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your body is a good body today, and you are a good YOU!- The Latest Kate “Thera-Pets” #MightyPets #MightyTogether #TheMighty #MentalHealth #ChronicIllness #Spoonie #affirmations #Support #Selflove #helpful

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ 👋🏻 ɪ’ᴍ ᴅᴇᴀᴅꜱᴛᴀʀ & ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀɢᴇ. ᴀʟʟ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴛᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʙʏ. ʟɪᴠᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ & ᴘʀᴏꜱᴘᴇʀ.💫🔭🚀🛸👽🌀🪐 #ChronicIllness #Spoonie

Fear not, migraine friends — those symptoms you’re experiencing? You’re not alone. Here are the most common symptoms that our Mighty migraine community deals with during their average attack.

#Migraine #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #CheckInWithMe #Disability #Fibromyalgia #Spoonie #Lupus #EhlersDanlosSyndrome

it’s okay to accept that you’re unwell today #CheckInWithMe #Spoonie #ChronicIllness #MentalHealth #MightyTogether

My needs make sense; my limits make sense. #Spoonie #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #PTSD #PTSDSupportAndRecovery #PostTraumaticStressDisorder #MightyTogether #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Fibromyalgia #Sarcoidosis #Arthritis #AnkylosingSpondylitis #RareDisease #CommonVariableImmuneDeficiency

In some ways, “good” health is a construct. What does that even mean? Is there a blanket definition? How do we each define it? What is within our means to pursue it, let alone achieve it?

But if there’s one thing we know about Mighties, is that we’re always trying to take steps forward (even if it’s just an inch in the right direction) to feel a little — or a lot — better. So we’re curious what you’re been trying lately. A new medication? A new coping technique? Have you joined a support group or an outpatient hospitalization program? Getting more movement in? Setting better boundaries to preserve your energy? Tweaked your diet?

Share your progress with us below. 💓

#MightyMinute #Selfcare #Spoonie #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn

Just wanted to check in with my fellow Mighty members to see how y’all have been lately? Good I hope or at least managing. I have to go for some genetic testing soon. Wish me luck! 🤞🏻 #Spoonie #ChronicIllness #CheckInWithMe #MightyTogether

Mighty staffer @jwertman brought up a really good point the other day, which is that we likely all follow certain processes, organizational methods, and take shortcuts at home to specifically accommodate the way our bodies and minds work. Do they always make sense to other people? Nope! Does that really matter? Also nope! Here are a few of the things she’s tweaked for her neurodivergent household:

🛁 Towel hooks instead of towel bars. Folding? Never heard of ’er ;) She throws those babies on the hooks and call it a day.

🖤 Multiples of her favorite clothing items, specifically the leggings and tees she wears on a daily basis. They’re all the same color (she only wears black anyway), so she knows no matter what she pulls out, it will match, meet her sensory needs for the day, and be generally comfortable.

💧 Hate the taste of water from stainless steel? Her too. Instead of buying a full set of kitchen items, she keeps a glass cup, a glass tumbler, and a ceramic tumbler.

🫙 Clear containers for storage (and labels) helps her remember things exist, and where they are. It’s not “aesthetic,” but it sure is functional!

😅 A humidifier with a big tank so she doesn’t have to remember to fill it every day.

What accommodations have you made?

#Spoonie #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Fibromyalgia #Autism #ADHD #MentalHealth #Migraine #POTS #EDS #PTSD #BipolarDisorder #CheckInWithMe #RareDisease #Disability

APRIL IS… National Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month. #RareDisease #CommonVariableImmuneDeficiency #PrimaryImmunodeficiency #ChronicIllness #Spoonie

HERE’S A HUG TO ANYONE HURTING. JUST BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW YOU, DOESN’T MEAN I DON’T CARE! #MentalHealth #MightyTogether #Spoonie #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #Grief