Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Jm4HjAzlja3mpj0RFZrJl?si=IkT_K9Q6QwW1Lir6Mbm7dg When you first launch your blog, everyone will love it, but as time goes on and you become more popular, it is likely that you will attract a troll or two who has nothing better to do than bring you down. Some bloggers experience more trolls than others, and the … Continue reading What Should You Do About Internet Trolls?
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How To Prevent Pressure Sores
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/0bczY8L6baxklW45ge054T?si=1ucE0NYLR1y2NTc5Ixmd1A Pressure sores are common amongst people with Spina Bifida because a lot of people have very limited sensation in their tailbone area, and it's easy to get a bad sore and not know it because you don't feel pain. I have some feeling in my tailbone area, but it's not … Continue reading How To Prevent Pressure Sores
Is Chronic Pain Really That Invisible?
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/79CASQTJqc6B2XaOrTquNT?si=LcSOiJnQSDq0cFp8aGKLbw September is Pain Awareness Month. I live with chronic pain because I have a couple of medical conditions, such as Hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, and endometriosis, that cause a lot of pain. Chronic pain does not affect everyone with Spina Bifida, and most people with my disability do not live with … Continue reading Is Chronic Pain Really That Invisible?
How To Entertain Yourself Without Social Media
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WTogVE4na2R2rfxyxUJoJ?si=0S_4SPY3SCGJswP5l5v-dQ&utm_source=copy-link Social media makes it easy to entertain ourselves but there are times when social platforms are making updates, or the Internet is down because we lost power, and you don't have access to social media. These days, people are addicted to their phones and don’t know what to do with … Continue reading How To Entertain Yourself Without Social Media
Five Things Disabled People Should Not Feel Guilty About
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/4A4StKTxvu3bugNGHuxUZt?si=wT8gqty4Rk2Eajbo3RPK1Q Disabled people are not able to do things at the same capacity as non-disabled people, and sometimes have to ask for help with things that most people can do themselves. Disability sometimes prevents you from being able to do some tasks well, and it's either impossible or very difficult. When … Continue reading Five Things Disabled People Should Not Feel Guilty About
What To Do When You Have A New Diagnosis
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wKNd0ZJnByzcrLKKl2tfs When you are disabled, you often struggle with a lot of health challenges, and for the most part, you are an expert at managing your symptoms because a lot of people have lived with them for their whole lives and have years of experience managing them. If you get a … Continue reading What To Do When You Have A New Diagnosis
What Not To Say To Someone With A Stoma
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/6kFC98ZV2o0SA7jqLEQsr1?si=8yegdQ01TAmDv2U0fT4xZA Disabled people are constantly getting all kinds of health advice from non-disabled people because people often think we can cure ourselves by exercising and eating healthy. When people find out you have a stoma, sometimes they are even more horrified because they don't understand how a stoma improves lives and … Continue reading What Not To Say To Someone With A Stoma
Five Things I Hate About My Disability
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LctbbFCgTdLAsxVFbqiF1?si=bn-1ZfJxS-K5NVU3tOwD-A Disabled people are often viewed as inspirations by non-disabled people, and we are expected to be positive all of the time, and when we are not people are shocked. Disability acceptance can be helpful for disabled people, but disability acceptance does not mean you have to love everything about your disability, and I don't … Continue reading Five Things I Hate About My Disability
Ridiculous Health Advice That Does Not Make Sense
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/75hPIaRdNRt0SjLymaKb4o?si=dYGoUVmBSN6auT8lXounnA Disabled people do not get enough kind comments but are not short of unsolicited health advice, because as soon as people see you are disabled, they think they know how to cure you. When I am given health advice, sometimes I can understand why someone would think that way because … Continue reading Ridiculous Health Advice That Does Not Make Sense
Things You Didn’t Know I Did Because Of Pain
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KjUAkTdCaA27TLqAkq4UC?si=dxhYdJzIQ_yNg-IMGE3eIg Chronic pain affects everything you do because when you live with pain, you don't have as much energy to complete basic tasks as someone without pain does. People with chronic pain have days when we are not in as much pain. Most people are in pain constantly, and you can't … Continue reading Things You Didn’t Know I Did Because Of Pain