Tag: wellness
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What Asthmatics Really Want You To Know | Asthma Stereotypes
Friends, strap in; we are approaching asthma season. Or as it’s commonly known, autumn. Autumn, whilst being the superior season, is also a bit of a nightmare for asthmatics like me. The temperature changes, there’s pollen about, people start carrying around bugs, and it’s a time of stress for a lot of folks – all…
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Turning Twenty Seven | 27 Moments of Gratitude | Rosie Abigail
I blinked and I suddenly turned twenty-seven. How did that happen? Well, I blinked and now I am twenty-seven plus one week, so close enough… I’ve noticed that during this last year, I have become much more introspective – I think that’s the journaling doing its work. With that introspection has come a real celebration…
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Eating Out with Food Allergies | Advice and Experience | Rosie Abigail
Are you new to the allergy life? Trying your best to understand a loved one’s allergy? Or just want to know more about the minefield that is eating out with an allergy? Don’t you worry; I’m here with some advice and tips that have helped me along the way.
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Celebrating the not-so-small stuff | Rosie Abigail
This is going to be a different post. I won’t be chatting about chronic illness, or culture, or lifestyle today. Overall, I only really have one thing to say today – thank you. I know a lot of people post big ‘thank you’ messages when they are about to take a break or announce the…
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How the ‘Sunday Reset’ trend changed my life (+ routine)
Is Sunday now the best day of the week thanks to the Sunday Reset? It might very well be. I am not exaggerating when I say that introducing a Sunday Reset to my week has changed my life.
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What is Endometriosis? | Endometriosis Action Month
March is Endometriosis Action Month. You may vaguely know of the condition. You may recognise the name. You may have absolutely no clue what I am talking about. Well, it’s time to change that. Trigger warning – there will be discussions of periods, blood, fertility, and medication within this post. When discussing Endometriosis (Endo), I…
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What Is Chronic Fatigue? | Speaking From Experience | Rosie Abigail
I’m a collector. A collector of symptoms, that is. In my bag, I’ve got wheezing and coughing, sciatica and swelling, anaphylaxis and aches, plus everyone’s favourite; anxiety. Most of my chronic conditions have been with me since birth, or developed once I finished puberty. However, there is a condition that has only been with me…
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2023 *No* Year’s Resolutions | Setting Goals for the New Year | Rosie Abigail
We are back baby! Back with a New Year, and back with some more No Year’s Resolutions. Personally, I hate the framing of ~resolutions~ – something that you only resolve to do once the new year starts, and these tend to be tasks with a short lifespan. I’m talking crash diets, immense workout schedules, unreachable…
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What *Is* PCOS? | PCOS Awareness Month | Rosie Abigail
How apt is it that I am welcoming PCOS awareness month with a PCOS flare up? It’s like my body has decided to try method acting. Sorry, I’m speaking in acronyms like some eighties businessman – let me clarify what I’m on about. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. A surprisingly common disorder that not a lot of…
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My Experience with the Implant | Birth Control | Rosie Abigail
We’re not on about breast implants today; I think my double Ds don’t need any extra help. I’m talking about the implant a la birth control! With the discourse surrounding abortion and birth control as rife as ever, including misinformation, I thought it would be good to share some real life experience, and to talk…
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