We are strong, we are fierce, we are brave… but sometimes it’s easy to feel broken and alone. Join our online...
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If you start the day with negative intention, already deciding before you get out of bed that it will be bad, then your day will most likely suck...
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As a child and even a teen I never fully grasped what it felt like to be in that chair. Recently, I switched places with someone I care about...
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Check out this buzzfeed video for a new perspective on negative self-talk. It's damaging! Why do we do it to ourselves if we would never ever say it to someone else? Shouldn't we love ourselves first?
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Support is SO IMPORTANT when you have a chronic illness. If you are with someone who isn't supportive, doesn't try to understand, and does not prioritize your care, GET OUT.
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“It is what it is.”
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Physical activity is a monumental part of living with a chronic illness. If you have Type One Diabetes, exercise can help balance and manage blood sugar levels...
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For most people, reaching goals is a challenge. Goals are not meant to be overly easy to achieve, or we would have accomplished them already...
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5 Reasons to Start Journaling!
BONUS: You're invited to a FREE 30 day journaling challenge!
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When you're having a bad day, sometimes you just need to curl up on the couch and let the ones who love you take care of you and make yummy food.
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Anxiety is so unbelievably prevalent. I think with anxiety, sometimes it's easier to avoid the trigger. But with avoidance you begin to miss out on things.
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Anyone who knows me knows about Mako. For those of you who do not, he is my amazing, stubborn, hilarious, adorable little French Bulldog. A few years ago I started...
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Last night it was time for a Dexcom (continuous glucose monitor) change and OnmiPod (insulin pump) site change at the same time. This happened in the middle of packing...
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The difference between empathy and sympathy is something that is so frequently, and monumentally, misunderstood. This video explains the differences in a way that is shockingly easy to understand.
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I am sorry you're being mocked for something that could kill you...
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So I'm at the gym this morning and I see three women talking. Based on my first impression these three people had been best friends forever. A few minutes later two of them walk into the locker room. One says "Wow she's so fat! And did you see that zit on her face?!" The other responded with "Oh my god! I know! She's so annoying". There are a ridiculous amount of things wrong with this whole encounter, but selfishly, what bothered me most is the way it made me feel.
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I spent years of my life so unbelievably bothered by diabetes jokes. They. Are. Everywhere. When I heard or read the jokes I would think to myself...
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I'm writing this in one of the moments where the weight of these illnesses on my shoulders really has me down. I preach positivity, but I'm also a realist. Every single person with a chronic illness has bad days- and this is one of mine...
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