Still Rolling Outdoors
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Chronic illness life: nature-guided nervous system work and trauma recovery. Pacing and living with Lupus, RA, POTS. Hiking, fishing, riding. Blog + video. Still rolling.
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Still Rolling Outdoors
Nature. Motion. Healing. A blog about living fully with chronic illness — at your own pace.
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Still Rolling Outdoors: life didn't stop when my body became unreliable. Some days begin in pain. Some don't begin at all. Space for staying engaged inside real limits—aliveness without guarantees.
Essays, sensory videos, trail stories. For anyone still rolling.
→ stillrollingoutdoors.com
Essays, sensory videos, trail stories. For anyone still rolling.
→ stillrollingoutdoors.com
Mid-morning creek flow — light warming moss edges, water carrying yesterday's weight downstream. Pure field recording when chronic illness steals rhythm. No talking, just presence.
youtu.be/JcgdfnSEWhw
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #CreekFlow #NervousSystem
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#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #CreekFlow #NervousSystem
Fall Creek Light
YouTube video by Still Rolling Outdoors
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January 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Mid-morning creek flow — light warming moss edges, water carrying yesterday's weight downstream. Pure field recording when chronic illness steals rhythm. No talking, just presence.
youtu.be/JcgdfnSEWhw
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #CreekFlow #NervousSystem
youtu.be/JcgdfnSEWhw
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #CreekFlow #NervousSystem
I've walked through despair. Not the poetic kind. The real kind. The kind that makes waking up feel like punishment. Movement is the only prayer my body understands. Today I found the next step.
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#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
buff.ly/atuMk22
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
Fog-Walk Between Worlds: Presence in Movement and Grief
Sometimes healing looks like fog, wind and the quiet choice to keep walking anyway.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I've walked through despair. Not the poetic kind. The real kind. The kind that makes waking up feel like punishment. Movement is the only prayer my body understands. Today I found the next step.
buff.ly/atuMk22
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
buff.ly/atuMk22
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
I was leaving out links on resources, because I wanted people to arrive seeking information, not instruction. But I’m now hearing: when capacity is thin, friction matters. So I added them... Trail markers, not marching orders. tinyurl.com/tbsjcs2e
#ChronicIllness #TraumaInformed #NervousSystem
#ChronicIllness #TraumaInformed #NervousSystem
Raising the Floor: Tools That Helped Me Function Again
These are the resources that helped raise my baseline - enough to even imagine hiking again.
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January 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I was leaving out links on resources, because I wanted people to arrive seeking information, not instruction. But I’m now hearing: when capacity is thin, friction matters. So I added them... Trail markers, not marching orders. tinyurl.com/tbsjcs2e
#ChronicIllness #TraumaInformed #NervousSystem
#ChronicIllness #TraumaInformed #NervousSystem
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“I have been diagnosed with an #autoimmune disorder, so my body has.. been trying to kill me. I’m now on #medication to stop those efforts, but I have to be checked once a week in case the drug makes its own attempts to kill me.": buff.ly/rlsHA7D
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
A Swashbuckling Adventure Through Hospital Windows - Ailish Sinclair
Scottish author Ailish Sinclair details her efforts to find beauty through hospital windows during a period of ill health.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
“I have been diagnosed with an #autoimmune disorder, so my body has.. been trying to kill me. I’m now on #medication to stop those efforts, but I have to be checked once a week in case the drug makes its own attempts to kill me.": buff.ly/rlsHA7D
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
by @ailishsinclair.bsky.social
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“The constant fight to be recognised by #doctors, #family and #friends as being #disabled, and having the authority over my own body. Nobody knows me (or what helps) better than I do. – Beth.”: buff.ly/0Ckbo5R
#ChronicIllness
#ChronicIllness
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“The constant fight to be recognised by #doctors, #family and #friends as being #disabled, and having the authority over my own body. Nobody knows me (or what helps) better than I do. – Beth.”: buff.ly/0Ckbo5R
#ChronicIllness
#ChronicIllness
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"You have so many beautiful chapters left to write. Keep going!"
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Illustration of a pink watercolor butterfly in flight.
#KeepOnGoing #ButterflyWarrior #MySeveralWorlds #LittleVictories
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Illustration of a pink watercolor butterfly in flight.
#KeepOnGoing #ButterflyWarrior #MySeveralWorlds #LittleVictories
January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"You have so many beautiful chapters left to write. Keep going!"
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Illustration of a pink watercolor butterfly in flight.
#KeepOnGoing #ButterflyWarrior #MySeveralWorlds #LittleVictories
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Illustration of a pink watercolor butterfly in flight.
