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76 Life Effects Stories, by patients and caregivers Self-care & Lifestyle

Woman bathing in open water, easing her back pain

How Chronic Back Pain Led to Self-Discovery and New Loves

5 Minutes
By Megan Potts

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How Weight Lifting Helped Me Discover My Inner Strength after Cancer

4 Minutes
By Alice-May Purkiss
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Couple drinking coffee in a coffee shop

Love & Pain: Dating with Migraine

3 Minutes
By Danielle Newport Fancher
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Woman in wheelchair with her family happy with less stressful life

Stress was My Biggest Trigger for Hemiplegic Migraine

4 Minutes
By Sarah Alexander-Georgeson
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Mature couple united and holding hands, despite the strains of living with Huntington’s disease.

My Husband, My Caregiver: Our Days Living with HD

7 Minutes
By Sarah Foster
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Female caregiver sitting in car letting herself cry and feel upset

Caregivers: How Accepting Negative Emotions Can Help Us

6 Minutes
By Susanne White
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Man with heart failure relaxing and free from anxiety for the first time since practicing positive self-talk

3 Ways to Achieve a Mental Reset with Heart Failure

6 Minutes
By Rob Obey
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Caregiver Time Management – Always a Work in Process

6 Minutes
By Marc Lawrence
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3 Daily Habits that Help Me with Cystic Fibrosis

4 Minutes
By Tim Wotton
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5 Ways I Will Give My Heart a Fighting Chance

7 Minutes
By Rob Obey
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Female heart patient, drinking water, confidently reflecting on new, healthy choices

Skipping a Beat: Knowing When My Heart Needs TLC

3 Minutes
By Willeke Van Eeckhoutte
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How I Use Self-care with MS to Stave off Bouts of Depression

4 Minutes
By Kat Naish
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Woman with asthma walking her dog and practicing mindfulness in an open field.

3 Things Mindfulness Changed about Living with Asthma

4 Minutes
By Cróna Tansey
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Woman staring out of window ruminating on imagined mistakes

Looking Good but Feeling Awful: Escaping the Perfectionist's Paradox

4 Minutes
By Claire Eastham
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5 Mindful ways to Practice Self-Care Online

6 Minutes
By Alice-May Purkiss
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Mature woman with COPD comfortable and sleeping well in bed.

6 Tips to Get a Better Night’s Sleep with COPD

5 Minutes
By Barbara Moore
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Female family caregiver reading book on sofa with a hot drink practicing self-care

3 Powerful Self-Care Habits for Caregivers

3 Minutes
By Susanne White
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Self-Kindness and Anxiety: Fake it until You Make it

4 Minutes
By Claire Eastham
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Migraine and Weight Gain: Are They Linked?

5 Minutes
By Ciara O’Rourke
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