by Kristi Pikiewicz | May 8, 2019 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Education/Parenting, Self Help
Last week we wrote about signs that can help you recognize the ongoing impacts of a child’s medical trauma on you, the parent or provider. This week, I wanted to continue with strategies that can help you recenter yourself even amid the continuing influence of trauma....
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Jan 2, 2019 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Education/Parenting, Self Help
As a school psychologist, I like to help kids set and accomplish goals, working to be “approach motivated”, moving toward their visions of attainment, rather than trying to avoid the things they fear. But while becoming an astronaut or the next President...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Nov 7, 2018 | Self Help
It’s easy to forget the slow creep of winter when daylight shortens by only a few minutes every day. Sure, if you live up north like we do, you can remember back to those early summer evenings when you watched the sun set after putting the kids to sleep. And if you...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 31, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Self Help
Ruthy is a university student, blogger, and self-described geek girl living in the UK. She also suffers from multiple chronic conditions. It’s not easy to keep up with college when you’re feeling your best, let alone when your mind and body are feeling the...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 26, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Education/Parenting, Self Help, Uncategorized
This post and image are graciously contributed by Ilse de Cock. Find more of Ilse’s writing about life with lupus in Dutch and English at LupusLeven.com My illness, lupus, can attack at any moment, in any organ, in every severity for the rest of my life....
by Morgan Isabella Shaw | Sep 19, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Self Help, Uncategorized
When you are chronically ill, searching for a job can feel impossible. Among other issues, it can be hard to know if and when to disclose your disability. I know. My name is Morgan and I suffer from multiple chronic illnesses. Though I’m back in school now,...
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