Nine interesting Fibromyalgia articles at Fibro Friday week 536

WELCOME to the Fibromyalgia link up in 2025.

You can learn so much about Fibromyalgia here... suggestions for diet improvements, activities that may help distract you from pain, tips for protecting your mental health, communication issues and tips for blogging when you have any chronic illness. 

These articles have all been written by men and women living with fibromyalgia and also other chronic illnesses. If you explore their blogs you will find a wealth of information. 

	The Carb Conundrum: How one man is finding some reduction in his Fibromyalgia symptoms through dietary changes.
	The Surprising Benefits of Reading for Fibromyalgia: Why You Should Snuggle Up with a Good Book is Sarah's suggestion for escaping stress and includes choosing the right book.
	My plans and hopes for 2025. Beverley shares her goals for the year ahead which she sets as a strategy to help control her anxiety and achieve in small steps.
	Please Don't Do Me Any Favors Communication means clarity, both ways. Sometimes that's slow and clunky and sometimes doesn't exist at all. Johanna shares her experience of trying to communicate her needs.
	You're Doing All You Can, Now Chase Your Acorn. Dales neurologist shares his unusual prescription on coping with the challenges of fibromyalgia.
	A Distraction Of Safari Park Photography has some great photos of animals that look stunning in black and white.
	Protecting your Mental Health in Winter. This article explains the Why and How of mental health and Beverley Butterfly shares her tips for getting through the darker, colder months.
	When Fibro Forces You To Adapt To Stay Creative. Dale explains changes he has made to photographic equipment so he can manage to keep doing his photography when living in pain.
	Tips for Blogging with Chronic Illnesses. If you are considering blogging, these tips may help you.

Thanks for joining in at Fibro Friday week 536

Dale from Fibro and Photos

Sarah from Musings on Life with Fibromyalgia

Beverley at Blooming Mindfulness

Johanna at Adventures of Motherhood

The best Fibromyalgia articles of 2024

Here you will find interesting articles about Fibromyalgia on a wide variety of topics. All of these articles have been posted this year by fibro bloggers. 

Is Gabapentin for Fibromyalgia Safe? at Being Fibro Mom

Mom With Fibro: How I’m Pacing While Caring For My Toddler at Skillfully and Painfully Aware.

The frustrations of being a wheelchair user at Blooming Mindfulness

Exciting Results for Green Light Therapy for Fibromyalgia at Going My Own Pace

Fibromyalgia and Covid-19 at Living Creatively with Fibro

 
Coping with Chronic Illness when Getting Married at Hello Fibro blog

Making invisibility more visible as someone with hidden disabilities at Living Whole

5 Years: A Reflection On Life With Fibro at Fibro & Photos

When you got no spoons everyone has to help! at Australian Sacrificial HomeKeeper

Merlin The Happy Heathen: Art For Fibromyalgia Interview at My Several Worlds

Little Things My Chronic Illnesses Made Me Appreciate at The Disabled Diva

A day in the life of a Fibro warrior with Bettie G at Mandy and Michelle

The Best Type of Heat To Help You Feel Better at Pain Chronic Words Iconic 

How to get moving with fibromyalgia – Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 at the Invisible F

The Age Conundrum at Fibromy What?

Why Am I So Anxious? at Windy's Journey

Unique Symptoms in Men with Fibromyalgia at Thom Byxbe's Research Desk

Eyes and Fibromyalgia at Fibro Files

Couch to 5K with Fibromyalgia – an impossible mission? at Musings on Life with Fibromyalgia

Fibro Friday week 535

WELCOME to this week's Fibro Friday, the one and only fibromyalgia link up.  We are sharing links to articles written by lovely Fibro Bloggers. 

We'd love you to join in by checking out these links or a previous weeks.

