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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It’s taken me an awfully long time to get to this point And like a pendulum, I’m sure things will swing again. Acceptance isn’t about giving up. It’s about making a conscious choice about how you want to spend your energy. It’s about focusing on what you can do and not what you can not.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The world we believe in is the world we live in

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Don’t let your struggle become your identity … something to ponder as I stare into the flames on this chilly winters night

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.” Janis Joplin Looking after ourselves is not selfish. Rest, boundaries, saying no, choosing what matters, all of it counts. You matter too. 🧡 #SelfCare #kindness Art by anxiety.positive

A black background with bold white handwritten style text reading “Be More Selfish It’s Your Life!!” The word “selfish” sits inside a large rainbow coloured heart with bright gradient colours flowing through it. The image has a playful, encouraging feel and shares a message about self care, boundaries, and valuing your own needs. Picture by @anxiety.positive

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

They shouldn’t have to explain their disability to every single person who asks …

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Would I choose the same path again, knowing what I know now? Probably. I am trying to live my life in a more intentional way. I am trying to be present. A human being not a human doing. None of these things would’ve happened on a different path. 1of2

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller’s Day Off It’s May already. Life moves and sometimes we forget to pause. Today is a reminder to choose something that looks after you. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCare Art by positively present

A light, playful illustration titled “May Self Care” by Positively Present. It features colourful doodles and short prompts such as buy the flowers, do something unexpected, don’t lock up your heart, take note of small changes, daydream often, text an old pal, go on an adventure, refresh your mind, make time for fun, enjoy the moment, find home within yourself, keep growing, establish boundaries, spruce up your space, stay hydrated, nourish your body, cheer for yourself, be open to exploration, be in awe, and notice your beauty. Small icons like flowers, a bicycle, cupcake, turtle, and hot air balloon add a warm, uplifting feel. Picture by @positivelypresent

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

You don’t realise how ableist the world is until you’re on the other side … #ButYouDontLookSick

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Another productive day learning new things, reconnecting with old friends, making new ones, and getting on with my #conferenceknitting at ANZICS Regional Scientific Meeting, superbly organised by the team at MMH Critical Care Complex. @anzics.bsky.social

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Sometimes you have to just embrace the insomnia and go for a predawn walk at the river. Refreshing for the soul 🥶 and what a gorgeous sunrise

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Boundaries don’t cause conflict. They are there to keep you safe. They highlight a conflict that was already brewing under the surface. If you get that uneasy feeling everytime you interact with someone maybe it’s time to start listening to your inner wisdom. Is it time to move on?

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Charlie Jones @charliepsych.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Reminder to self as I see some patients again after a few days off work... people with chronic health conditions don't get a 'day off' from having to cope, to manage, to think about how they are, how their treatment's going... important to remember this.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I sat at the dining room table this morning splitting olives to go into a brine solution for curing. You split each olive with a sharp knife and then put them into a jar with water and change the water every day for 3 days. You then switch to a 1:10 brine solution and change it weekly.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I’m sort of sad my tomatoes and peppers are done for the season. I’m not a huge fan of summer (too hot), but the garden has certainly been productive. I spent today making tasting green tomato salsa to eat later in winter, reminded of the bounty, that will return just around the corner …

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Following on from #RareDiseasesDay a few weeks ago, I’d like to bring your attention to a group called IgG4ward, and IgG4 awareness day on 4th April. They do an incredible amount of advocacy for this rare disease.

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Charlie Jones @charliepsych.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

You can have 'lived with' a chronic condition for years, doesn't mean it's all OK. There can still be times when it's so frustrating, upsetting, & just something you could do without. Important to find a place for these feelings. 'Acceptance' doesn't mean everything's acceptable all the time.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I’m generally ok when it comes to planning and progressing. I describe myself as process oriented. I’m good at risk stratification. The devil is in the desolate. That is … until it comes to my health. I am a terrible patient. I can’t handle being on the other side of the stethoscope at all.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Trying to resist pressing “add to cart” for the squishy yarn I’ve just discovered on sale … I DO NOT NEED MORE YARN EVEN if I’m under the weather & knitting is about all I can manage right now, I may have one or two surplus balls of squish already … Now seeds on the other hand …

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Thank you, past self, for saving this quote as it was just the thing that current self needed to see today. Hopefully it means that future tomorrow self will be a bit more compassionate and kind when things don’t go quite as she had planned or hoped.

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Maike Osborne @maosbot.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Today is Long Covid Awareness Day: I know there’s a lot going on in the world right now, but please don’t scroll past this one! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_CO...

A poster, with text:

LONG COVID:
EVERY HEARTBEAT COUNTS

FIBROSIS
NECROSIS
PERICARDITIS
MYOCARDITIS
HYPERTENSION
HEART FAILURE
FIBRILLATION
HEART ATTACK
THROMBOSIS
VESSEL DAMAGE
ARRHYTHMIA
And more...

