Greater work life balance

Those of us who have had lupus for a number of years now, have come to realise how important it is to try to get a work life balance. This can be very difficult when we’re used to rushing around and there’s a lot of pressure to keep up in today’s society. However, conditions like lupus make many of us stop and re-evaluate our lives. For most of us there is no choice, but to slow down and learn to pace ourselves. This may mean we have to decide to prioritise what we get done each day and some days this may mean complete rest and nothing gets done! Part of the readjustment may be in accepting that this is okay.

For those interested in finding out more here’s the Guardian’s Top Ten Tips for a better work life balance (it refers to those working, but can be applied equally to those who may be looking after children, parents or managing a home). For balance! Here’s Netmums 10Tips for a work life balance too.

Work Life Balance

We had a good turn out for this month’s coffee and chat. Nine of us came along to The Courtyard Restaurant, New Road, Brighton to share ideas, discuss different treatments and chat. We talked about -Naltrexone, that has been approved for treatment in opiate addiction for a while, but in lower doses has been studied in the treatment of MS (which is also an autoimmune condition) see this MS society link for more information. We also discussed how important many of us found getting a work/life balance is, in managing our health.

We were also very happy to welcome two new members to the group.

With summer round the corner, remember that it’s even more important for people with lupus SLE to protect themselves from the sun and that high factor sun lotions are available on prescription to people with medical conditions like lupus.