List: Health & Wellness / Chronic Illness | Curated by Amanda Kay Oaks

May 17, 2023
26 stories
Health & Wellness / Chronic IllnessAll my health and chronic pain related content in one easy place!
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Runner's Life
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Amanda Kay Oaks
I Signed Up for a Half Marathon. Then, I Stopped RunningMy relationship with running has gotten… complicated
May 16, 2023
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May 16, 2023
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Age of Empathy
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Amanda Kay Oaks
Mall Walking in My White Tennis ShoesPacing these familiar halls brought unexpected nostalgia
Feb 14, 2023
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Feb 14, 2023
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Invisible Illness
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Amanda Kay Oaks
The Truth Is, I’ve Always Been a Bit Chronically IllMy first chronic illness has been around so long, I couldn’t really see it
Nov 19, 2022
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Nov 19, 2022
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Age of Empathy
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Amanda Kay Oaks
My Hawk Obsession Reached New Heights At the Renaissance FestivalYou’ve heard of horse girls, but me? I was a teenage hawk girl
Sep 21, 2022
Sep 21, 2022
Amanda Kay Oaks
Planning Around Chronic Pain & Giving Myself GraceLearning (and re-learning) to be gentle with myself when the pain times come
Sep 12, 2022
Sep 12, 2022
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Age of Empathy
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Amanda Kay Oaks
A Yoga Teacher Put His Hand On My Butt During Class. I Never Went Back.How far does consent to adjust go in the yoga studio?
Jun 14, 2022
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Jun 14, 2022
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6 Disney Songs To Bring Joy To Your Running PlaylistApologies to the neighbors for how loud I sing along when these come on
May 14, 2022
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May 14, 2022
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The Runs I Nearly Talk Myself Out of Are Often the Best OnesSome days, I don’t feel like running, but I’m almost always glad I did
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
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Invisible Illness
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Amanda Kay Oaks
I Traded My Period for Fewer Pain DaysThe decision wasn’t as easy as I expected
Mar 27, 2022
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Mar 27, 2022
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Age of Empathy
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Amanda Kay Oaks
When I Started Running, I Expected to Lose a Toenail — But Not Like ThisIt takes a year to grow a new toenail. Not that I’m counting.
Mar 3, 2022
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Mar 3, 2022
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Breast Stories
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Amanda Kay Oaks
I Always Wanted Bigger Boobs — Until I Got ThemFrom B cups to D cups and all the body image in between
Feb 23, 2022
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Feb 23, 2022
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What a Common Knee Injury Taught me about the Mind-Body ConnectionOh, how badly I handle having my independence hindered in any way. A few weeks ago, I started experiencing knee pain and a feeling of…
Jul 23, 2019
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Jul 23, 2019
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting An MRI(Before we jump in, a disclaimer: This piece follows the author’s personal thoughts through the experience of getting a brain MRI with…
Aug 16, 2019
Aug 16, 2019
Amanda Kay Oaks
The Complicated Reality of a DiagnosisThere’s comfort in giving the pain a name, but that doesn’t fix it
Jan 3, 2020
Jan 3, 2020
Amanda Kay Oaks
How Yoga Helps me Reconnect when my Body Feels like a StrangerToday, I’m trying to put into words the special significance yoga has come to have in my life.
May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020
Amanda Kay Oaks
How Virtual Races Let Me Travel When We Can’t Actually Go AnywhereWhen I joined my first online running club in 2018, I had no idea that virtual races would one day become the only option.
Jan 29, 2021
Jan 29, 2021
Amanda Kay Oaks
What It Was Like to Run My First Half Marathon During a PandemicIt wasn’t at all what I expected
Oct 14, 2020
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Oct 14, 2020
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In Fitness And In Health
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Amanda Kay Oaks
7 Tips for Making the Most of A Virtual RaceI ran my first half-marathon in a virtual race. Here’s how I made the best of it — so you can too
Mar 3, 2021
Mar 3, 2021
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Invisible Illness
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Amanda Kay Oaks
I Feel Like A Chronic Pain Imposter — Then, The Next Flare Hits“Sick” and “healthy” aren’t always the binaries we pretend them to be
Mar 7, 2021
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Mar 7, 2021
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Invisible Illness
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Amanda Kay Oaks
One Day, I Rode My Last Roller-CoasterAt the time, I didn’t know it would be the last
Apr 12, 2021
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Apr 12, 2021
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