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”
Category: Rheumatoid Arthritis
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 thirty-eight years! I’ve learned that accepting, adapting and adopting are important skills to “My Story: Accepting, Adapting, Adopting”
When to Take a Sick Day with RA
When you live with a chronic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you may wish you could take a sick day every day. This is “When to Take a Sick Day with RA”
Managing Your Work Life When You Have RA
When you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it’s essential that you have strategies to help you manage your work life. When rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flares up, “Managing Your Work Life When You Have RA”
RA-Related Surgery Tips
Apparently, practice does make perfect. I’ve honed these tips after having had a number of RA-related surgeries. Small things do make a difference, even during “RA-Related Surgery Tips”
Hospital Stays When You Have RA
Are you scheduled to go into the hospital? Here are some tips if you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (and even if you don’t) that will “Hospital Stays When You Have RA”
Home Buying When You Have RA
Home shopping can be stressful enough, but when you have a chronic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis, it make things especially hard. Purchasing a home “Home Buying When You Have RA”
Use Your H.E.A.R.T. for the Health of It!
Your emotional, mental, physical and spiritual health can be helped by adding heart power. February is Heart Month and the perfect time to make the “Use Your H.E.A.R.T. for the Health of It!”
Celebrity Deaths and What They Mean to Me
We often hear that people who are about to die seem to wait until after Christmas before doing so. It’s no different with the celebrities “Celebrity Deaths and What They Mean to Me”
Communication: An Important RA Skill
Communication is actually an important skill, not only for those with RA, but for everyone to have. What you say. How you say it. What “Communication: An Important RA Skill”
Cope with RA by Changing Your Thinking
Thirty-seven years is a long time to cope with RA. One of the many tools in my toolbox is to develop flexibility in my thinking “Cope with RA by Changing Your Thinking”