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I'm doing this by creating new products and online content that focus on both my experience with chronic pain and my creativity, which I use to cope. I will be sharing my personal experiences on how I navigate chronic pain and I am eager to bring my story to the world. I created meredithhutton79 Chronic Creative Lifestyle Management, to merge these two passions and bring to you unique and useful products and online content relevant to living with chronic pain in today's fast paced and overwhelming world. ![It’s Complex](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hubfs/It%E2%80%99s%20Complex.png "It’s Complex") ![Me Celebrating In Retreat Cove](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Me%20Celebrating%20In%20Retreat%20Cove.jpg?width=2000&height=1175&name=Me%20Celebrating%20In%20Retreat%20Cove.jpg "Me Celebrating In Retreat Cove") ### My small business offers... ...An unfiltered look at living life with chronic pain using my signature combination of raw honesty and deep connection, and a supportive and inclusive community of resources and insights for Pain Warriors and Spoonies. ## [The Heavy Invisible Load: Chronic Pain, Body Image, and the Medication Tightrope](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/the-heavy-invisible-load-chronic-pain-body-image-and-the-medication-tightrope) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Jan 10, 2026 2:55:18 PM UGH, I just lost my recent updates to this blog post, and I had the intro perfect lol, so I’m going ... 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[Read more](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/chronic-pain-and-aging-the-double-helix-of-difficulty) ## [Time Blindness & Pain: Why Clocks Stop Making Sense on Flare Days](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/time-blindness-pain-why-clocks-stop-making-sense-on-flare-days) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Oct 20, 2025 8:41:25 PM Ever had one of those days where time seems to melt into a foggy blur — where 10 minutes feel like h... [Read more](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/time-blindness-pain-why-clocks-stop-making-sense-on-flare-days) ## [Appointment Prep That Actually Works: Summary, Smart Questions, and Clear Goals](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/appointment-prep-that-actually-works-summary-smart-questions-and-clear-goals) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Oct 15, 2025 6:08:19 PM \*\*The 3 worksheets I created for medical appointments are at the end of this post. Click on the link... [Read more](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/appointment-prep-that-actually-works-summary-smart-questions-and-clear-goals) ## [When Pain Steals Your Focus: Understanding and Managing Distractibility - Part 3](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/when-pain-steals-your-focus-understanding-and-managing-distractibility-part-3) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Oct 14, 2025 2:20:26 PM \*\*Today I bring you Part 3. If you missed Part 1, or 2, head on over to these blog posts and catch u... 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If you missed Part 1, head on over to this blog post and catch up here: [Read more](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/when-pain-steals-your-focus-understanding-and-managing-distractibility-part-2) ## [When Pain Steals Your Focus: Understanding and Managing Distractibility - Part 1](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/when-pain-steals-your-focus-understanding-and-managing-distractibility-part-1) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Oct 12, 2025 2:42:40 PM \*\*This blog post just kept writing itself, and once I completed it, it was so long that I decided to... [Read more](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/when-pain-steals-your-focus-understanding-and-managing-distractibility-part-1) ## [Celebrating Micro-Wins: Building a Personal Brag Book When You Live with Chronic Pain](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/celebrating-micro-wins-building-a-personal-brag-book-when-you-live-with-chronic-pain) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Oct 4, 2025 11:07:38 AM Living with chronic pain can feel like an endless uphill battle. You know the story many of our pare... [Read more](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/celebrating-micro-wins-building-a-personal-brag-book-when-you-live-with-chronic-pain) ## [When You’re Not Believed: Advocacy Tactics That Help When Dealing With Chronic Pain](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/when-youre-not-believed-advocacy-tactics-that-help-when-dealing-with-chronic-pain) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Sep 22, 2025 9:21:26 PM Most stats say that about 20% of Canadians suffer from chronic pain, so, that’s 1 in 5 people. So to... 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