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Chronically Self-Employed

What Month One of SIPS Taught Me

This imaginary 1930s travel research institute has become the home of all my health data collection and analysis to help me better understand my body with chronic illness.

Field Kit #1 is here! The Chronic Life Observation Kit

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Field Kit #1 is here! The Chronic Life Observation Kit

A low-burden way to observe your health in context and notice patterns over time.

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Chronically Self-Employed

Apparently I've been busy

I work from bed and use my cane significantly more than I used to, but life is settling down as I adjust to a new reality of physical and mental chronic illness.

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Chronically Self-Employed

Suicide is a control thing

Depression is easy. You just cease to be a functional human being. But choosing to live each day over and over again —that's the tough part.

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What Month One of SIPS Taught Me

This imaginary 1930s travel research institute has become the home of all my health data collection and analysis to help me better understand my body with chronic illness.

Field Kit #1 is here! The Chronic Life Observation Kit

Field Kit #1 is here! The Chronic Life Observation Kit

A low-burden way to observe your health in context and notice patterns over time.

The Chronic Worker stock photo og disabled woman working from bed with a skull cane and teal journal.

Apparently I've been busy

I work from bed and use my cane significantly more than I used to, but life is settling down as I adjust to a new reality of physical and mental chronic illness.

The Chronic Worker

A field guide to making chronic illness life more workable.

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3 lessons I've learned living with major depression

Back once again to share my thoughts on living with depression. It's been a rough six weeks!

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Disabled and unemployed. What's next?

I got laid off 2 months ago today. Here's where I'm at now!

Self-management techniques for chronic workers

Self-management techniques for chronic workers

As a disabled and chronically ill worker, I have no work-life balance. I use these strategies instead.

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3 reasons you should be hiring disabled workers

Why should you hire disabled workers? I've got three good reasons for you.

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3 things I'll bet you didn't know about self-harm (TW/CW: self-harm)

Self-harm is a complex condition and there are a lot of misconceptions floating around about it. Let's talk about a few of them.

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Special health update: A month of surprises

I'm back! The last few months have been surprising to say the least, from potential new diagnoses to a layoff.

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Month 4 Health Update: Trying to find stability

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Month 2 and 3 Health Update: Lessons and setbacks

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Month 1 Health Update: Living on the suicidal spectrum (TW/CW)

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I'll be honest, I'm not okay. But I am working on it. (TW/CW: suicide)

I'm current in crisis due to depression and want to keep you all updated. Fair warning though, this gets a bit dark.

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What's next for me? The Chronic Worker and other 2024 goals.

Downward shot of woman working a full-time remote job on her computer at a marble table with a coffee cup and beverage.

I've been a full-timer for 3 months now. Here's how it's going.

It's time to look back on the first quarter of my first full-time job.

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