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Quality of Life – Part 5 of a Series

Information provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases A diagnosis of lupus can have a significant impact on quality of life, including the ability to work. Research on work loss associated with lupus, funded in part by the NIAMS, estimated that almost three-quarters of the study’s 982 participants would stop […]

Belief Limiting Labels Influence Our Lives – How to Challenge Them

By Bonnie Harken, NCLC What do I mean by labels? They are simply descriptive terms used to describe us and they usually have judgements associated with them. For example, they can be “negative” (I’m the “office witch”) or more “positive” (I’m the “office mom”). A frequent one today is “I’m fat,” whether it is true […]