A Story Rewrite
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New Year New Goals!
We have all set resolutions at some point in life and T this year I decided to make new goals instead- this is the beginning of those goals!
If you have been looking for mindfulness and goal strategy help look no further. Living with a chronic challenge can be overwhelming and trying to find coping or direction can add to that mental load.
Check out my new books to help lighten that load a bit.
Cultivating Calm
Your Journey to Mindful Growth
Cultivating Calm: Your Journey to Mindful Growth a.co/d/2BVFClP
Living On Purpose
Strategies for Realizing Your Dreams
Living on Purpose: Strategies for Realizing Your Dreams a.co/d/e8mKPK5
#mindful #mindfulness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #goalsetting #chronicillness #ehlersdanlossyndrome #chronicillnesswarriors
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Відео

Mindfulness and chronic illness
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We can choose to allow our day to run us or us run our day. So many things are y predictable in the life of a chronic illness warrior. Going with the flow is needed but it can be hard when so much of life feels like it’s passing us by with flare days. Here are a few things to slow down and be mindful when experiencing- this is just a start- tell me what you know!!! More info on EDS www.ehlers-d...
Are you gaslighting yourself?
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To gaslight is to manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity or in the case of the videos content manipulation of self. If you ever find yourself talking yourself out of your gut instinct or sacrificing self for others you may be gaslighting yourself to make something wrong feel a little less harsh. Or maybe you are willingly taking on others baggage through s...
Trauma Response and Chronic Illness
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We have talked about gaslighting and dissociation as it involves our Ehlers Danlos community and the broader chronic illness community at large. I thought a short introduction to what is and how to identify trauma response would be a nice additive to our recent conversations. Please fill me in on the missing responses! Trauma response (often called fight or flight) is expanded to fight, flight,...
Ambulatory Wheelchair Users and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
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There are many reasons that can cause a person to require a wheelchair to interact with their day. I have discussed 6 of those in this video as they pertain to Ehlers Danlos syndrome. This is not a comprehensive list, just a start to the conversation. What did I miss? Wheelchair company I used: Numotion www.numotion.com Wheelchair Evaluation and EDS ua-cam.com/video/GS6r6k_Yqas/v-deo.html Guess...
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Dissociation
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Unfortunately- With chronic illness comes the potential for medical trauma- with chronic illness also often comes chronic pain. Both trauma and pain can create the perfect storm for dissociation. Dissociation is a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity. If you think you are experiencing this reach out to a mental health professional ...
Chronic Illness and Productivity: Living with EDS
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When we are healthy we do not realize how freely we live. We go about our day completing tasks and celebrating our productivity. Then- chronic illness strikes and we cannot recognize ourselves. We bully ourselves. We have expectations that are truly unattainable within the confines of our new normal. I am not suggesting we don’t push ourselves to do our best but our best becomes a fluid definit...
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Advocacy
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Advocacy! It’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it! If you have EDS you don’t have an option to opt out and have quality of life... maybe? I think I’m right tho... I am so glad you are joining me for May- EDS awareness. Below you will find likes that are helpful and some I mentioned in the video. According to the EDS foundation: The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are a group of connective tissue dis...
May, Ehlers Danlos Awareness Month
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May is EDS awareness month. I like to take the opportunity to share and advocate since the community joins together to shed light on the rare illness and to spread education to the rest of the world! May is an exciting opportunity! I didn’t want to start the month with a video I have already shared in the past (I have included it below) but rather one with an experience of EDS in comparison to ...
Addison’s Disease Emergency Kit
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Addison’s Disease Emergency Kit
Addison’s Disease Awareness Month
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Addison’s Disease Awareness Month
Managing Chronic Illness and University
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Managing Chronic Illness and University
Life Lessons- yes, more self-care
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Life Lessons- yes, more self-care
Coping with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: How I do it!
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Coping with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: How I do it!
Balancing Life with Chronic Illness
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Balancing Life with Chronic Illness
More on Medical Gaslighting
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More on Medical Gaslighting
Wheelchair Arrival for EDS and POTS
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Wheelchair Arrival for EDS and POTS
Learning to use Emgality
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Learning to use Emgality
Discouragement and Chronic Illness
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Discouragement and Chronic Illness
Wheelchair update and New Normals
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Wheelchair update and New Normals
Flare days are tough!
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Flare days are tough!
Relationships are HARD and EDS doesn’t make it easier!
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Relationships are HARD and EDS doesn’t make it easier!
Medical Gaslighting and EDS
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Medical Gaslighting and EDS
May is EDS Awareness Month
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May is EDS Awareness Month
EDS and Grief
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EDS and Grief
How Ehlers Danlos Syndrome prepared me for a pandemic!
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How Ehlers Danlos Syndrome prepared me for a pandemic!
Begin Developing a Positive Outlook in Life with EDS!
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Begin Developing a Positive Outlook in Life with EDS!
Chronic Conditions & Making It All Work!
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Chronic Conditions & Making It All Work!
What is “A Story Rewrite”?
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What is “A Story Rewrite”?
Dexcom G6 and Self-Care with EDS
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Dexcom G6 and Self-Care with EDS

