My rheumatoid arthritis (RA) journey includes the use of essential oils to help keep me well. In addition to having inflammation and pain, people with “Stress, a Sense of Smell and Essential Oils”
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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”
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!”
Anger and RA: A Primer
You want to do what you want to do, go where you want to go, but your body may have other ideas when you have “Anger and RA: A Primer”
Gotta Have ‘Em: RA Assistive Devices
What ten things would you bring with you on a desert island? Imagine you have rheumatoid arthritis. How would your list change? On Health Central, “Gotta Have ‘Em: RA Assistive Devices”
Noticing a Pattern to Your Flare-Up
This month on Health Central, I ask you to get curious and discover patterns to your flares. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that “Noticing a Pattern to Your Flare-Up”
Give Yourself the Green Light for Health
Your self-talk can galvanize you into action and motivate you to make changes that give you the green light that will move you into better “Give Yourself the Green Light for Health”
When No One Is Watching, Including Yourself
You have many faces – the one you put on in a professional setting, the one you wear when you meet your friends. There’s another “When No One Is Watching, Including Yourself”
Here a Habit, There a Habit
You sprinkle your day with habits. Your habits can be a friend or a foe. Habits can help you approach your tasks in a more “Here a Habit, There a Habit”
Chronic Illness? Chronic Stress?
This month on HealthCentral, I share tips about managing stress and RA. However, you don’t need to have RA to benefit from these tips. For “Chronic Illness? Chronic Stress?”
Presenting…Me!
I have a monthly writing gig on HealthCentral.com. Lene Andersen, our team leader and author of Your Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis, interviewed each of my “Presenting…Me!”