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Running on Empty

Posted on by melissanreynolds

I’ve been running on empty since my pregnancy with Nu. Thinking that I was fighting Fibromyalgia, I actually engaged in…

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia ManagementTagged balance, being well, Break, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, expectations, fibromyalgia, meditation, rest, working mamaLeave a Comment on Running on Empty

What it’s Really Like to Live With Fibromyalgia

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I tend to sanitize my illness for people. Or I’ll say what’s bothering me the most (usually my neck or…

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia ManagementTagged balance, being well, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, expectations, fibromyalgia, living well, sleepLeave a Comment on What it’s Really Like to Live With Fibromyalgia

Coping with a Toddler when you have Fibromyalgia

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Coping with a toddler when you have fibromyalgia – this needs to be part of the parenting playbook when you…

Posted in Children and Fibromyalgia, Parenting with Fibromyalgia, Pregnancy and Parenting with Fibromyalgia, Self-HelpTagged baby, balance, being well, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, mama, toddler4 Comments on Coping with a Toddler when you have Fibromyalgia

Joy

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Just because the things I can do must be smaller, simpler and quieter – it doesn’t mean the joy I…

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia ManagementTagged balance, being well, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, joyLeave a Comment on Joy

Things I’d Like: 2016

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It’s 2016! That happened quickly. There are more than a few things I’d like from this year, from the profound…

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia ManagementTagged 2016, balance, being well, chronic fatigue, exercise, experiments, fibromyalgia, mama, sleep2 Comments on Things I’d Like: 2016

The Current State of Things

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With the end of the year at hand, I have been reflecting on where I am at and all of…

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia Management, Self-HelpTagged balance, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, Curamin, experiments, fibromyalgia, working mama, yogaLeave a Comment on The Current State of Things

The Perils of Pacing

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When you have chronic pain and fatigue, you get used to doing what you can. Using the energy you have….

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia ManagementTagged balance, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, expectations, Pacing, working mamaLeave a Comment on The Perils of Pacing

“Normal,” Relatively Speaking

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I thought I was relatively “normal,” physically speaking. Just with some extra pain and fatigue. But as I have come…

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia ManagementTagged balance, brain fog, chronic fatigue syndrome, expectations, Fibro fighters, fibromyalgia, Proud, working mamaLeave a Comment on “Normal,” Relatively Speaking

Tensions, Accepting Life as it is

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The tension of chronic illness, aside from any symptoms, is the desire to fight it and the need to accept…

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia Management, Self-HelpTagged acceptance, balance, beingwell, chronic fatigue syndrome, expectations, experiments, meditation, yogaLeave a Comment on Tensions, Accepting Life as it is

What I Learnt About Fibromyalgia While on Maternity Leave

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I have learnt a perhaps unsurprising fact in the year since I have either not worked, or worked less than…

Posted in Being well, Fibromyalgia Management, Parenting with Fibromyalgia, Pregnancy and Parenting with FibromyalgiaTagged babies, balance, being well, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, expectations, fatigue, working mama2 Comments on What I Learnt About Fibromyalgia While on Maternity Leave

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I am so pleased you have joined us on this journey. 

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