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The Power of a Diagnosis
*Trigger warning: mentions adverse mental health effects of medication/suicidal ideation* In the lead up to Hypermobility Awareness Week, asked Sarah from Western Australia about her experience [...]
In Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Grief, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Management Skills, Marfan Syndrome, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Pacing, Self-Care
Posted Not just surviving the holidays: Part 2
Following on from Not just surviving the holidays: Part 1, in this post we discuss some more challenges people with hypermobility can face during the holidays and some suggestions on how we might [...]
By Brittany App
In Anxiety, Boundaries, Chronic Illness, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Emotional Impacts, Grief, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Management Skills, Marfan Syndrome, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Service animals, Thought Management
Posted Not just surviving the holidays: Part 1
For a lot of people, the holidays are a really exciting time. There are cookies and chocolate, hot cocoa, Santa, presents, shopping and family time. Those exact same things can be the most [...]
In Chronic Illness, Disability, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Health & Hypermobility, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, Mental Health, Self-Care, Therapy Options
Posted Getting Your Daily Dose of Movement
What’s one of the ways your ‘Daily Dose of Movement’ can help you? Exercise is beneficial for management and prevention of acute and chronic mental illness. It is a fantastic part of your tool [...]
In Anxiety, Articles, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Emotional Impacts, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, Mental Health, Psychology & Counselling
Posted Accepting my mental health
For Mental Health Awareness Month, we asked members of our hypermobility community to share their experiences of mental health as part of their hypermobility journey. This week Julie reflects on [...]
In Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Emotional Impacts, Grief, Mental Health, Psychology & Counselling, Therapy Options, Thought Management, Understanding
Posted Did that just come out of your mouth? R U OK Day 2018
Timing is important. While you’re busy doing something else; when you’re about to get on a 12-hour flight; when your head is full of other noise… not the best times to ask the extremely important [...]
In Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Emotional Impacts, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Psychology & Counselling, Self-Care
Posted Caring for the most important part of you!
Caring for the most important part of you (your mental health) while simultaneously managing an unpredictable physical condition is nothing short of… complicated! I have a million other words I [...]
Building each other up: Why we need community
Over the years I have been involved in a wide range of communities, from school to university, Guiding/Scouting Movements, church, and sports (ha, that was a while ago!). And while they all [...]
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5 Tips for Managing Christmas Day Anxiety
If you’ve been living with anxiety for a while, chances are you know whether a day like Christmas day will phase you. If you think it will, you might need some of my 5 tips for managing Christmas [...]
In Adapting, Adults, Disability, Emotional Impacts, Management Skills, Mental Health, Pacing, Pain Management
Posted All I want for Christmas is for you to read this post
Following on from last weeks post about What we need at Christmas, we recognise that it’s extremely difficult for people to understand what it feels like to have a hypermobility condition, [...]