internalized ableism

Dismantling Your Inner Ableism to Live Better with Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 23, 2022 // by Lene Andersen

Systemic ableism is ingrained in our society and we internalize those messages. In my new essay for CreakyJoints in Canada, I share tips on how to start dismantling your own internalized ableism to create a much better life with chronic illness: “It was productivity that got me. Or rather, yet another instance of overdoing simply everything…

Category: CreakyJoints
Tag: .disability, ableism, chronic illness, chronic pain, end ableism, internalized ableism, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid disease

Rated PG for Nudity: Diving Deeper Into My Story

August 1, 2005 // by Lene Andersen

Updated September 26. 2024 I’ve been thinking a lot about getting naked lately. Not the regular kind of unclothed – sorry to anyone who’d started drooling and to those of you who covered your eyes, you can read on without trepidation. I’m talking about the kind of naked that shows the real you – or…

Category: Advocacy, Awareness, Chronic Illness, Disability, RA, Thinking
Tag: .disability, ableism, authrntic, chronic illness, diversity, honesty, internalized ableism, pretending, rheumatoid arthritis

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Dismantling Your Inner Ableism to Live Better with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rated PG for Nudity: Diving Deeper Into My Story

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