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Text reads: 52 blog post ideas health bloggers need (end text). We’re approaching the end of the year! As we get closer to 2023, many people are planning for the new year, and I’m one of them. If you are, too, I’m sharing 1 blog post idea for every week of 2023. These post ideas are mostly for health bloggers, although some of them apply to all bloggers. 
Text reads: 52 blog post ideas health bloggers need (end text). We’re approaching the end of the year! As we get closer to 2023, many people are planning for the new year, and I’m one of them. If you are, too, I’m sharing 1 blog post idea for every week of 2023. These post ideas are mostly for health bloggers, although some of them apply to all bloggers. 
in Writing & Blogging &middot November 29, 2022

52 Blog Post Ideas Health Bloggers Need

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52 Blog Post Ideas Health Bloggers Need

Text reads: How to brainstorm blog post ideas, 12 questions to ask yourself (end text). Sometimes you know exactly what a post will be about, but sometimes you need to come up with ideas. To help you with that, I’m sharing 12 questions you should ask yourself as part of how to brainstorm blog post ideas.  
Text reads: How to brainstorm blog post ideas, 12 questions to ask yourself (end text). Sometimes you know exactly what a post will be about, but sometimes you need to come up with ideas. To help you with that, I’m sharing 12 questions you should ask yourself as part of how to brainstorm blog post ideas.  
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 11, 2022

How To Brainstorm Blog Post Ideas: 12 Questions To Ask Yourself

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How To Brainstorm Blog Post Ideas: 12 Questions To Ask Yourself

Text reads: Buy my ebook for chronic health bloggers, worth $140, but buy for $10! There is also an image of the ebook cover. The ebook is named "Take Your Blog (And Income!) To The Next Level: Resources for Chronic Health Bloggers".
Text reads: Why you need a blog newsletter and what to send your subscribers (end text). One of the most important tools for bloggers is your newsletter. But are you wondering why you need a blog newsletter, how to write a good one, and what to send to your subscribers? Then this post is for you!
Text reads: Why you need a blog newsletter and what to send your subscribers (end text). One of the most important tools for bloggers is your newsletter. But are you wondering why you need a blog newsletter, how to write a good one, and what to send to your subscribers? Then this post is for you!
in Writing & Blogging &middot August 16, 2022

Why You Need a Blog Newsletter + What To Send Your Newsletter

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Why You Need a Blog Newsletter + What To Send Your Newsletter

Text reads: Blog traffic for beginners, keep your traffic up this summer (end text). When it comes to blog traffic for beginners, you might be wondering what’s happening to your blog and how you can keep your traffic up. In this post, I’m sharing why your blog traffic is decreasing and nine things you can do to keep your traffic steady, if not increasing.
Text reads: Blog traffic for beginners, keep your traffic up this summer (end text). When it comes to blog traffic for beginners, you might be wondering what’s happening to your blog and how you can keep your traffic up. In this post, I’m sharing why your blog traffic is decreasing and nine things you can do to keep your traffic steady, if not increasing.
in Writing & Blogging &middot June 7, 2022

Blog Traffic for Beginners: Keep Your Traffic Up This Summer

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Blog Traffic for Beginners: Keep Your Traffic Up This Summer

Text reads: How to improve your blogging skills, 8 skills you need (end text). As humans, we want to be good at the things we do, or at the very least we don’t want to be bad at them. That, of course, applies to blogging. In this post, I’m going to talk about how to improve your blogging skills, from writing to photography, from research to SEO, and more.
Text reads: How to improve your blogging skills, 8 skills you need (end text). As humans, we want to be good at the things we do, or at the very least we don’t want to be bad at them. That, of course, applies to blogging. In this post, I’m going to talk about how to improve your blogging skills, from writing to photography, from research to SEO, and more.
in Writing & Blogging &middot May 10, 2022

How To Improve Your Blogging Skills: 8 Skills You Need

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How To Improve Your Blogging Skills: 8 Skills You Need

