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a woman is seen in bed, she is resting her head on a ton of pillows and appears to be asleep to represent when your body says no
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When Your Body Says No

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An old fashioned style lamppost is seen, close in on the lit part, below this section is tied a large red bow and fir brances, behind can be seen christmas lights out of focus
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Navigating the Holidays as a Disabled Person: Reflection, Access & Care

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The picture shows the three activists mentioned in the post, Alice Wong then Patricia Berne and lastly Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha to represent disability history month
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Disability History Month Reflections: Amplifying Powerful Voices

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A sign is seen, painted white with a red heart and the writing Be Kind written in black to represent accessible ways to spread kindness
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Accessible Ways to Spread Kindness (Even on Low Spoon Days)

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  • Buddhism,  Mental Health

    Coping with anxiety during life changes

    Hi everybody! At the moment I feel a little like someone just tossed everything that feels safe in my world up in the air and I am running around trying to catch everything! My husband is a police officer, but…

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  • Buddhism,  daily blog,  Mental Health

    Social anxiety and appointments alone

    Hey everybody! So I do not drive, and my husband has epilepsy so if he has had a seizure within the last year he cannot drive either. Thankfully, I do not leave the house very often and we have a…

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  • daily blog,  Mental Health

    Dealing with anxiety in a scary world

    Hey everybody! So after the events of the last few days I knew I had to mention it and deal with it and talk about how I am dealing with it and then we can just move on okay? So…

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  • Buddhism,  daily blog,  Mental Health

    The return of anxiety

    Hi guys! Wow isn’t it strange how you can think you have kicked something’s ass then it comes back even worse? I have battled depression and anxiety my whole life, I struggled being alone out in the world and stayed…

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  • A table is seen, a magazine is open, and a person's arms are seen one flicking through it. The other holds a mug of coffee or tea and between their arms is a bowl of healthy cereal to represent Creating Healthful Choices in 2026
    Health Update

    Creating Healthful Choices in 2026

    It is early January, and though I think of summer as ‘New Year’ I still want to set goals and change things up at this time of year. Creating healthful choices in 2026 however, is not about rigid resolutions that…

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  • A woman in seen on a bridge she has a black coat on and her hood is up she has a thick pink scarf covering her face to represent Living Beyond the Visible: My Life with Invisible Disabilities
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    Living Beyond the Visible: My Life with Invisible Disabilities

    It is Invisible Disabilities Week and so it is the perfect time to share My Life with Invisible Disabilities. I have lived with invisible illnesses for over twenty years and over that time I have experienced so much, let’s get…

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  • A woman with short blonde hair and wearing denim is having a medical test by another woman outside
    Contributed posts

    Is Technology the Missing Piece in Chronic Illness Care?

    When managing chronic illness, the day-to-day burden often falls heavily on patients. Between doctor’s visits, medication schedules, symptom tracking, and lifestyle changes, it can feel like a full-time job. Yet despite the complexity, most chronic care still relies on outdated…

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  • Two people seen from a distance talking on a bench. All around them are beautiful trees in autumnal colours to represent world suicide prevention day
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    World Suicide Prevention Day

    It is World Suicide Prevention Day today and this is a subject that we all need to talk more about and be more open about. Let’s change the narrative on suicide and start talking.   Today’s blog post content will…

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  • Picture of the stage from the right side, Scotty is on stage performing
    accessibility

    How Accessible is the O2 Institute

    I finally got to see one of my favourite singers Scotty McCreery in concert, so I thought I would bring back one of my old post types. It is time to talk about how accessible is the O2 Institute, and…

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  • awareness

    May awareness days are overwhelming

    May is a busy month as far as awareness days are concerned, and for me May awareness days are overwhelming. I have several chronic illnesses and all of the connected days to raise understanding about them have been chosen to…

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Welcome to my blog, I am Beverley and I am in my 40s, I live in Staffordshire England with my husband, my disabled mom and our Maltese puppy Twig. I love sharing my journey with Chronic Illnesses here on the blog, I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Myalgic encephalomyelitis, Long Covid, Chronic depression, and Generalised anxiety disorder.

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