Identity Shifting – External Sources

Identity Shifting – External Sources Our identity is created not only by internal sources, what we say, think, feel, and do, but also by external sources – our immediate environment. If someone who did not know you very well walked into your house, what...

Identity Shifting

Our Identity How do we really know who we are, what our ‘identity’ is?  For that matter, how do we know who someone else is? I can easily say and believe that my name is Anne Bolender, that I have Lupus, that I am a Lupus Life Coach, that I love to travel,...

A Positive Mindset – Tips and Techniques

In my last post, I wrote about the importance for people with Lupus in maintaining a positive mindset. If you missed that blog post, you can read it by clicking here. I do admit that creating or maintaining a positive mindset while you are in the midst of a downward...

Feel All The Feels

You’ve just heard the diagnosis from your Doctor that you have a chronic autoimmune disease called Lupus. All of a sudden, the world around you disappears and you can’t focus. In fact, you feel numb. You can’t think. You certainly can’t process...