Health & Wellness

3 Practical Tips to Reduce Stress

Managing “health and wellness” with MS is almost an oxymoron. If you ask any “expert,” they will provide some of my favorite pieces of advice that totally cured my MS (can you hear the sarcasm?): That’s not what this blog is going to be about, so if you’re here looking for the next dietary cure,…

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Productivity Paradox: it’s okay to do nothing

I often catch myself saying the phrase “I am a human being, not a human doing.” I know it is tremendously cliche, but it really does hold a ton of weight when you really think about it; the purpose of this post is literally just to outline the simple fact that: It is absolutely okay…

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It’s Not Personal, it’s just my Peace

Something I have learned in 2025 is to stop taking everything personally. In fact, I am hoping to master this by the beginning of 2026; this mindset makes such a critical difference in every aspect of life, it possesses immediately tangible results.  When something occurs that I do not find favorable, I no longer respond…

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I’m Catherine

Welcome to Chronically Joyful, my joyous space on the internet dedicated to sharing my personal journey with living with Multiple Sclerosis. Here, I invite you to join me on this journey where I will share knowledge of lifestyle hacks for health & wellness, symptom management, and my secrets to remaining positively Joyful through the good times, as well as the bad. May something you find here resonate; happy reading!

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