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What Does It Mean to Choose Surgery?

September 18, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ 2 Comments

I recently came across a post from someone with scoliosis that said she “rejected spinal surgery and became a yoga teacher instead.” I don’t know her specific situation—especially the degree of her curve(s) but the idea that this is a choice that people with scoliosis can make feels dangerous to me. I know that many … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Choose Surgery?

Good Pain Vs. Bad Pain

September 2, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ Leave a comment

I think most people with chronic pain are familiar with this concept, but maybe you haven’t articulated it. When I started doing Pilates and experimenting with different types of bodywork, like acupuncture, chiropractic work, cupping, electrical stem, gua sha, etc., I started to really clarify this point for myself and my practitioners and trainers. Good … Continue reading Good Pain Vs. Bad Pain

Cupping: A luxury?

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Today I got cupping done. It hurt and I knew it would make things better so it was really worth it. I saw a medical massage therapist who does cupping. This is a real thing in case you don’t know: if you need a massage or bodywork done and you have a chronic condition or … Continue reading Cupping: A luxury?

Making Disability Visible

August 1, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ Leave a comment

So Disability Pride Month ended yesterday. I didn’t even realize it had begun. I did realize that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was celebrating its 30th birthday because I did too this year. Disability Pride Month is an annual celebration that Americans with disabilities have at least some rights now. In theory, I’ve always … Continue reading Making Disability Visible

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I read these books a month ago when I got to go south to socially-distance visit family and rest a bit. And read on the beach 🏖 📚I only read Disappearing Earth for the first time. To Say Nothing of the Dog was a reread as an adult. Do you ever read a book that you read as a child or teen and it feels like you’re reading it for the first time (because memory)? And Agatha Christie just soothes my soul when I’m tired and anxious. Even if it’s not my favorite—it’s a Christie. In between the migraines, anxiety, therapy, etc. I come back to reading. 📚Every damn time. What else can you do when you can’t get out of bed? 🛏🥱
I’ve been watching and enjoying Fargo Season 4 (even if arguably it’s not the best season) and after a few episodes I realized that one of the main characters had OCD. Odis is a cop who clearly needs to perform repeated compulsions like shutting a door and clicking a car door lock multiple times. He also has “just right” compulsions and needs to order things in rows and make sure they are aligned just so.
The election did a number on my mental and physical health. I know I’m not the only one.
#scoliosis #disabled #disabilities #invisibledisabilities #chronicpain #chronicpainawareness #spoonie #spoonielife #spooniesupport #spooniecommunity #spooniestrong
I just finished The Stationery Shop 📖by Marjan Kamali for book club 📚and I have mixed feelings, mainly about Mrs. Aslan, one of the mother characters. She has an undiagnosed mental illness that causes her to really resent her son’s desire to marry the protagonist. I won’t give any spoilers here.
Two of my favorite things in the world are lavender and early grey, which I frequently have as a tea but I found a recipe and baked them into a cookie! Here are my lavender and early grey cookies. Perfect with my tea and a book on a gray fall day ☕️🍪🌥📚

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