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After 10 years of dismissive (or downright wrong) diagnoses, the author was finally told she had rheumatoid arthritis the week of her 40th birthday. Stunned and angry, she decided to not let RA interfere with her plans for a great life. Fifteen years into her journey with RA, she’s learned a lot of tricks that make living with RA easier.

If you or a loved one is feeling stressed or depressed about RA and its myriad life changes, listen to this audiobook! Helen Ward Day, an RA veteran, has taken on the topic of life with an invisible disability with humor and a true nuts-and-bolts guide to navigating life with this frustrating disease. Helen Ward Day has taken a potentially devastating diagnosis that threatened to derail her future and turned it into a positive, graceful way of life that does not minimize RA's reality; instead, she embraces it to develop work-arounds that help her lead the life of her dreams.

Need to get organized? This book will lead the way! If you are hoping to learn how to think about your clothes, your wardrobe, and your closet in a way that will help you first organize this area of your life, and then maintain the system you develop, this audiobook is for you. By focusing on thinking skills, this audiobook will allow you to adapt an organization style that will fit your lifestyle, whether it is one of luxurious self-indulgence, or Spartan-like simplicity. Get started today on improving your life from the inside out. 

This audiobook contains powerful affirmations to help you live your best life with rheumatoid arthritis. In addition to the affirmation, there is also a simple sleep exercise. Finally, there is a recommended "homework" assignment that will leverage the power of these affirmations to ensure you get the greatest benefit possible. Negative self-talk is common among RA sufferers. I hope you are able to use these affirmations to create a positive relationship with your body.

Most people visualize inviting friends over...but many people never get around to it. If there are barriers keeping you from entertaining this audiobook will help you start small and start your life as a host. You'll learn: How to start out by entertaining away from your home, so you can learn to focus on your guest, how easy it is to put together casual events from coffees to brunches, where to get printable planning templates and checklists (for free), how to get your house company ready, and how to host anything from a casual dinner all the way to a giant "mile stone" party.

Planning an anti-inflammatory diet? Like adventurous eating experiences? Helen Ward Day has compiled her favorite recipes, most with a distinct Mediterranean, African, or Indian flair. Perhaps more important is her husband's "Master Recipe" which shows how to put together easy meals that are anti-inflammatory, delicious, and easy enough for weeknight cooking.