Text reads: Authentic mental health blog post ideas; that people actually want to read! (end text). If you’re a blogger, you’re always looking for new blog post ideas. Sometimes you need a little help, such as that from a list of ideas! I’ve posted several ideas over the years, and there are even more in my ebook for health bloggers. But today I thought I would share mental health blog post ideas for those of who blog about mental health and/or mental illness. 
Text reads: Authentic mental health blog post ideas; that people actually want to read! (end text). If you’re a blogger, you’re always looking for new blog post ideas. Sometimes you need a little help, such as that from a list of ideas! I’ve posted several ideas over the years, and there are even more in my ebook for health bloggers. But today I thought I would share mental health blog post ideas for those of who blog about mental health and/or mental illness. 
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 19, 2022

Authentic Mental Health Blog Post Ideas That People Actually Want

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Authentic Mental Health Blog Post Ideas That People Actually Want

Text reads: writing about health on social media like a pro (end text). I’m going to share why you should write about health on social media, what you need to know to write about health, why you should share your personal experiences, dos and don’ts for posting about health, how to make your social media campaign featuring health, and all the resources I have to help you be your best.
Text reads: writing about health on social media like a pro (end text). I’m going to share why you should write about health on social media, what you need to know to write about health, why you should share your personal experiences, dos and don’ts for posting about health, how to make your social media campaign featuring health, and all the resources I have to help you be your best.
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 15, 2022

Writing about Health on Social Media Like a Pro

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Writing about Health on Social Media Like a Pro

Text reads - how to be good at blogging: how to blog with limited time (end text). Humans as a species don’t want to be bad at things, so it makes sense that plenty of people wonder how to be good at blogging. If we do something, we don’t want to be bad at it! I won’t lie and say that I’m good at all aspects of blogging - that would be a flat-out lie - but I am good at one part of blogging: blogging with limited time. 
Text reads - how to be good at blogging: how to blog with limited time (end text). Humans as a species don’t want to be bad at things, so it makes sense that plenty of people wonder how to be good at blogging. If we do something, we don’t want to be bad at it! I won’t lie and say that I’m good at all aspects of blogging - that would be a flat-out lie - but I am good at one part of blogging: blogging with limited time. 
in Writing & Blogging &middot February 22, 2022

How To Be Good at Blogging: Blogging with Limited Time

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How To Be Good at Blogging: Blogging with Limited Time

Text reads: Ways to promote blog posts, 2022 edition (end text). What worked five years ago doesn’t work now, and what worked two years ago might not work now. That being said, let’s talk about all the ways to promote blog posts in 2022, whether or not they be new posts. 

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July is: ⁣ - Disability Pride Month ⁣ - Juvenile A July is: ⁣
- Disability Pride Month ⁣
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month ⁣
- the anniversary of when I was diagnosed with autoimmune arthritis at age 19 after 9 years of symptoms ⁣
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As you can imagine, that makes me very aware of my disability via juvenile arthritis⁣
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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣.⁣
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ID: Screenshot of a Bluesky post. The background is dark teal, and it's written by Kate Mitchell | Kate the (Almost) Great with the username katethealmostgreat.bsky.social. ⁣The text reads what's above the first black box.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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#DisabilityPride #JuvenileArthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease
There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt someone's chronic illness, but this is one of them. ⁣
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I'm always amazed by how people can have the exact same illness or set of illnesses and still have different experiences. Sure, there will be similarities, but which symptoms are the worst, what medications you respond to, and your quality of life can vary significantly. ⁣
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It doesn't mean that one person is necessarily worse off than another; they're just different.⁣
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ID: Kate takes a selfie. A white text box reads "Chronic Illness Looks Different in Each Person"⁣
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#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Endometriosis #Fibromyalgia #POTS
This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a sewing project, and my foot in a cast⁣
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ID: Harley the golden retriever has his head on Kate's lap. Also on her lap is an in-progress needlepoint project and Kate's leg (in a walking cast) is elevated.⁣
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#Osteoporosis #RheumatoidArthritis #GoldenRetrievers #Needlepoint #Needlework
Week 28 of 2026 Weekly A very busy week! 1️⃣ Foo Week 28 of 2026 Weekly

A very busy week!

