There’s no way of sugar coating this: an acquired disability is life changing. And even for the most mentally tough, it’s still a giant challenge to accept and work through. As you know I have had a lot of ups and downs trying to navigate this already. But here’s how I’m going about tackling this mountain.
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#188 Total Breakdown: finding the bike and poolside positives
I just can’t even begin to explain how very frustrating it is being helpless in the hand of other people who are the financial decisions makers directly influencing your every move. There are some tough bits, plus some triumphs in today’s Vlog.
Continue reading “#188 Total Breakdown: finding the bike and poolside positives”#187 I feel defeated
It’s fair to say this week has been a challenging one. The battle to recover from a catastrophic injury like amputation is tough. And every bit if not more so, mentally than physically. I’m committed to showing a truthful journey. Including the not so nice parts.
Continue reading “#187 I feel defeated”De-stress your (and my!) life: step 1!
A very big focus for me at the moment is to deal with the mental and emotional side of the trauma involved in losing a leg (and it actually being someone’s fault). To that end I have a regular appointment with a psychologist. In addition to that I also have a regular appointment with an occupational therapist who is helping me manage the rest of my life, sleep (or lack of), pacing and fatigue. The last time I recorded a video blog I set some goals for myself, and one of them was to slow down and be ok with that. It was me doing that very thing that caused me to happen upon a book that, so far, is possibly one of the best books I have read in a long time (and I have only just started it!)
Continue reading “De-stress your (and my!) life: step 1!”#180 Menopause follow up: YOUR feedback
I was surprised and a little bowled over as to the level of feedback from my previous vlog: almost all of which was via DM, rather than a public post. Maybe this is a topic I need to talk more about: I wonder why it’s so taboo? Today I talk about sleep… or lack of!
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