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  • @rogerokelley
    @rogerokelley Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing. Love the bookcase behind you. I’ve enjoyed reading all my life until Lewy Body Dementia took over. I hope you are doing well 👍

  • @dreamtimelotus7894
    @dreamtimelotus7894 2 місяці тому

    I experience gaslighting even with the diagnosis and now they will take the only meds that help away , he barely listen to me. And labels me as addict and assumes i get a kick from the medications. He will put me back into disability. I have an 11 year old son and i need to function. Ist as if he is working against me in every way possible. When i come from him i feel suicidal. I can't build two medication at the same time. I was so happy i was finally able to build down the benzodiazepinen and have back up medication's. Now he's wants to take it both away in a rush. Why he don't give me the time. i feel labeled and not taken seriously at all. He only see drug addict and did is only because they never gave me a decent treatment. If i had a good treatment from the start i would not even need to build down the benzodiazepinen. Morphine is the backup meds. I just want the build down there benzodiazepinen after 7 years wich is hard enough. But i do know without the back up from morphine the benzodiazepinen will go up and i desperately want off them 😢

  • @rogerokelley
    @rogerokelley 2 місяці тому

    So true. So true. Your such an inspiration 👍🤩

  • @rogerokelley
    @rogerokelley 2 місяці тому

    Guess you don’t post on UA-cam any longer ? Hope all is well. Wonderful book 👍

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 2 місяці тому

      I am! Or I do it’s just awhile. I will have to find some time and I’ll post a few new videos very soon. So sorry for delay. 🥰 thank you for watching my content!!!

    • @rogerokelley
      @rogerokelley 2 місяці тому

      @@astoryrewrite2268 Very welcome. Caught my eye awhile back with wheelchair delivery. I have Lewy Body Dementia so I have to use one to avoid falls. I later bought your book. What an inspiration. Thanks and take care from Atlanta 👍

  • @TequilaStandifer8888
    @TequilaStandifer8888 2 місяці тому

    Long E on Tolle thanks so much for sharing

  • @connorrousseau9972
    @connorrousseau9972 2 місяці тому

    My neuro is placing me on these for my migraines I have daily and that wake me up in the night I have brain dmange, lesions, tbi and other brian conditions. Yesterday he gave me the first two in the office to get me by while we go through my insurance to get it. Crosisng my finger I can get it and that it works. My migraines are so bad I vomit and stuff too and can’t sleep and they have sent me into epileptic seizures many times. So let’s hope I can get it and it helps. He also is having me in ubrelvy as need for the breakthrough ones I may have with the injection. Idk if u have this. Hopefully it goes through insurance too . The injection did hurt pretty good he did in my arm . Hopefully it gets easier. Thank u for ur video. I know it’s old video. Hope it has helped u

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 2 місяці тому

      Sorry to hear of your challenges! I hope it helps you it did me! The shot pain didn’t improve for me tho 😂 😬

  • @vynedvyne59
    @vynedvyne59 3 місяці тому

  • @KathrinHausermann
    @KathrinHausermann 3 місяці тому

    I have CP but also chronic lumbago. Getting my first Wheelchair in 2008 was the best thing and I was just happy. It meant freedom and pain relief and it still does.

  • @SK-wc3hs
    @SK-wc3hs 3 місяці тому

    Just got diagnosed with hsd. I felt like the doctor who gave me the diagnosis finaly understanded me. But then again when i did have phone call with my regular doctor she continued the same matra that everything is ok and it's normal to have have hypermobility. It's funny that my physiatrist just told me before that my shoulder has got so many dislocations that there is propably some damage already done.

