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What To Do If You Have Dental Anxiety

Preventative dental cleanings are so important but often is not as much of priority because some people have dental anxiety. How do you overcome it?

When you have a physical disability it is easier to fall and hurt yourself. How do you prevent falls?

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Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pV77fGsm63CijhMziBctE?si=tA4ZyvQpTyOPkTMPn8ITsg If you weren't already aware, September is Chronic Pain Awareness Month. Chronic pain is frustrating to live with because living in constant pain affects your quality of life, and people often don't believe pain that they cannot see. You have to constantly advocate for yourself to educate others because when … Continue reading Lessons I Have Learned From Living With Pain

Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/6l4GIWWdZOG4YeKr9RRI6K?si=m3FYoFCzT1e9pn6nBQCeeQ When you are disabled, there are plenty of things to be frustrated about because we live in an inaccessible world that is designed for non-disabled people. People sometimes think that disabled people hate everything about their lives and want to be cured because the media wrongly portrays the disabled community … Continue reading What I Love About My Disability

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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?

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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

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