Climbing With A Disability – By Hannah Frost

You can also listen to this blog post here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5R0ERf0aPa7k3le8Cr4GeL?si=69e2240bef354710 Many people think climbing is a really strenuous sport and if you do it, you must be fit, healthy and strong. But whilst climbing is a demanding sport and the top climbers are incredibly fit and strong, it is also a very technique-based sport and …

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The Never-Ending Tight Rope that is Pacing- Mental Health and Chronic Illness- A Balance

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By Amber Daw Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3i7twTbDNj4kbnzwmrrRIl?si=2c94602ed429413a This month has had ME and Fibromyalgia Awareness Weeks, as well as Mental Health Awareness Week. It’s been a week centred around raising awareness, starting conversations and sharing experiences with all of these things, considering their complexity and the ways that they infiltrate every aspect of the lives of …

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The Importance of Pacing with Chronic Illnesses

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By Mehar Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lY7K3nKhAL9frv7b6Exc3?si=1be9bd7c25974929 One morning you wake up and suddenly have a lot of energy and you feel like superwoman ; you can do anything and everything today. You sit down and write your to do list running around to do all your chores, and it’s going great. Until you crash. Everything hurts, …

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Revisiting Pacing: symptom management for chronic illness

Sakara, a young women wearing a pink fleecy and a cap is sat smiling in her piink wheeled wheel chair. Below this photo is the text " Revisiting Pacing: symptom management for chronic illness, by sakara dee". This polaroid style photo and text is backed against a light blue background with a big purple and green shape.

By Sakara Dee Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4f4qxjUjEbplo0GiGryufR?si=233d5bb22e7f49da Hello, I’m Sakara. Today I’m sharing my thoughts on and experiences with the symptom management technique, “Pacing”. I’m a 21 year old musician and freelance assistant, disabled though M.E. and other energy-limiting chronic illnesses. My relationship with “pacing” is a tumultuous one, but I’ll tell you more about that …

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