chronic illness Archives - Going beyond coping

April 21, 2025

Finding Motivation and Uncovering Blocks – 10 Practical Tips Anyone Can Try

Feeling stuck? Can’t seem to motivate yourself—even for the basics? I see you. In this video, we’re digging into why motivation feels impossible sometimes—especially if you’re neurodivergent, chronically ill, or just straight-up exhausted...

Product Reviews

July 15, 2024

MUST have! Bidet toilet seat is a must have for people with chronic illness

I never thought I’d be writing about toilet seats on a coping blog…. but, here we are. Having 9 disabling disorders, it can be a struggle to keep up with hygiene. When I have...

Product Reviews / Sjogrens

July 4, 2023

BEST thing I’ve ever found for DRY LIPS

City Lips Plumping lip gloss has been a lifesaver for me. A LOT of people have dry mouth, for a variety of reasons. Having Sjogren’s Syndrome, dry mouth is an issue for me. Sjogren’s...

Adapting / Diet / Food

August 10, 2021

The Science of How the Body Heals Itself (video + highlights)

Food as medicine. I watched this video this week and was soooo interested in the contents I decided to transcribe some of it and share it with folks who pass by my blog. I...

Adapting

March 8, 2021

When you get to the bottom… don’t forget to look up.

When you get to the bottom, don’t forget to look up. from July 2019 Despondency is something I’ve struggled with now and again since trying a highly regulated orphan drug called Xyrem....

Diet / Fibromyalgia / Narcolepsy / Product Reviews / Supplement

December 27, 2020

Shilajit review. Himalayan Shilajit, FAVE supplement

OK, shilajit = amazing! My criteria for trying a supplement… someone suffering from something similar to me has some gains, and it’s not that expensive. Oh, and I’ve googled “supplement + autoimmune disease” to...

Adapting / Chronic Pain / Fibromyalgia / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens / what happens

December 23, 2020

Wardrobe & Lifestyle changes to help cope with chronic illness

Wardrobe changes that help me cope with chronic illness and pain. Here is the YouTube video and below is the “script” which is essentially just my notes for the video. I don’t have the...

Adapting / Happiness / Introspection / Mindfulness / what happens

December 18, 2020

Clear your mind without meditating. How to and Why to.

Hello! Here is the video of this post and below is a script I wrote for video is below if you’d rather read. The content will not be identical as I “wing” the videos....

Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Happiness / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

January 8, 2020

What happens if I don’t… 16 things I noticed in my year without make-up

What happens if I don’t… 16 things I noticed in my year without make-up What happens if I don’t Wednesday’s are a look into behavior modifications that improved my symptoms. With 9 disorders...

Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

November 9, 2019

What happens if I don’t place blame?

Text below video This was an interesting experiment and it’s also a bit out there, especially if you’re someone focused on “justice” and people “getting their due” (what’s coming to them)....

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