1.	The Agony And Ecstasy Of Trips To The Coast
2.	Endometriosis, fibromyalgia & autoimmune diseases
3.	Lies the Fibro Brain Tells
4.	My Story of Recovery from Fibromyalgia
5.	Sleep Disorders Common In Fibromyalgia
6.	Are You There For You?
7.	My Disappearance From Life Thanks To Chronic Illness
8.	Navigating a "Bad" Day with Fibromyalgia - 6 Tips
9.	Symptom tracking for chronic illness and free download
10.	Feeling Disassociation, Battersea Photography, And Nightmare Trains
11.	Dear Stranger, A Letter From The Heart
12.	Top 7 Gifts To Make Chronic Pain Easier
13.	A Photographic & Fibro Challenge: City Of Codes & Lights Festival

Gift ideas for people with chronic illness designed by people with chronic illness

Do you have a loved one with chronic illness and you want to buy them a gift?

Do you have chronic illness and you are looking for some comfort?

You can support people living with chronic illnesses by giving gifts that they have created. 

Here you will discover thoughtful gifts and show you care both to the person who receives your gift and the person who created it who is also living with chronic illness.

A Coloring Adventure for Spoonies: This book is made for Spoonies by a full-time Spoonie who has been using art as a coping tool for chronic illness and chronic pain since 2009.

I've published the first coloring adventure for Spoonies! This is the result of a medical crisis from the summer of 2023 that I spun into something colorful. From chaos comes beauty! 

My Several Worlds Coloring Adventure for Spoonies offers pages of inky delight to remind you that you are strong, beautiful, and uniquely you. You are NOT broken!

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My Mindfulness Toolkit for Chronic Pain and Fatigue book

In this book, author, blogger, yoga teacher, and chronic illness thriver Melissa Reynolds share dozens of practices that you might like to add to your daily management plans. You will learn many practical techniques to add to your symptom management plans. To help you rest, relax and even strengthen your body. It includes worksheets to create your own flare plan, pain management plan and work management plans. It's a must read for the chronic pain and fatigue community.

Buy it on lulu

Buy it on Amazon

Watch Melissa talk about her new book in this six minute YouTube video

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Team Fibro T shirts and mugs by Dale Rockell: These are using Dales own unique smoke art designs created for those with fibromyalgia. 

I live with a chronic health condition called Fibromyalgia. This means living with chronic pain, sleep disturbance, severe brain fog, declined cognitive function and impact on my vision, among many other symptoms. Very little is understood about this condition, and how to support those living with it by the majority of healthcare professionals. From my Smoke Art I have created unique designs using the Fibro logo of the butterfly, to help raise awareness.

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Jump Start Program EASE INTO EXERCISING: an easy exercise program. This is a great place to begin if you are new to exercising or have not done so in a long time due to low energy and or chronic pain. This short, gentle program will help you get started on your journey to look and feel better by exercising safely using the Cocolime Fitness method. Here you’ll ease into moving more again through some fantastic stretching and gentle bodyweight toning routines!

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Soft Hugs for Mommy: Learning to Live with Fibromyalgia: a book about a loving family as navigating the challenges of Mommy's chronic pain condition. The family helps Mommy with her invisible illness by offering gentle hugs, thoughtful acts of kindness, and comforting words. The author and illustrator draws from their personal experience with chronic illness.

The book has a “Let’s Talk” section to open the conversation between parent and child. These questions, created with a child psychologist, offer a space for children to express their feelings about Mommy's illness. This book facilitates discussing other related conditions (such as Lyme Disease, ME, CFS, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, chronic migraine, chronic pain, and others).

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Chronic Illness Life Journal: Whether you're battling fibromyalgia, autoimmune arthritis, or any other chronic condition, this journal is a valuable tool for your self-care journey.
Embrace the power of chronic illness life journaling as a means to enhance your mental health and overall well-being. This beginner-friendly journal provides guidance and support, making it an ideal companion for those who are new to chronic illness life journaling.

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Other ways you can support those with chronic illness include:

• visit their blogs and read some of their articles
• follow and like them on their social media channels
• share this post so others can find it
• visit my Fibro Shop on Amazon which has gift ideas for those living with Fibromyalgia like the softest pyjamas and a cozy cuddle blanket.

Thank you for taking time to visit here today.