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Why I’m No Longer Reading The “Cure” Books

Last Updated: November 15, 2011

There are a million books on "How to Cure Your Fibro" out there and every one of them has a different answer. Sometimes it's someone who "had" Fibro that suddenly found a cure via changing their diet, and most of the time it's some Dr who has come up with the "right" answer to end all our suffering. … [Read more...]

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Review: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Fibromyalgia

Last Updated: November 1, 2011

What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Fibromyalgia: Why Doctors Can't or Won't Treat Chronic Pain  The title is misleading.I almost didn't read this book (leaving it on the shelf with so many others) because of the title and what I expected to find inside. What I expected to find was yet another "How … [Read more...]

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Book Review: “Are You My Guru” by Wendy Shankar

Last Updated: June 27, 2011

I don't remember how I first came across this book, but it made it onto my reading list and I finally got a copy a few weeks ago. Re-reading the back cover I knew it had to jump to the top of my list and I'm so glad it did. Wendy Shankar is best known for her book The Fat Girl's Guide to Life. … [Read more...]

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Book Review: The Fibromyalgia Handbook

Last Updated: September 16, 2010

The Fibromyalgia Handbook: A Review

The Fibromyalgia Handbook is not the 7 step Program to halting or reversing Fibromyalgia, as it claims to be. The 7 steps are just the breakdown of different types of treatments, and the suggestion is that you should be doing something from each of these types of treatments (which isn't a bad … [Read more...]

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About Julie

Spoonie. Fibro Warrior. E-health advocate.

Julie Ryan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2010 and endometriosis in 2012. She's lived with chronic migraine most of her life. In 2019 she was diagnosed with inter-cranial hypertension.

Julie has a degree in Psychology, and works as a freelance writer and marketer. Freelance work allows her to work when she can and not be tied to a desk or a schedule. Julie believes in living an inspired life despite chronic illness.

"I have chronic illness, it doesn't have me."

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Blog title inspired by The Spoon Theory, by Christine Miserandino, an excellent explanation of what it's like to live with invisible illness. Read More…

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