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This week, it’s important for me to ______.

One thing we can do for ourselves is identify, embrace, prioritize, and work toward what truly matters to us. On this Mighty Monday, let’s kick off the week by sharing what’s important to us.

For Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks , it’s important to drink her tea and spend lots of quality time with her family.

What about you? What’s important for you this week?

#MightyMinute #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #AutismSpectrumDisorder #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

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What helps you get through your work or school day while living with a health condition?

Managing a health condition (or several) while working or attending school can be incredibly challenging, exhausting, and demanding. Whether you work from home, attend online classes, commute by car or public transportation, sit in an office, teach, have an internship, or care for others, the demands of your day can take a significant toll on both your mind and body. That’s why it’s so important to identify what helps you navigate each day.

For me, pacing myself and taking regular breaks between tasks is essential. I also make it a priority to eat breakfast, drink enough water, and communicate my schedule for the week to stay organized and reduce stress.

What about you? What strategies or practices help you get through your work or school day?

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #Fibromyalgia #EatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ADHD #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #PTSD #BipolarDisorder #Disability #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #RareDisease

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Take a few moments

In the rush of daily life, it’s easy to focus on what’s missing or what’s next, but taking a moment to pause and appreciate what you already have can bring a deep sense of peace and fulfillment. So, if you're feeling down, find a quiet space, take a deep breath, and reflect on three things you’re grateful for today. Let that feeling bring calmness and ground you in the present moment.

I'd love to know what are you grateful for today? Share in the comments and let's create a ripple effect of positivity.

Also, I make mental health video responses to many of your questions. The latest one is about a simple rule for having good mental health. The lesson is about how you can prioritize yourself and put in the work to make yourself happy about your well-being. If this sounds useful to you, check it out by clicking on the link below:

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

Otherwise, if you have any questions about mental health, please post in my group or comment below and I will make a video response specifically for you.

~ 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

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TRUE or FALSE: I know how to effectively manage my stress.

Hi, Mighties!

Let’s get the ball rolling and talk about stress management this week.

Managing and balancing our health needs with other aspects of our lives — like family or work — takes effort, consistency, and motivation, all of which can take a toll sometimes. In those moments when there’s multiple tasks and things to do, it’s completely normal to feel some level of stress… who wouldn’t?

In those moments, do you feel like you can effectively manage your stress levels?

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

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Oh Gabbie A Goodbye Here On Earth And hello Heaven Letter

Oh Gabbie! Your rosary and funeral mass was absolutely beautiful. Hello from Nebraska where I now have lived for almost 4 years and watched the livestream. It was wonderful going to church with you and youth group until you moved from Washington back to Idaho in 2013. Nevertheless, we still managed to stay in contact through email and our Catholic blogs, as well as through prayer and various volunteer jobs where we taught others and little children about our faith. Oh and I also loved how we helped those in need by volunteering at food banks, soup kitchens, and local hospitals . Wasn’t that awesome? Futhermore, I can’t help remembering how we discerned all throughout high school and the beginning of our young adulthood if we were called to become nuns like your older sister who is now with the Sisters Of Life in New York; to which God eventually said no. It’s okay though because I couldn’t be happier with where I am at now. Being a disability advocate, helping people with disabilities, and writing and singing about the Catholic faith really makes me happy and feels me with a peace that can only come from God and the power of the Holy Spirit. I love you Gabbie. You were a great friend and sister in Christ despite your rare disease/ illness that affected your eyes, heart, energy levels, and muscles and I will continue to post Catholic faith everyday here on the mighty and possibly my blog in your honor. Until we meet again, Kasia

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