I’ve kind of teased this in recent months, but back in January, I was diagnosed with Sjögren’s Syndrome after 5+ years of symptoms. As an arthritis advocate and someone who ... Read the Post...
Blog Traffic for Beginners: Keep Your Traffic Up This Summer
It might not officially be summer, but it essentially is. Summer is great for a lot of people, but not everyone; summer is not great for bloggers, as many blogging veterans ... Read the Post...
Tips To Make Independently Living with a Chronic Illness Easier
Hi, I’m Kate, and I’m a disabled millennial. I have a gazillion chronic illnesses (8 to be exact). I’ve been in pain since 2001. I have a lot of fatigue because, again, 8 ... Read the Post...
What’s Chronic Pain? What You Should Know If You Love Someone with It
If an estimated 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, and each one has just 1 person who cares about them, 100 million Americans are affected by chronic pain. That’s ... Read the Post...
How To Improve Your Blogging Skills: 8 Skills You Need
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 ... Read the Post...
What Is Considered a Chronic Illness? And Other Chronic Illness Basics
When it comes to chronic illness, there's a lot to learn. Maybe you have a chronic illness, maybe someone in your life has one. I've talked a lot about specific elements to ... Read the Post...
2022 Recent Reads: January-March
My reading year is off to a great start! My goal is to read 36 books this year, and quarter 1 is slightly ahead; I read 10 books instead of 9. In the first 3 months of 2022, I ... Read the Post...
Authentic Mental Health Blog Post Ideas That People Actually Want
If you’re a blogger, you’re always looking for new blog post ideas. Sometimes you need a little help, like from a list of ideas! I’ve posted several ideas over the years, and ... Read the Post...
What To Do When in Boston
As of 2022, I’ve lived in Boston for 8 years. But before I lived here, my family lived here for a few years, and we’ve been coming to Boston my entire life. That means that ... Read the Post...
9 Ways To Advocate for Disability Rights
Hoo boy have I been working hard on this post! While I don't love my illnesses, I absolutely love the disability community and being a part of it. Since I am a vocal advocate ... Read the Post...
Writing about Health on Social Media Like a Pro
I’ve been talking about my health online for a long time - since before I started my blog, in fact, as I started by sharing my health story on my personal Facebook about a ... Read the Post...
17 Classic Novels Worth Reading
It’s no secret to the people in my life that I like classic novels. I’ve been reading classics since I was 10, and in grad school I focused on literature from before 1600. I ... Read the Post...
8 Essential Tips for Living with POTS
It’s the first day of March, which also makes spring very, very close. And if you live with POTS, you know that spring tends to bring with it increased POTS symptoms. As we ... Read the Post...
How To Be Good at Blogging: Blogging with Limited Time
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 ... Read the Post...
Alike: The Best Way To Feel Less Alone & Better Manage Your Chronic Illness Journey
This post has been written in partnership with Alike, but all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! Did you know that you’re missing out if ... Read the Post...