Validating The Complexities of Illness

November 14, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Often, the true complexities of living with chronic illness are overlooked or never addressed. But just because that happens, doesn’t mean it should.

Awakenings. Seeing PTSD For What It Really Is.

November 4, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

The thing about trauma is it never goes away. You push it down, plow through it, ignore it or just completely shut down from it, but you never get over it.

Self Care is More Than Just a Bubble Bath

October 8, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Somehow, self care has turned into a dirty little word that means we’re selfish and self indulgent to put ourselves first.

Instead of Lamenting All You Cannot Do…

October 3, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sick From Showering (With Fibro)? This Might be Why.

September 27, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

It near never fails. I’m having a good pain/symptom day and am excited to get some things done. I hop in a shower and like clockwork, halfway through the symptoms start. By the time I finally manage to get dressed, I need to lie down. I’m dizzy, have vertigo, am light headed and nauseous, again. […]

Hello, It’s Me. A Few Life Updates.

September 20, 2019.Reading time 15 minutes.

Okay, so I’m really struggling to get started on this Blog post this morning, although I can’t exactly put my finger on why…..any thoughts? Oliver is not helping my productivity, but he is stinking cute ❤ It has been a long, but beautiful summer, I’m so sad to see it go. Autumn in New England […]

Chronic Illness Is…..

September 12, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Chronic illness is not just constantly being sick. It is fearing that “this” spell will be the one that lands you bedridden for a year, again.It is being treated like a hypochondriac by Doctors.It is losing all trust and confidence in yourself.It is being delivered life altering diagnoses, coming to grips with them and then […]

Feeling Unmotivated? 17 Tips To Beat “The Lazies”

August 16, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Oh boy. Who here struggles with feeling unmotivated? Raise your hand! I just raised both. The other day I was texting with my best friend Sue and I asked her if she struggles with motivation; because not only is Sue full of energy, but she’s also healthy. I feel like I often forget what it […]

10 Affordable Ways to Brighten That Room You Never Leave!

August 13, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Most of us, (that I know), that are chronically ill are either mostly home bound or at least spend an awful lot of time there. As such, it can get pretty gloomy and disheartening. I certainly know I suffer from the doldrums when I’m stuck on the couch constantly. A couple years ago, during a […]

The Art of Letting Go When You’re Sick

August 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

After a year long hiatus, I recently returned to therapy. And one of the first things my Therapist asked me was if I had finally let go of looking for jobs. It was something I did, almost weekly, for many years after becoming too sick to work. Inevitably, it always made me feel worse, not […]