It's been YEARS since I've been able to wear shoes with even a little heel to them…— Joanna (@castlesburning) September 17, 2020 When you have “Budget Tip: RA Feet Walking Away from Your Favourite Shoes?”
Category: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Weight Loss and RA: Be Kind to Your Joints
“If you lose some weight, it’ll be easier on your joints.” Easier said than done. At my heaviest, I weighed a whopping 230 pounds – “Weight Loss and RA: Be Kind to Your Joints”
Save Your RA Hands and Use a Pressure Cooker XL or Instant Pot
Canned goods certainly add weight to your grocery bags. Lugging them into the house can be an unnecessary challenge for those rheumatoid arthritis-ravaged hands. My “Save Your RA Hands and Use a Pressure Cooker XL or Instant Pot”
Guidelines or Rules to Help You Live with RA
Guidelines or rules? How do you wish to live your life with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? With the diagnosis of a chronic illness such as RA, “Guidelines or Rules to Help You Live with RA”
RA Tips for Buying a New Car
When you have RA (rheumatoid arthritis), your new car should not be an endless source of frustration and pain. I’ve compiled a number of tips “RA Tips for Buying a New Car”
RA: Pause Before Passing Judgement
I do it. You probably do it, too. Passing judgement is a short-cut way to quickly interpret a situation. It often doesn’t stop there, though. “RA: Pause Before Passing Judgement”
Food Choices and RA
This month on HealthCentral.com, I provide some tips to help you make the most of your dietary, aka lifestyle changes. There are so many conflicting “Food Choices and RA”
Workplace Stress: Dealing with a Colleague’s Resentment
When you live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), managing to get through your work day can be challenging enough. Fatigue, brain fog, pain and the inability “Workplace Stress: Dealing with a Colleague’s Resentment”
Workplace Stress: Back to School/Work with RA
When you live with a chronic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there’s more to think about than what to pack for your lunch and “Workplace Stress: Back to School/Work with RA”
Sports Psychology and RA
As I mentioned in My Story: Accepting, Adapting, Adopting, I have learned that when you can come to terms with the emotional pain that accompanies “Sports Psychology and RA”
Self-Compassion and RA
Do you have self-compassion? Are you living with a chronic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? If you don’t, it’s time to activate this skill. “Self-Compassion and RA”
My Story: Accepting, Adapting, Adopting
I can hardly believe that I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for over 38 years! I’ve learned that accepting, adapting and adopting are important skills to “My Story: Accepting, Adapting, Adopting”