Mind and Body
Articles on mental health, chronic illness, and self-care.
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Everything You Need to Know to Use Cannabis to Treat Fibromyalgia
A few years ago we talked about ways that you can use CBD (cannabidiol) as part of your treatment plan for Fibromyalgia ( and other chronic pain disorders). In today’s article, we’re going…
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5 Tips to Survive the Holidays with a Neurodivergent Brain
The holidays can be a hard time for anyone. The added stress of finding the right gift or finishing touch for holiday baking, the crowded stores. Sometimes just being home with your family…
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Caring for Your Mental Health in a Pandemic
Living with anxiety can make every day feel as though the world is about to end. Our bodies can make up imagined scenarios. They can also add stress to things that most would…
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Wake Up Tired Winter Skin with a DIY Coffee Scrub
The cold and blustery month of January is a perfect time to focus on taking better care of your skin. Of course, we’re usually too busy getting kids back into the swing of…
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The Top 5 Most Embarrassing Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
Living with the symptoms of Fibromyalgia can be life-changing for many. We deal with common symptoms such as pain and fatigue on a regular basis. Many of us, however, also deal with symptoms…
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How to Prepare Now to Keep Seasonal Allergies in Check
Seasonal allergies can be such a bummer. I dealt with them a lot as a kid and as it turns out my son also deals with them every spring. In fact, they get…
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My Top 10 Favorite Things to Battle Symptoms of a Fibromyalgia Flare
When you live with a chronic illness like Fibromyalgia it doesn’t take much to realize that you need to find ways to deal with your symptoms, and fast! Of course, there are treatments…
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Five Quick Tips to Stop Itchy Winter Skin from Fibromyalgia
If you are living with Fibromyalgia you don’t need me to tell you how AWFUL itching skin can be. It seems like no matter what you do there’s no way around it once…
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20 Things it’s Time to Stop Saying to People with Depression
No matter where you live or what demographic you find yourself in there’s a good chance that someone you know is living with depression. Statistics show that 16.2 million Americans are currently living…
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5 Simple Ways to Control Hunger While Fasting
If you were here for our first post on Intermittent Fasting you learned what a great alternative it can be to traditional dieting. Intermittent Fasting allows you to stop counting calories and focus…