How to Improve Your Sleep Tonight There is no doubt that many of us in the chronic pain and illness community can find it exceedingly difficult to fall and stay asleep. Painsomnia, stress, intrusive thoughts, so many other factors. Our… Continue Reading →
Helpful tips to stress less and sleep better Going to bed stressed can lead to insomnia. If there is one thing someone with chronic pain doesn’t need, it’s insomnia on top of their painsomnia. Bedtime is a time for relaxing… Continue Reading →
Use a bedtime routine to combat stress To better your sleep and the overall quality of your day, planning ahead is crucial. For example, always plan to have plenty of time to wind down before bed; try reading a book… Continue Reading →
Use meditation to alleviate stress and get to sleep more quickly Meditation is an ancient practice that uses mindfulness to center thoughts, reduce stress, and help calm the mind. Meditation emphasizes focus and self-awareness to rid the mind of stress…. Continue Reading →
Using apps to help you sleep better Stress and chronic illness have a way of making themselves known when we’re trying to get some sleep. Somehow, we can shove our stressful thoughts aside most of the day but the moment… Continue Reading →
Using journaling to lower stress Stress comes from everywhere. Worries abound in all areas of life. Dwelling on work, family, your health and other obligations can become overwhelming. Running everything through your mind without an outlet for stress can make… Continue Reading →
How sleep can reduce stress Unfortunately, stress is part of life. At some point, everyone experiences stress. Physical, emotional and other types of stress take their toll on our minds and bodies. That’s why sleep is so important. Sleep can… Continue Reading →
Mother’s Day as a chronically ill parent Mother’s Day never seemed like something worth celebrating to me for some reason. While I love my mother, it was just another pointless “holiday” in my mind. I’m also not really the holiday… Continue Reading →
Blogging in the chronic illness community I was really excited when Sheryl from A Chronic Voice shared this month’s writing prompts. Last month’s prompts were so easy for me, I had a post done within an hour or so the… Continue Reading →
SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED What is the biggest issue you face when dealing with pharmacies? Is there anything you would like to know more about? Please leave your responses in the comments below, contact me here or email me at [email protected]…. Continue Reading →
Sleeping better with painsomnia Poor sleep is a commonly shared symptom amongst people with chronic illnesses. Those of us living with chronic pain know all too well how much pain can impact the quality of our sleep. If you’re like… Continue Reading →
Useful products for parents with chronic pain Being a parent with chronic pain can present a whole new set of challenges to pain management. We bend over more, we sit more, we carry an increasingly heavy child around, we spend… Continue Reading →