  • @whyheds
    @whyheds 4 місяці тому

    It really is the little things sometimes. I have the same weekly medication sorter and it just made me crack a smile on a hard day. Thanks ❤

  • @melissafarrugia9531
    @melissafarrugia9531 5 місяців тому

    ❤Absolutely both physical and mental health impact each other ❤️ Great advice here for boundary setting for security and trust circles

  • @claireconquers2182
    @claireconquers2182 5 місяців тому

    I’m getting my wheelchair delivered today and I’m just looking up all the videos that I can. This was super informative because I am getting my chair delivered with that company.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 5 місяців тому

      The company is WONDERFUL. And congrats on getting your chair I hope it brings you freedom !

  • @louise8752
    @louise8752 5 місяців тому

    I hope the chair gives you freedom to explore outdoors and get back out into the world more. Ease of mobility!! Mixed emotions I'm sure but with time I hope you find a lot of value in it.

  • @vynedvyne59
    @vynedvyne59 5 місяців тому

    I sadly recognize the pride part about using the chair😅

  • @vynedvyne59
    @vynedvyne59 5 місяців тому

    Such a nice intro video 🎉

  • @rogerokelley
    @rogerokelley 5 місяців тому

    The hardest thing for me to buy and accept was a rolling walker. Then I had to buy a wheelchair I was afraid ppl would stare at me. With my cane. Walker or wheelchair people are unreal to cut me off and walk right in front of me. No respect or manners. Tired of dealing with my insurance so I bought it myself. My Lewy Body Dementia has my balance off very bad so my objective is NOT to fall. Thank you for your story. I was disappointed and mad too but one day at a time. Thanks for the updates.

  • @TimothyMyersMyers
    @TimothyMyersMyers 5 місяців тому

    Excellent book a great read and help for individuals

  • @rogerokelley
    @rogerokelley 5 місяців тому

    I have that book. Thank you 👍👍

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 5 місяців тому

      You have my book? Wow thank you so much for your support! ❤️‍🩹

    • @rogerokelley
      @rogerokelley 5 місяців тому

      Very welcome 👍

  • @rogerokelley
    @rogerokelley 5 місяців тому

    It’s such an inspiration to listen to you. I have Lewy Body Dementia and most of time in a wheelchair. My hallucinations are awful. Visual and auditory. Thank you for sharing your story

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 5 місяців тому

      I’m so sorry for your struggles. I cannot begin to imagine. I am glad you have found. Anything positive on my channel. Thank you for sharing your journey. I do hope you have support. ❤️‍🩹

  • @rogerokelley
    @rogerokelley 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful color. I love it. Be proud. I know you are 🎉

  • @angelwings8415
    @angelwings8415 7 місяців тому

    I’m picking mine up at 8:30 this morning. NuMotion has been very helpful in getting exactly what I need for my EDS Hyper-mobility. I will also have a smart drive, I have a very old very terrible fitting Invacare chair that I’m so happy to get rid of. Quickie Nitrum will be an upgrade for sure.

  • @kathy671
    @kathy671 7 місяців тому

    I've had a rheumatologist shrug his shoulders and roll his eyes at me. I also had to diagnose my EDS - thank god for the internet! I'm now waiting to see an EDS consultants at one of only 2 specialist hospitals in the UK . I'm 46.

  • @ashleydpepin
    @ashleydpepin 7 місяців тому

    Lots of great advice! Unfortunately where I live in Canada, you just can't doctor shop. Here, if you have a GP (family doctor), no matter how bad of a fit they are, you have to keep them. We have such a severe shortage of doctors here that we will never find a new one. And I'm not exaggerating. It's actually extremely depressing.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 7 місяців тому

      I can’t imagine. I’m so sorry it’s so messed up

  • @jenng3649
    @jenng3649 7 місяців тому

    I have the same chair from NuMotion, but with a Smart Drive/. Mine is metallic blue!

