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Creativity amidst chronic challenges

How I created my album from my bed and wheelchair
And save the date! My debut single is out 12th May.
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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I’ve had to ditch these writing rules since becoming chronically ill
Following writing rules is not always possible when living with chronic illness. Here are the ones I’ve had to ditch.
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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Learning to trust my voice again after medical gaslighting
I didn’t feel I could speak my truth on social media, I was anxious every time I pressed post, even writing an email made me anxious. These were partly…
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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My energy compassion Scale: Deciding when and how to create when living with chronic illness
When I gauge whether I’m ready for creativity I don’t only look at my energy levels, I look at whether it’s compassionate for me to create in this given…
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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What chronic illness taught me about creativity
I feel like I now have a PhD in creativity. Chronic illness has taught me how I can create without the chaotic magic and under sub-optimal…
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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This is what happened when I tried to embrace my disability/illness (at least for a minute)
I discovered that my true creative block was my thinking: I was thinking like an able-bodied person.
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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I didn’t feel good enough (and I still don’t)
I was knocked over by all the accompanying emotions from excitement to outright panic.
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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Tiny creative acts: How I stay creative in the midst of chronic illness
Not all days are good enough for being creative, but on good days this is what I do to drive my creative work forward
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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Grieving the loss of my inner world
I cannot be creative in the same way as before my illness turned severe. While I have found ways to be creative without using too much brainpower, I…
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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Navigating creativity with chronic illness
Chronic illness is what opened my creativity, but it is also what shut it down. Here’s how I navigate creativity while living with chronic illness.
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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My creative brain is closed off because it’s busy dealing with a society that won’t meet our needs
I’m hanging in there, but I’m also annoyed that my tiny reservoir of energy has to be used dealing with ableist systems
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
Writing with an invisible cognitive disability (what you don’t see)
When the brain doesn’t function like it used to, writing becomes an obstacle course. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at writing with a cognitive…
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Madelleine Müller (she/her)
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