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Objective: This paper uses the Taxonomy of Everyday Self-management Strategies (TEDSS) to provideinsight and understanding into the complex and interdependent self-management strategies peoplewith neurological conditions use to manage everyday life.

Methods: As part of a national Canadian study, structured telephone interviews were conducted monthlyfor eleven months, with 117 people living with one or more neurological conditions. Answers to fiveopen-ended questions were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. A total of 7236 statements wereanalyzed.

Results: Findings are presented in two overarching patterns: 1) self-management pervades all aspects oflife, and 2) self-management is a chain of decisions and behaviours. Participants emphasizedmanagement of daily activities and social relationships as important to maintaining meaning in theirlives.

Conclusion: Managing everyday life with a neurological condition includes a wide range of diversestrategies that often interact and complement each other. Some people need to intentionally manageevery aspect of everyday life.

Practice implications: For people living with neurological conditions, there is a need for health providersand systems to go beyond standard advice for self-management. Self-management support is besttailored to each individual, their life context and the realities of their illness trajectory.