self-care

Planning ahead

by Isy
September 17, 2021September 17, 2021
2 Comments
adaptation, basics, brain care, critical thinking, food allergies, imp-possible, meds/drugs, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

I’m getting an allergy panel in a month or so. This means I have to be off my antihistamine for 5 days before. THAT means… Read More »Planning ahead

The freedom of masking

by Isy
September 10, 2021
basics, Covid-19, perspective, self-care, tools and techniques, what works

Two years ago, if I were walking down a sidewalk next to trucks belching diesel, I had to breathe shallowly and mentally plan on the… Read More »The freedom of masking

Wholeness is order

by Isy
September 8, 2021
basics, imp-possible, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

Many people have figured out before me that approaching life coherently, as a complex creature with inward & outward lives, as physical and energetic beings… Read More »Wholeness is order

When momentum uses inertia

by Isy
November 28, 2020November 28, 2020
adaptation, brain care, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., loved ones, mortality, neurogastroenterology, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

That last post, about acknowledging the shimmering sense of mortality I’ve lived with for nearly a year? Well, I kept meaning to post an update,… Read More »When momentum uses inertia

Wizard, with hat and staff, standing next to text of Tolkien quote.

Sizing the Covid-19 problem, for real

by Isy
September 7, 2020September 7, 2020
1 Comment
basics, Covid-19, critical thinking, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, translating Medical Jargon into Plain English

Like many, I’ve been watching the extraordinary infinity-ring circus of Covid-19 with rising confusion. I hate being that confused. So, I thought about how to… Read More »Sizing the Covid-19 problem, for real

Next step, stop!

by Isy
February 2, 2020
activity, adaptation, brain care, imp-possible, neurotransmitters, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

Update on wifiddling… I got an idiot-proof radiation meter. Wifi is in the microwave band of 2,500 GHz and the additional 5,000 GHz band, which… Read More »Next step, stop!

No wonder I can’t get up! Rad realities

by Isy
January 20, 2020
3 Comments
adaptation, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, moving/traveling, neurogastroenterology, radiation, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

After the ghastly fiascos of last year, imagine my overwhelming relief to finally — FINALLY! — find a clean, safe place to live, in one… Read More »No wonder I can’t get up! Rad realities

A 3-point reality check in the armpit of winter

by Isy
January 6, 2020January 6, 2020
ANS and fight-or-flight, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, mortality, moving/traveling, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, tools and techniques

I’ve got a sweet, safe little spot all to myself now. I can’t talk about it much but the gratitude and relief is STUPENDOUS. It… Read More »A 3-point reality check in the armpit of winter

Angel wings & tactical things

by Isy
November 19, 2019January 6, 2020
ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, brain plasticity, bugging out, CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, mortality, nutrition, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, recipes, reiki/meditation, self-care, tools and techniques, what works

This morning, I woke up feeling like a butcher knife was lodged in my heart, the memory of barking and snarling voices ringing in my… Read More »Angel wings & tactical things

Protected: Outrageous fortune

by Isy
November 17, 2019November 20, 2019
3 Comments
adaptation, ANS and fight-or-flight, brain care, bugging out, care team, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., imp-possible, loved ones, martial & internal arts, money, mortality, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care, what works

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