1️⃣ Foot checkup! Walking boot is on occasionally from now until September 
2️⃣ Boston 
3️⃣ IVIG
4️⃣ Dentist 🦷 All good! 
5️⃣ Not a filter - this was the Boston area the second half of the week 
6️⃣ Physical time!

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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣.

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1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office
2️⃣ Looking at TD Garden, the bear statue for the Bruins, and Zakim Bridge in the background 
3️⃣ Looking at tubes coming out from under Kate’s clothes. There’s a Kindle on her stomach
4️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie before leaving
5️⃣ Medford Square looking like there’s a yellow filter over it
6️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office

#ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #Bostonian #IVIG
Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry. I’m fortunate enough to have a lot of people who care about me and this is the fastest way to tell everyone. 

Video: Kate talks to the camera while putting on makeup. There are captions. 

#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimnuneDisease #ChronicIllness #Arthritis #ChronicPain
Week 27 of 2026 Weekly (Delayed because last Sund Week 27 of 2026 Weekly

(Delayed because last Sunday was baaaaad)

1️⃣ Due airport difficulties, we got a few more days with Emma. Harley was THRILLED!
2️⃣ Beautiful bird/squirrel visitors
3️⃣ A beautiful Maine summer day

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1️⃣ Harley the golden retriever putting his front legs up on Emma’s legs to demand hugs.
2️⃣ A bird feeder and hummingbird feeder on a deck. There is a hummingbird at one and squirrel at the other.
3️⃣ A barn, a pond, and the Maine woods

#207 #MaineLife #MaineTheWay #NewEnglandSummer #IGMaine
Reminder: you can be proud of your disability comm Reminder: you can be proud of your disability community while wishing your body cooperated more⁣
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#DisabilityPride #ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #Disabled #Disability
I don’t know the exact date of my RA diagnosis, bu I don’t know the exact date of my RA diagnosis, but this is from right around then in July 2010. ⁣
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When I was diagnosed, I had been having symptoms for 9 years. ⁣
- 9 years of foot pain (partially from tarsal coalition)⁣
- Arthritic damage in said food⁣
- Carpal tunnel off and on for several years⁣
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I was finally diagnosed because I woke up one morning and was unable to open my jaw more than 8 mm. It turned out that I had horrible arthritic damage to my TMJs, which got me off the waiting list at MGH rheumatology. I left that appointment with an autoimmune arthritis diagnosis. ⁣
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The fact that July is not only my diagnosis anniversary but also Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month has always seemed right. I may not have been diagnosed with JA, but given the amount of arthritis I had along with my many years of symptoms, it's generally accepted that I had it. ⁣
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This year marks 16 years since diagnosis and this fall marks 25 years since my symptoms started. It's pretty weird that so much time has already passed!⁣
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ID: Kate at 19 at Fenway Park for a Red Sox game. ⁣
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#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease #Arthritis #JuvenileArthritis #JRA
Dos and don'ts for when someone in your life is di Dos and don'ts for when someone in your life is diagnosed with autoimmune arthritis! What are some that you would add?⁣
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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣.⁣
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ID: "So someone you know was diagnosed with Autoimmune Arthritis". Under the Do column (indicated with a green checkmark) is:⁣
"As how they feel about it⁣
Offer specific ways to help⁣
Treat them normally⁣
Ask follow-up questions⁣
Wear a mask around them when sick."⁣
Under the don't don't column (indicated with an x in a red circle) is:⁣
"Say “At least it’s not xyz!”⁣
Say that and not follow through⁣
Assume nothing about their lives has changed⁣
Conflate autoimmune arthritis with osteoarthritis⁣
Pass your cold to an immunosuppressed person".⁣
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#AutoimmuneDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #PsoriaticArthritis #AnkylosingSpondylitis #JuvenileArthritis
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