#KeepOnGoing #ButterflyWarrior #MySeveralWorlds #LittleVictories
Listening when the body's at the limit, choosing rest even when it stings a little. That voice telling you it's failure? Quieter now. Most days. tinyurl.com/2evvyudb
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
Self-Care Beyond Instagram - Embracing Imperfect Wellness
Responding with self-respect, not performing perfect routines.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Listening when the body's at the limit, choosing rest even when it stings a little. That voice telling you it's failure? Quieter now. Most days. tinyurl.com/2evvyudb
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
Early light hitting that creek flow just right... Orange fall colors pulling everything steady. When the inside noise gets loud, this grounds without saying a word. Let it work. Still rolling.
youtu.be/nUOYU3bZMig
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing #NatureSounds #NervousSystem
youtu.be/nUOYU3bZMig
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing #NatureSounds #NervousSystem
Close Creek Flow
YouTube video by Still Rolling Outdoors
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January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Early light hitting that creek flow just right... Orange fall colors pulling everything steady. When the inside noise gets loud, this grounds without saying a word. Let it work. Still rolling.
youtu.be/nUOYU3bZMig
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing #NatureSounds #NervousSystem
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#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing #NatureSounds #NervousSystem
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Post-rain SF Bay surf—steady breakers through driftwood frame. Overcast motion for nervous system reset. No talking, just waves working. Monday afternoons heavy? Let this move through you.
youtu.be/Q0asJiIjx3E
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #OceanSounds
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#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #OceanSounds
SF Bay Surf
YouTube video by Still Rolling Outdoors
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December 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Post-rain SF Bay surf—steady breakers through driftwood frame. Overcast motion for nervous system reset. No talking, just waves working. Monday afternoons heavy? Let this move through you.
youtu.be/Q0asJiIjx3E
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #OceanSounds
youtu.be/Q0asJiIjx3E
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #OceanSounds
Still Rolling Outdoors: life didn't stop when my body became unreliable. Some days begin in pain. Some don't begin at all. Space for staying engaged inside real limits—aliveness without guarantees.
Essays, sensory videos, trail stories. For anyone still rolling.
→ stillrollingoutdoors.com
Essays, sensory videos, trail stories. For anyone still rolling.
→ stillrollingoutdoors.com
Still Rolling Outdoors
Nature. Motion. Healing. A blog about living fully with chronic illness — at your own pace.
stillrollingoutdoors.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Still Rolling Outdoors: life didn't stop when my body became unreliable. Some days begin in pain. Some don't begin at all. Space for staying engaged inside real limits—aliveness without guarantees.
Essays, sensory videos, trail stories. For anyone still rolling.
→ stillrollingoutdoors.com
Essays, sensory videos, trail stories. For anyone still rolling.
→ stillrollingoutdoors.com
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" #ChronicPain has a way of draining u of your sanity. It sows seeds of #doubt & breeds internal disharmony. U feel like a prisoner trapped within the disjointed island of yr body, with nowhere to escape to & no bridge back to life.": buff.ly/w0UniS2
#MondayBlogs #NEisVoid #ChronicIllness
#MondayBlogs #NEisVoid #ChronicIllness
December 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
" #ChronicPain has a way of draining u of your sanity. It sows seeds of #doubt & breeds internal disharmony. U feel like a prisoner trapped within the disjointed island of yr body, with nowhere to escape to & no bridge back to life.": buff.ly/w0UniS2
#MondayBlogs #NEisVoid #ChronicIllness
#MondayBlogs #NEisVoid #ChronicIllness
No methods. Just terrain teaching me footing, weather, fatigue. Chronic illness stripped it down to what the body could actually carry. Today's post: clarity showed up as capacity, not certainty. tinyurl.com/5crrr4tf
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
On Arrival: Without A Map
Clarity didn't arrive as certainty. It arrived as capacity.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
No methods. Just terrain teaching me footing, weather, fatigue. Chronic illness stripped it down to what the body could actually carry. Today's post: clarity showed up as capacity, not certainty. tinyurl.com/5crrr4tf
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
Dawn creek flow—mist rising upstream, easing downstream. Pure field recording for grounding when chronic illness steals your rhythm. No talking, just water teaching presence. Slow Sunday mornings? Let this reset you.
youtu.be/SYyc7hfpwRw
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #Hiking #Healing
youtu.be/SYyc7hfpwRw
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #Hiking #Healing
Dawn Creek Flow
YouTube video by Still Rolling Outdoors
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December 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Dawn creek flow—mist rising upstream, easing downstream. Pure field recording for grounding when chronic illness steals your rhythm. No talking, just water teaching presence. Slow Sunday mornings? Let this reset you.
youtu.be/SYyc7hfpwRw
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #Hiking #Healing
youtu.be/SYyc7hfpwRw
#ChronicIllness #NatureASMR #Hiking #Healing
Christmas week hits differently with chronic illness, normal rituals stripped away. I use to chase purpose through achievement just to prove I mattered. The trail teaches something else now... Purpose isn't what you do. It's showing up anyway. tinyurl.com/44by2pbb
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
Rebuilding Purpose After Trauma-Driven Achievement
I used to chase purpose like a drug, proving my worth through achievement. Childhood trauma taught me that. Chronic illness forced a reckoning: What is purpose when your body sets the terms?
