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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. ## [Beyond the Ache: Navigating Burnout When You Live with Chronic Pain](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/beyond-the-ache-navigating-burnout-when-you-live-with-chronic-pain) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Jan 26, 2026 2:03:02 PM As I’ve posted on many occasions before, for those of us living with chronic pain or illness, the wo... 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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... 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