~Buster Moon, from the movie Sing

negative mindset, you’re admitting defeat before you ever attempt anything. The sad part is that if you don’t watch what you say and how you live, your negative thought processes and actions can rub off your children and those around you.Do you know how damaging using negative self-talk is to your psyche? Not only does cynical speech lower your self-confidence, but it can ruin your productivity. What would you say if you heard someone else declaring these negative things to themselves? ADVERTISEMENT No doubt, you would correct them right away for the negative self-talk and offer encouragement.

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Hi friends! I’m excited to share that my and are now available for pre-order! The colorful daily calendar pages feature quotations (all from me and Tiny Buddha contributors) on happiness, love, relationships, change, meaning, mindfulness, simplicity, self-care, letting go, and more. With an easel backer for desk and tabletop display, the calendar will hopefully keep you encouraged, uplifted, and motivated all through 2023!Some of you suggested last year’s quotes were too long, so I aimed for mostly shorter quotes this year. You can see sample pages and . As for the planner, it also features quotes from the blog, on colorful patterned pages, and it’s made entirely of recycled materials. The lay-flat sewn (exposed) binding is a unique feature—it uses cloth thread and is free of glue, plastic, and metal. And because it lays flat, it’s friendly for lefties!You can see sample pages and .I hope you enjoy the calendar and planner as much as I enjoyed creating them!

It’s all about the hustle!No, that’s not the opening line from the – let’s face it – truly awful 50 Cent movie “Get Rich or Die Trying.” No offense, Fifty, but it’s the truth. Instead, it’s a sound bit of business advice that could help you generate a nice second income or turn your passion into a full-time career. And wouldn’t that be more fun than grinding out another year or two of the 9-5? Definitely!The kind of hustle we’re referring to is the side hustle, another income stream to supplement your monthly salary or satisfy your creative aspirations.Almost half of US workers are side-hustling now, earning (on average) an extra $1,000 a month.

judgment and ruin your perception, expand your mind and understand that these “typings” aren’t necessarily true. ADVERTISEMENT Studies show that if you form a specific opinion or impression of someone from the get-go, it is tough to change it later, no matter how much evidence proves you wrong. To avoid having to undergo the complex process of unlearning these impressions, you can prevent the circumstance entirely by intentionally keeping your mind open.People aren’t exactly simple beings.

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Bringing awareness to different diseases seems to be a big part of the “community spirit” within the chronic illness and disability communities. My social media is filled with awareness posts all the time as I follow people with all kinds of different illnesses, all of which have their own special months. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Both of these are difficult for me, but October is hardest because breast cancer has been such a big part of my life lately.

Moms: You Need a Therapist Too.

People have probably asked you before what you wanted to achieve by the age of 25. Now that you’re there, it seems like nothing on your list was accomplished, and that leaves you feeling like a failure.

You can either learn to master time management or have time master you. The choice is yours.

Can achievement motivation really help you? What even is it?

normal part of life. For example, when you worry or overthink, that’s probably because you feel anxious. To be more concise, anxiety is an emotion that appears when you feel tense and have worried thoughts.

positive for energy levels. Think carbs. Low-carbohydrate diets are trendy, but they’ll make you tired.

Crohn’s disease (think: major gut issues) for the last seven years, eating healthy is not just a lifestyle choice—it’s the difference between feeling good and being chained to the porcelain throne. So out of necessity, I’ve become the queen of asking questions and requesting modifications whenever I dine at a restaurant (yes, I’m that person).

Have you ever met someone at a bar or a cafe and exchanged numbers, and grabbed drinks? Dating is no longer as simple as it used to be. Dating trends are changing and expanding opportunities for meeting new people.

Ever since the dawn of civilization humans played games, for score, glory, or gambling. Gambling is a very popular hobby that has been around for over 5000 years. Since the dawn of the internet, gambling has become more popular than ever because of the new easier ways people can access the games. Online casinos and […]

For anyone with diabetes, it is normal to feel overwhelmed. Having this condition means needing to check your blood sugar often, remembering to take your medicine, making healthier food choices, and more. 

 She sent him a message saying: ”Yes! I’ll be over around 7! Would you like me to get you something from the store or anything for dinner!” Megan added that she visits every chance she gets due to his deteriorating health.When Megan asked about dinner plans, her grandpa had a few simple requests. “Could you pick up applesauce? The cinnamon kind. And if you go somewhere with mash potatoes, I would like that because I have no teeth and can only eat soft things. Ha!” he told her in a text.Later that day, he had an additional request for dessert and asked for strawberry ice cream.

When my mother was first diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 58, I was in denial. I wasn’t oblivious to the issues that were becoming increasingly obvious to all around her — losing things, repeating stories, increased anxiety (so much so that she had to leave the workforce) — but I did not anticipate her Alzheimer’s would get any worse. I somehow believed her condition would not progress and she would continue to live at the same ability level for at least another 20 years. That’s how ignorant I was about Alzheimer’s disease.

Fashion and clothing are such great ways to express yourself, your personality, and your creativity. However, it can become tricky to find fashion and clothing items that work for you when you live with sensory sensitivities.

Have you ever watched a movie or show in which a person becomes a host to another entity? Whether it’s a demon, an angel or some other life form, the character “hosts” the entity and succumbs to its demands.

Next week marks my sixth month of what I can only describe as debilitating fatigue attacks, ongoing vomiting, nausea, debilitating dizziness, a chronic headache, lightheadedness that feels like I’m in a lift all the time, weakness, and an insincere feeling that I’m in an “unwell” bubble…

We are all blessed with two birth parents, and if we are lucky one or two of those are positive role models and on board for at least some portion of our lives. If we are really lucky, we may have the good fortune to score another mom or dad figure, someone who appears virtually out of nowhere, as fate or serendipity might have it, and takes us under their propitious wing.

“Thor: Love and Thunder” hit theaters earlier this summer. As a Thor Odinson fan girl, I was very excited for the follow up to “Thor: Ragnarok,” arguably one of the most fun movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 

As someone with multiple chronic illnesses, I often struggle with loneliness and isolation. On a particularly isolating Saturday night, as I curled up in bed with pain, exhaustion, and anxiety pulsing through my body, I thought of all of you and felt a little less alone. I hope these words help you feel a little less alone too.

Celebrate life with these profound loss of a father quotes.