Self-Advocacy

What’s in a Self-Care Plan?

I write a lot about self-care because I’ve learned – the hard way – how…

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Why is Self-Care Important?

Self-care, in simple terms, refers to activities done deliberately to care for our mental, emotional,…

What’s Differential Diagnosis & Why Should you Care?

Most of us have, at one time, experienced symptoms that are consistent with more than…

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3 Unsuspecting Triggers of Your Headaches

What could be worse than a migraine attack? How about having frequent attacks without a clear…

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6 Tips for Living With a Chronic Illness

Health-Related Quality of Life. For the hundreds of millions of people living with chronic conditions,…

Consistency for Better Outcomes

The experience of chronic illness is often a fraught and confusing one. For patients with…