Essays, Self Care How I’m Coming to Radically Accept My Life as a Young Adult with Fibromyalgia Note: I wrote this article for “The Mighty” back in spring 2016 when I was on leave from social work grad school. During that Emmie Arnold Posted on May 15, 2018
Self Care 30 Unique Skills of People Who Live with Chronic Health Conditions People often think of disabled people in terms of what they lack, but here are a few remarkable gifts that we have. A list of Emmie Arnold Posted on May 6, 2018
Essays Personal Essay | The Strength in Weaknesses The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Minnesota is corn. Lots of it. Like, you are literally surrounded by corn. Guest Author Posted on February 28, 2018
Essays What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis, Anyway? With Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day on February 2, this is a great time to talk about what the disease actually is, and Guest Author Posted on February 1, 2018
Essays Personal Essays | Losing Me to M.E. or Did I? The doctor walks into the room and gives me my diagnosis – myalgic encephalomyelitis. Finally, a name (and what a Guest Author Posted on November 16, 2017
Self Care Sweatpants & Self Care | Packing Tips for Chronic Pain Survivors I think I’m in the vast majority of people when I say that I love traveling and hate having to prepare for said traveling Emmie Arnold Posted on June 30, 2017
Books, Mental Sweatpants & Books | Mental Health Reading List Living with a mental illness can feel isolating, hopefully, these books will remind those of you battling with these Shandle Blaha Posted on March 19, 2017
Essays, Family Sweatpants & Parenting | I Feel Like I’m Drowning and I Can’t Come Up For Air We sit in the waiting room as we have so many times before. I can’t help but look around and note it is full of older people. Guest Author Posted on November 6, 2016
Essays Personal Essay | A Letter to My Boss I am a warrior because of you. Thank you for making me stronger, for helping me to endure more than I ever imagined possible. Guest Author Posted on May 6, 2016