Every COVID infection can cause damage.
High quality masks can help protect you.
#LongCovid
#LongCovidHeartbeats #LongCovidAwareness

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Positively Present @positivelypresent.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The in-between is always hard, and it’s okay to feel mixed emotions.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Only now do I understand the beautiful tension between the peace you find in the darkness with the soft sounds for comfort, stars twinkling; and the isolation & worry & fear that plagues your thoughts. This witching hour for those living with chronic illness, where both states coexist.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Some days are harder than they need to be. And some days you’re reminded that people are good and decent and kind. And the most unexpected people will show up for you when you’re having a hard day. Sometimes the hardest part is to ask for help. Life gets a whole lot simpler after that.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Maybe all you ever did, all you ever learned was to prepare for this moment in the darkness. For this moment when you are not sure what to do or how to take the next step. Maybe you’ve spent your whole life preparing for this moment and you just didn’t know it … You are strong #LearningToBe

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

People think being disabled is like being on vacation They say “you’re lucky! I wish I didn’t have to work!” Most of us would love to work. We would love to get out of bed. We would love to not be forced into legislated poverty Imagine your worst sick day on repeat forever That’s chronic illness

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Segun Olusanya (He/Him) @drfreeze.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Thanks @viridescentfrog.bsky.social for highlighting this blog This is an unsaid thing in medicine, especially acute jobs with shift work: It’s slowly killing us mikerubinmd.substack.com/p/why-emerge...

mikerubinmd.substack.com

Why Emergency Physicians Don’t Grow Old

And Where They Disappear To

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Anyone can become disabled. Anyone can become chronically ill. It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of. You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant. It’s a minority group you can join anytime.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Some days I am reminded about the fragility of life. Of the impermanence of this world and the way we are in it. There is no tomorrow. There is only now. This moment. This time. This breath. Tell the people you love that you love them. Stand with your feet on the fresh wet grass. Be.

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Workplace Mental Heath Resources @stopworkplacebu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Sometimes peace comes from simply refusing to carry what was never yours to hold. Protect your energy. Protect your mind. Not everything deserves space in your spirit. 🌿 #ProtectYourPeace #EmotionalWellness #MindfulLiving #PositiveEnergy #LetGoAndGrow #InnerPeace

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

It’s Kranky Panky Awareness Month. Guts Charity do some great work.

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Inspirational Quotes @seffsaid.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Reminder...

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Workplace Mental Heath Resources @stopworkplacebu.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

You don't have to be positive all the time. It's perfectly okay to feel safe, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn't make you a negative person. It makes you human.😊

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The kindness of strangers amazes me sometimes. A small thing for them - such a big deal for me. Thank you, universe, for taking care of me today. #LearningToBe

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s your life. It doesn’t need to make sense to anyone else. You’re allowed to live it your way. 🧡 #kindness #positivity Picture by @Anxiety.Positive

An illustration featuring concentric rainbow-coloured rings, starting with red at the centre and expanding outward through orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, purple, and pink. In the centre, over the red and yellow rings, bold black hand-lettered text reads: “YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO LIVE LIKE OTHERS, YOU ARE MEANT TO LIVE AS YOURSELF.” The artist’s credit, “@Anxiety.Positive”, appears in smaller text at the bottom, across the light blue and purple rings. The overall style is textured, with a crayon-like or pastel finish.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

There are only 3 things you can control - ever. 1. What you think right now about what’s happening 2. It’s what you do or don’t do 3. You get to control how you react to your own emotions in this moment. Read that again. Only 3 things you can ever control.

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

You can’t heal in the place* that made you sick *may or may not be the physical place #LearningToBe

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Some days it’s hard to remember. Make a conscious effort to celebrate the wins … !

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Inspirational Quotes @seffsaid.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Your worth is not tied to your health. Your worth is not tied to your job. Your worth is not tied to your bank account or capitalistic contribution. We are all valuable, just as we are. When we start debating the worth & value of others… we’ve already lost.

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

“Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.” Brené Brown There are days when showing up is the full achievement. No need to sparkle. Just be here. That’s more than enough. 🧡 #kindness #positivity #humanness Picture by Katie Abey

A cheerful cartoon llama, labelled “The Llama of Life,” is leaping joyfully against a brightly coloured rainbow background filled with sparkles. Next to the llama, large playful text reads: “Some days you’re thriving and some you’re surviving.” Illustration by Katie Abey.

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop A little more kindness. A little more softness. A little more heart in the mix. 🧡 #kindness #positivity #compassion Picture by goodvibegirlgang

Picture by goodvibegirlgang
Alt text: Bright graphic of a golden spoon filled with pink hearts and smiling daisies on a radiant pink background, with the words “Always add an extra spoonful of kindness!”

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Deb Chalmers @viridescentfrog.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

What you imagined and where you are might be two different things. That’s ok. What you thought and what you learned might be two different things. That’s ok. One day you will see clearly what is truely important. I hope that day is soon. For every day after is a true gift. #LearningToBe

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Scissors @scissors.myatproto.social · 02/05/2025

Ever read a sentence and instantly know the voice inside your head will be saying it over and over and over again? 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.

Move on—let go. Let it hurt you, but
then let it be. You do not have to hold
what has already undone you. Some
endings are not punishments, they
are quiet permissions to begin again.
Feel it all, completely. Let the grief rush
in, let the truth sting. But don't build
a life around the wound. There is a
moment when pain stops being a
teacher and starts becoming a cage.
That is when you must choose peace
over pride, freedom over familiarity.
You are not meant to carry everything.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

“I had no idea it was THIS bad!” We’ve all heard this from a friend or family member who becomes chronically ill. Despite watching us suffer for years, they never understand until it happens to them. Please listen to disabled people. It IS that bad. Protect your health. There’s no do overs.

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