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Oct 10, 20232 min read

What abled people may learn from "the pandemic skip"

Lately, I've heard more and more discussion of "the pandemic skip" phenomenon. People are coming to realise that the years of normalcy...

Sep 12, 20232 min read

I think we should officially name it New Med Anxiety (NMA!) Let’s be real, the anxiety around starting a new medication can be immense…...

Sep 10, 20232 min read

There’s nothing romantic about chronic illness. Rarely does it feel like some heroic battle where you will defeat your disease against...

Sep 10, 20231 min read

One of my favourite videos is by Brené Brown about empathy. She’s says that “rarely, if ever, does an empathic response begin with ‘at...

Sep 9, 20231 min read

For years now, amplified by my illness, I have been battling loving the person I am outside of being an unwavering people pleaser. My...

Sep 8, 20233 min read

During my battle with Lyme disease + co infections especially, I have tried many, MANY supplements! These are the supplements that I...

Sep 7, 20231 min read

Some days with chronic illness feel like hiking a steep hill, other days feel like climbing Everest. Some days life feels somewhat...

Sep 7, 20231 min read

I think it’s brave that you wake up every morning to face the uncertainty of your illness. I think it’s brave that you find reasons to...

Aug 23, 20232 min read

Whilst most illnesses are “invisible” in the sense that others can not easily see our illness from the outside looking on, this does NOT...

Aug 10, 20231 min read

Living with chronic illness, we are often pressured to “make the best” of everything. Whether this comes from internally or externally,...

Aug 10, 20231 min read

Sometimes we’re pretty darn hard on ourselves… “Why do I have to always be so anxious?” “Why can’t I just not be upset about *this*...

Aug 8, 20231 min read

There are some experiences that most of us share in common when it comes to living with chronic illness. I decided to recreate my first...

Jul 21, 20233 min read

After living with chronic pain for the last nine years, I've found there is a lot of misconceptions when it comes to understanding...

Jul 17, 20231 min read

I no longer wish to be strong. I yearn for softness like the release of rain during the drought or the first glimpse of the sun after a...

Jul 17, 20232 min read

It’s possible that my health may improve one day. I hold on to hope that it can. It’s possible that I may end up with better...

Jul 16, 20231 min read

“You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness." - Brené Brown Most people...