Tag: personal development
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When We Stop Adapting and Show Our Whole Selves
Recognising internalised ableism and claiming the space, access and support we deserve , in writing and in life Today’s topic is a hard one. Because it touches on something so ingrained in anyone with chronic illness that we often don’t notice it until someone points it out: internalised ableism. And once we do receognise it,…
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Am I Positive… or Just Really Good at Hiding the Darkness?
How I discovered the real me underneath the noise of chronic anxiety People ask me how I can be so positive all the time. The question takes me by surprise every time. How have they not seen through it by now? How do people not see that in fact I’m a super pessimistic person? Because,…
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Why Silence Isn’t Safety; It’s Self-Erasure
I thought shrinking myself would help me fit in; Instead, it kept me small, lonely, and unwell For a long time, silence felt safe. Each time I had spoken as a teenager about my truth and it had been met by peers and the medical world with misunderstanding, judgment, or dismissal, something in me learned…
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Why You MUST Invest Money In Yourself – For Your Own Happiness!
I know, it’s not easy to put money into ourselves. While we have no trouble treating our loved ones, it’s much harder to treat ourselves. ‘I’m not going to pay that much on a hobby. Imagine the indulgence!’ ‘The house needs a new layer of paint.’ ; The vacuum cleaner is running on its last…