Chronic Bits:
Your Editrix is convalescing
-Posted: 4/2/2012
Babes: Editrix Jenni has been super-sick, and still has laryngitis - NO VOICE with which to speak. Which is weird. For someone who loves to talk. Thanks for your patience while she heals; you'll still get a newsletter tomorrow, and things should be moving at their usual pace very soon. Hope you're AWAP (as well as possible)! XO Team ChronicBabe
Formal chats at the Forum take a spring break
-Posted: 3/28/2012
Formal chats at the Forum are taking a spring break (and so is Midtern Rachel). The next scheduled Thursday evening chat will be April 12 and the next scheduled Sunday chat will be April 15. If you have future formal chat topics in mind, please email us your ideas. Thank you to the loyal crowd who comes to chat most weeks! See you in a couple weeks.
Don't miss ChronicPal Christine Miserandino on TV today
-Posted: 3/28/2012
Set your DVRs or tune in to "The Revolution" today on ABC at 2pm ET/1pm CT to see Christine Miserandino from But You Don't Look Sick? as she talks with Dr. Jennifer Ashton and Toni Braxton talking about living well with Lupus and being an empowered patient. Awesome!
LIVE chat tonight at the forum in an hour. Join us! :)
-Posted: 3/15/2012
Laughing. Smiling. Positivity. Let's talk all three - how do we cultivate positivity in spite of chronic illness? Join Rachel the Midtern for a LIVE chat at the Forum in an hour: at 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET, 10pm AT (which is Friday, March 16 in Sydney/Melbourne).
LIVE chat tonight at the forum. Join us! 8pm CT
-Posted: 3/15/2012
Laughing. Smiling. Positivity. Let's talk all three - how do we cultivate positivity in spite of chronic illness? Join Rachel the Midtern for a LIVE chat at the Forum on Thursday, March 15 at 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET, 10pm AT (which is Friday, March 16 in Sydney/Melbourne).
University seeks participants in simple study on career coaching and chronic illness
-Posted: 3/12/2012
Our pal Rosalind Joffe sent us a note about a 5-minute online survey about career coaching and workplace issues for folks with chronic illness. Go for it!
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A note from Editrix Jenni: When I launched this site in 2005, I made a conscious choice to keep articles closed to comments to ward off trolls—those nasty folks who just want to complain. Today, we're better equipped to handle whatever comes our way, even with a small team to handle a high volume of comments. (Honestly, most of the time it's still, well, just me!) Visit your favorite article today and leave a comment, start a conversation, and see where it takes you. We're going to give this a try; I believe the positive community we've built over the years is commited to creating awesomeness, and I'm excited about offering this new feature on the site!
Forum! Podcasts! Blog Carnival! So much!
The ChronicBabe Forum is THE place for you to start a conversation about living well with chronic illness. With more than 1,300 women chatting, you're going to get great support. We've also got a podcast series, and we bet you'll love it! Head over to the podcast page and listen now. And yup, the newest addition is the Blog Carnival. Oh yea, we got the goods!
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Social media, clinical trials, and the convergence of community: I'm speaking about it!
In a few weeks, I'll have the pleasure of speaking at the 3rd Patient Engagement Summit, where the focus will be on using digital tools to get patients interested in participating in trials and research. Care to chime in and offer comments about your experience with online research recruitment?
Posted: 3/1/2012 in Politics, Policy & Research | View this article.
Editrix Jenni got screamed at for using an accessible door by someone in a wheelchair. She reacted strongly. Was she right? How do we deal with scenarios like this? Chime in!
Posted: 2/29/2012 in Relationships | View this article.
Blog Carnival #43: You Are Loved, ChronicBabes!
In honor of Valentine's Day, the theme of this edition of our ChronicBabe blog carnival is YOU ARE LOVED.
Here at ChronicBabe HQ we enjoy hearing about the special people in your life who love and support you despite the challenges of your chronic illness. Because we know love IS stronger than chronic illness, we wanted your help to spread the message!
Posted: 2/13/2012 in Blog Carnival | View this article.
Celebrating Team Jenni, in honor of Valentine's Day
I've written before about the "team" concept of living with chronic illness. (It's one of the first articles I published here, nearly seven years ago!) The concept is as awesome as ever: Life with chronic illness is hard, but surrounding yourself with supportive people makes it easier. Here, I celebrate the folks I love—and hopefully give you some ideas for Team YOU!
Posted: 2/10/2012 in Relationships | View this article.
Blog Carnival #42: The Winter Wellness and Fitness Edition
Hello ChronicBabes! It might be winter, but this year I'm fired up and determined not to let yucky weather temporarily sideline my healthy pursuits. With my goal in mind, I decided asked you: How are you approaching life differently this winter to prevent the blues, a sedentary lifestyle and the pull to just let your health priorities slide when it is cold, wet and gloomy outside?
Posted: 1/26/2012 in Blog Carnival | View this article.
Regular readers of the site already saw my new year's resolutions post, in which I proclaim that "self-care is #1."
The problem in winter is that I usually let that slide. (Hence this year's resolution!) But not this time. I have a few things I'm doing to get myself in shape for bikini season in a few months!
Read on to learn my personal weight loss goal for 2012 (gulp!) and what I'm doing to achieve it. And then comment so I can learn what YOU'RE doing!
Posted: 1/21/2012 in Cool Tools | View this article.
Please allow me to inspire you. XO, Editrix Jenni
Let's start here: I believe in you. Each and every one of you.
Does that feel good? Let it soak in. Steep in the knowledge that someone out there really trusts that you can be successful in your endeavors. If I can lift above my struggles and thrive, I know you can too, because we're like sisters. Your struggle is my struggle.
I created a short list today of things that inspire me and keep me in fine spirits, even on the toughest days. Enjoy, and add your own in the comments for other babes to enjoy, too! XO Jenni
Posted: 1/11/2012 in Inspiration | View this article.