    • @jenng3649
      @jenng3649 7 місяців тому

      I also have EDS and POTS and most everything else that comes with

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 6 місяців тому

      I wonder if I would enjoy using a smart drive- if it would be helpful for me-

    • @Jenng1278
      @Jenng1278 6 місяців тому

      See if NuMotion will let you try it out! It's not for everyone, hut a lot of us with EDS have one. I only got to try it first because they had one at the rehab I was staying at and allowed me to use it and see if it would be something I could handle. My rehab doctor is the one who fought for me to get it. I had broken both legs and an arm and he had pressed for it as it was a status change with my health. I'm a PT user as I have good days and bad days

  • @christinastroud7269
    @christinastroud7269 7 місяців тому

    I was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos last year. I am fifty two now, and I had no clue I had this problem. I also have dealt with medical gas lighting.

  • @AveragePJOstan
    @AveragePJOstan 9 місяців тому

    Are they fiction or nonfiction?

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 9 місяців тому

      Hi! So I discuss them further in my previous shorts. I haven’t made a lengthier video yet but they are non fiction mental health books on mindfulness and goal setting/achieving!

    • @AveragePJOstan
      @AveragePJOstan 9 місяців тому

      @@astoryrewrite2268 ok I will check them out. You should make a fiction book though.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 9 місяців тому

      @@AveragePJOstan I have 3 manuscripts in the works. And an anthology half written. I’m working on it. It just takes more time when you work full time a non writer job.

  • @TammyOne-rd9ng
    @TammyOne-rd9ng 9 місяців тому

    It is a AMAZING how physicians can admit “oh yeah, that makes sense… but not for you”

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 8 місяців тому

      Yaaas! I always follow that up with. Ok can you please mark that down in my chart and sometimes if I’m feeling cheeky I’ll even ask for a copy of todays chart notes from my appt so “I don’t forget what we covered” and of course I ask for my research to be placed in my chart- the stuff I brought with me that is being denied. Lol

  • @TimothyMyersMyers
    @TimothyMyersMyers 9 місяців тому

    Excellent resources to help!!

  • @memesissydollar3080
    @memesissydollar3080 9 місяців тому

  • @Lionessliving
    @Lionessliving 9 місяців тому

    I've no idea why this has not had the views or likes. Love this. Hope you're OK. It's a constant struggle. The irony is I did not believe depression was real. I'm now suffering with depression and fully understand living with a chronic illness. My love and prayers I send to all those having to exist in a state of pain, fatique and human ignorance. Love and blessings. Xx

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 9 місяців тому

      Thanks. Idk maybe the algorithm or I’m not famous 😂 I’m just me sharing what I know. ❤ thank you for your kind words!!!

  • @erinancientelements
    @erinancientelements 10 місяців тому

    Thank you!! Currently dealing with this issue. I have lost a great deal of hand mobility waiting for a specialist. I'm in Canada, so shopping around for a doc isn't possible here really.

  • @midnightcat6116
    @midnightcat6116 11 місяців тому

    This is a really good idea about presenting concerns and asking the provider to write down the concerns and what hasn’t been addressed. I’m fortunate to have affordable health insurance but unfortunate to have crummy health insurance. I asked the hospital to switch my provider because i was feeling i was being medically gaslit but was matched with an equally uncaring provider. Lol.

  • @Harmonica.Mike.64
    @Harmonica.Mike.64 11 місяців тому

    Is that chair a TiLite Aero Z? I wish I knew it came in that color, I ordered mine in gray frame with green forks. I love mine but I love green. Nice chair.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 11 місяців тому

      Yessss info could go back I’d do my spokes different but yes that’s the chair. I like it a lot.

  • @jennifermunzinger9141
    @jennifermunzinger9141 11 місяців тому

    My Chair is from Meyra with the e motion m25 duodrive from Alber

  • @yarahasan3209
    @yarahasan3209 11 місяців тому

    aint no way boi LOLLLL

  • @doccritica9456
    @doccritica9456 11 місяців тому

    I got my EDS diagnosis at age 64. All the years before I heard things like „such sorts of pain as you are describing do not exist“, „housewife-syndrome“, „In my first years at Medical School I also thaught I had all these diseases I was learning about“. Or they questioned me about my relations with my parents. And so on… As everyone else I had challenges and issues in my life and sometimes I wondered whether I was the only person who could not see the connection between my psychological strain and all my pop-up symptoms. Even after my diagnosis had been confirmed by several experts, a pain therapist at university hospital blamed me for seeking somatic explanations for my pain and accused me of depreciating her when I explicitly disagreed. Thank you very much for sharing your experience here and for suggesting a way to cope with medical gaslighting.

