Rare Disease

Your mind produces thousands of thoughts every day, and many of them are automatic. The skill that strengthens your mental health is not stopping thoughts, but questioning them. When you pause and examine whether a thought is true or simply fear, you interrupt negative patterns and create space for clarity. That small moment of awareness can completely shift your emotional state and your behavior.

What is one recurring thought you’ve started questioning lately?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer:

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~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

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What are your favorite subjects to chat about, Mighties? Personal projects, cooking, art, spirituality or religion, a show you’re watching, a book you’re reading, goals you have, a special interest, something you’re learning more about, animals and pets, your career, or your passions?

Let us know in the comments below! You might even find someone else who enjoys talking about your favorite topics, too. 💡

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Having a mental health condition, chronic illness, and/or disability can affect your life in many different ways, including the relationships you have with the people around you. From work connections, to building and maintaining friendships, familial relationships, or even dating — health can either strengthen or weaken bonds. It can even cause bonds to break.

What have your experiences been like? How does your health play a role?

Share with us below. ⬇️

#52SmallThings #CheckInWithMe #Selfcare #MentalHealth #Disability #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Anxiety #Depression
#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Happy Monday and happy March, Mighty fam! 🎁

A new month is here, so let’s take a moment to check in. What hopes are you carrying into March? Are there any goals you’d like to explore or work toward? What are you looking forward to, or what would you like to do more of this month?

Check in with us below! 🩷

#MightyMinute #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Autism #Parenting #PTSD #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #EatingDisorders #Depression #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

We’ll be talking about relationships this week, Mighties! 🌸

Whether it’s with a family member, friend, co-worker, medical professional, or someone else in your life (neighbors! boss! your kids’ teacher!), we are continuously building relationships with those around us. And it’s our values in those relationships that help us to stay true to ourselves while also maintaining the connections we find important.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks values consistency, open and honest communication, and transparency in her relationships. There’s nothing more important to her than feeling safe enough to be fully herself.

What do you value most?

#52SmallThings #CheckInWithMe #Selfcare #MentalHealth #Disability #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Anxiety #Depression
#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Rare Disease Week 2026

Grateful to stand with fellow RDLA advocates from Vermont and Maine this week as we met with Senators and staffers to share the realities of rare disease communities.

These conversations matter because policy begins with people, and lived experience helps shape the systems meant to support us.

Thank you to everyone who continues to advocate, educate, and show up for one another. 💙

#rarediseaseweek #rdla #rarediseaseday #Advocacy

Happy Friday, Mighties! 😊

Exploring, owning, and expressing confidence can be a lifelong practice. It often takes self-awareness and compassion, especially as we learn how to see and understand ourselves more clearly. There may be moments when our confidence wanes, feels dependent on external factors, or grows stronger depending on where we are or what we’re doing. In those moments of clarity, our confidence can feel grounded and energizing, motivating us to better understand and trust ourselves.

💌 Gentle reminder: If confidence feels like a challenging topic for you, that’s OK — we get it. Our health, for example, can absolutely impact our confidence levels. Please know that you deserve those moments when your confidence peeks out or even thrives. We’re here with you wherever you are on that journey. We’re cheering you on and holding space for you.

#MightyMinute #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Autism #Parenting #PTSD #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #EatingDisorders #Depression #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

The mind is wired to focus on what feels missing. When you fixate on an outcome like love, success, or status, your brain keeps scanning for evidence that you do not yet have it. That creates the feeling of lack, even if you are making progress. This is often called the arrival fallacy, the belief that happiness will begin once you reach a certain milestone. In reality, fulfillment grows from engaging in meaningful action right now. Focus on building skills, nurturing relationships, and doing work you care about. When your attention shifts from chasing to creating, the feeling of lack begins to dissolve.

Ask yourself: Am I chasing a result, or am I building a life?

If you want to learn more about this, check out my video by clicking on one of the links below.

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~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

#MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #dissociativedisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ADHD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PTSD #Cancer #RareDisease #Disability #Autism #Diabetes #EatingDisorders #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis #Suicide #MightyTogether