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December 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Christmas week hits differently with chronic illness, normal rituals stripped away. I use to chase purpose through achievement just to prove I mattered. The trail teaches something else now... Purpose isn't what you do. It's showing up anyway. tinyurl.com/44by2pbb
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
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“when I have days with very few symptoms, I describe these to my #doctor, not as feeling good, but as feeling #normal. I feel the way other people look. Comfortable in their bodies. Unaware of their inner workings.”: buff.ly/MmL4stl
via @psychologytoday.com
#InvisibleIllness
via @psychologytoday.com
#InvisibleIllness
In a Cage: The Inner Life of the Chronically Ill
A Personal Perspective: When chronically ill, you may try to join others in the world, but you will likely be separate from them.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“when I have days with very few symptoms, I describe these to my #doctor, not as feeling good, but as feeling #normal. I feel the way other people look. Comfortable in their bodies. Unaware of their inner workings.”: buff.ly/MmL4stl
via @psychologytoday.com
#InvisibleIllness
via @psychologytoday.com
#InvisibleIllness
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on those days
when you miss someone the most
as though memories are sharp enough to slice through skin and bone
remember how they loved you remember how they loved you and do that for yourself...
~ Donna Ashworth
when you miss someone the most
as though memories are sharp enough to slice through skin and bone
remember how they loved you remember how they loved you and do that for yourself...
~ Donna Ashworth
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
on those days
when you miss someone the most
as though memories are sharp enough to slice through skin and bone
remember how they loved you remember how they loved you and do that for yourself...
~ Donna Ashworth
when you miss someone the most
as though memories are sharp enough to slice through skin and bone
remember how they loved you remember how they loved you and do that for yourself...
~ Donna Ashworth
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America's national parks are essential for our health, outdoor recreation and way of life. But right now, they're under threat... again.
📣 Stand with us and tell your elected leaders to keep public lands in public hands: https://nature.ly/3MJ9DUR
📣 Stand with us and tell your elected leaders to keep public lands in public hands: https://nature.ly/3MJ9DUR
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
America's national parks are essential for our health, outdoor recreation and way of life. But right now, they're under threat... again.
📣 Stand with us and tell your elected leaders to keep public lands in public hands: https://nature.ly/3MJ9DUR
📣 Stand with us and tell your elected leaders to keep public lands in public hands: https://nature.ly/3MJ9DUR
Body said no to trail. Opened window. Mt. Tam light across wall. Fungi on nearby stump. Nature lives here too. tinyurl.com/ydmwa5j9
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
Window Trail: Letting the Sky In When You Can't Go Out
When the body says no, the window says yes. Some days, letting the light crawl across the floor is the trail.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Body said no to trail. Opened window. Mt. Tam light across wall. Fungi on nearby stump. Nature lives here too. tinyurl.com/ydmwa5j9
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
Nearby trail from water. Yellow shelves on stump top. Chicken of the Woods? Bright decay working the flat.
#nature #fungi #ChickenOfTheWoods #hiking
#nature #fungi #ChickenOfTheWoods #hiking
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Nearby trail from water. Yellow shelves on stump top. Chicken of the Woods? Bright decay working the flat.
#nature #fungi #ChickenOfTheWoods #hiking
#nature #fungi #ChickenOfTheWoods #hiking
If you're carrying weight no one else can see, shaped by pain you didn't choose—this is for you. You're still here. Out here, that's what counts. tinyurl.com/3j2yydkv
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
If You're Hurting Too: You're Not What Broke You
You are not your illness. You are not the worst thing you've survived. You're still rolling and out here that's enough.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If you're carrying weight no one else can see, shaped by pain you didn't choose—this is for you. You're still here. Out here, that's what counts. tinyurl.com/3j2yydkv
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
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I love this article because it reflects my own views on #life #purpose, which is shaped by #Frankl's school of #thought. I will go thru the questions she asked her client here too, as I think they would be even more helpful 🙂 buff.ly/docBFyK
via @psyche.co
#logotherapy #LifeLessons
via @psyche.co
#logotherapy #LifeLessons
Your purpose isn’t something to find, it’s something you form | Psyche Ideas
In my therapy office, I’ve found that to live with greater purpose, we must think differently about where it comes from
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December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I love this article because it reflects my own views on #life #purpose, which is shaped by #Frankl's school of #thought. I will go thru the questions she asked her client here too, as I think they would be even more helpful 🙂 buff.ly/docBFyK
via @psyche.co
#logotherapy #LifeLessons
via @psyche.co
#logotherapy #LifeLessons
Some lessons come from pushing too far... Not the kind that teach you to stop, but the kind that teach you to move differently. tinyurl.com/4n383nbe
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
Notes from the Edge: Hiking with Lupus and RA
Healing isn't about one perfect push. It's about the long roll forward.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Some lessons come from pushing too far... Not the kind that teach you to stop, but the kind that teach you to move differently. tinyurl.com/4n383nbe
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing
#ChronicIllness #Hiking #Healing