  • @paige6042
    @paige6042 Рік тому

    I’m recently diagnosed and have been watching a plethora of videos to learn about it. You’re the best I’ve seen. PLEASE COME BACK!!

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 Рік тому

      Oh Paige! Thank you. I haven’t made any videos in awhile- I suppose I became a bit discouraged and that kept me from having much motivation or energy to do anything with UA-cam. Do you have any topics you would be interested in watching?

  • @ChloeW2023
    @ChloeW2023 Рік тому

    I’m proud of you. Thanks for sharing. I had such a difficult time with mine, especially when they gave me the pre filled syringes instead of the pen. That was difficult in more ways than physical.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 11 місяців тому

      Tried that one too. I was doing this kind then went to the other manual and back to this kind and I think I’d rather do manual now.

  • @GAINZonWHEELS
    @GAINZonWHEELS Рік тому

    Can’t wait for my own so 11 weeks, other chair is not ergonomic and is not you… know what I mean

  • @shahilagh
    @shahilagh Рік тому

    IS THERE anything to do in rush?

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 Рік тому

      Good question. You mean a skill you can use that works quickly in a short amount of time?

    • @shahilagh
      @shahilagh Рік тому

      @@astoryrewrite2268 I mean we often say not to do these things in rush. But are there things we must do in rush? like I notice when I m upset with ppl crossing my boundaries I should immediately say otherwise I become shy

  • @dancingpianofairy
    @dancingpianofairy Рік тому

    3:22 lol, I do that with my ankles, too. No calf strap?

  • @RyeRyeBread
    @RyeRyeBread Рік тому

    Hi, do you know what height the backrest is on this chair?

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 Рік тому

      No sorry. I’m not sure. When I was being measured for the chair I literally just tried a few and told him which one I wanted. It was the lowest me they had

  • @tinapinch7494
    @tinapinch7494 Рік тому

    This made me ball. I don't know if it's gaslighting myself or just the idea of actually being disabled. I keep trying to find ways to keep working even though I've been disabled for 9 yrs. It's so frustrating having the mental capacity to do things but being physically destroyed once you try.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 Рік тому

      So sorry for your challenges. I hope things will be brighter for you. Life is hard enough.

  • @jennifermunzinger9141
    @jennifermunzinger9141 Рік тому

    Look good i wait for my New too but my Chair is from meyra

  • @juliepietruszka5089
    @juliepietruszka5089 Рік тому

    Thank you for eliquinting explaining this. Both myself and my son have experienced this before with my sons father as well as some medical professionals. We of course never went back to the medical professionals who treated us that way but unfortunately his father is not someone we can just brush off. Im not sure how to deal with his father's behavior.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 Рік тому

      Thank you for spending your time watching. Our care is so rarely adequate much less excellent.

  • @OverboardStudio
    @OverboardStudio Рік тому

    Lmao he has the exact voice of the counselor from South Park

  • @CatFromFL
    @CatFromFL 2 роки тому

    I am newly in a wheelchair- first pushed then bought an electric wheelchair to gain more independence. I have metastatic breast cancer in the bones causing pain, limited walking or standing for even short periods (5-6 minutes). My disability is pain and limited lung capacity secondary to damage from many radiation treatments ( 187 to date) most to the chest. Due to my age (70) I don’t get much push back, in fact most people are helpful. Manual wheelchairs can have little battery powered engines added- this might help many. My wheelchair can be turned off and pushed too.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 Рік тому

      I wish my small framed chair had a tiny little motor sometimes.

  • @averekriz
    @averekriz 2 роки тому

    the internet is a crazy place. i just put in eds and dissociation into google, because i thought i couldn't be the only one. thank you for this video. the last few days, i was wondering whether i was experiencing pain and movement impairment from eds or from dissociative mobility issues. sometimes i cannot tell them apart. wondering if my pain sometimes is psychosomatic. the dizziness from pots makes me dissociate sometimes. for me, getting physically treated by male doctors for eds makes me dissociate a lot of the time. eds and mental illness feed off one another. it's difficult.

  • @rachelannbarkley2329
    @rachelannbarkley2329 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for sharing this.

    • @astoryrewrite2268
      @astoryrewrite2268 2 роки тому

      Of course!!! Thank you for watching and joining us here.

  • @AftabAhmedLakhani
    @AftabAhmedLakhani 2 роки тому

    💞🇮🇳🍵🍭