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Find support, connection, and hope in your chronic pain journey." --- [Skip to content](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/paintracker#main-content) [![meredithhutton79CCLM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/meredithhutton79%20header%20logo.png?width=104&height=96&name=meredithhutton79%20header%20logo.png)](https://47543673.hs-sites.com/meredithhutton79-home) - [Welcome Page](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79) - [Home](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/) - [About Me](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/about-me) - [Blog](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/blog) - [Links To Products](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/shop) - [Portfolio](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/portfolio) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Welcome Page](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79) - [Home](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/) - [About Me](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/about-me) - [Blog](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/blog) - [Links To Products](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/shop) - [Portfolio](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/portfolio) - [Contact me](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/paintracker#contact) [Contact me](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/paintracker#contact) ## Welcome to meredithhutton79 ##### It’s Complex: A Blog On All Things Chronic Pain Follow me, @meredithhutton79, on my creative journey where I continually aim to inspire and nurture the human spirit by cultivating a thriving life, engaging in what ignites passion, and where personal growth is celebrated, even with chronic pain. 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 Boom-Bust Cycle: A Weekly Template](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/the-boom-bust-cycle-a-weekly-template) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Oct 26, 2025 2:55:41 PM The Siren Song of a "Good Day" The story of the siren song originates in Greek mythology, where beau... 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[Read more](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/the-double-trauma-understanding-ptsd-in-chronic-pain-sufferers) ## [The Shame of Chronic Pain: Guilt, Loss, and the Battle for Self](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/the-shame-of-chronic-pain-guilt-loss-and-the-battle-for-self) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Jan 18, 2025 12:12:04 AM This post was originally posted on Blogger January 6, 2025. [Read more](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/the-shame-of-chronic-pain-guilt-loss-and-the-battle-for-self) ## [7 Ways I Cope With Pain That Actually Help](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/7-ways-i-cope-with-pain-that-actually-help) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Jan 17, 2025 5:49:00 PM This post was originally posted on Blogger December 21, 2024. 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