I am excited to announce that I am Shane’s guest this week on Arisen Strength Motivational Podcast. Listen in as we discuss living with a purpose and touch upon some hot topics in the chronic community. Click on the picture above to listen in! Wishing you a week filled with many reasons to smile, TheContinue reading “Arisen Strength Interview”
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Caring for My Mind and Soul
When learning to live with a chronic disease it is easy to solely focus on our physical wellbeing while ignoring our emotional needs. It may be because we assume our emotional issues will be resolved once we figure out how to fix or combat our physical problems. We might think that our emotional needs aren’t as important, but we would be wrong.
Workout Prep and Recovery
Before becoming chronically ill I used to love exercising. Outside of making time to do it, I never had to put much thought into it. Other than changing my shoes or clothing, I never had to prepare my body for a workout. Afterwards I could go on with my day and do whatever I wanted. Since becoming chronically ill I have struggled with working out regularly because of how unpredictable my diseases are
Creating My Home Gym
Forget exercising, the pain I experience from Fibromyalgia, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Endometriosis makes just getting to the gym an exhausting workout. Yet, I needed to do something, so I created a home gym
The only New Year’s resolution that I have ever kept and why you should try it
Do you make New Year resolutions? How many of them did you keep? In the past I would vow to lose weight, quit a bad habit, or to do something that I didn’t really want to do and always failed. Why did I fail?
My most effective therapies come without a prescription
My bowels have been set free!! Interesting thing is that my doctors had nothing do with it. Instead I have a combination of natural, old fashioned, and self created therapies to thank. Late in the month of November I began
A picture is worth a thousand words
Thanks to Yolonda Hadid sharing her chronic illness on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the world got to see the unfair judgements that people make against the chronically ill everyday.
Why I call myself The Disabled Diva
Find out how I became The Disabled Diva, accepted my conditions, and more in this piece I wrote for Healthline. If anyone would have told me in my 20’s that I’d be writing about living with multiple chronic illnesses in my 40’s I would have laughed. I’ve been experiencing various symptoms since the age ofContinue reading “Why I call myself The Disabled Diva”
Striking out
Striking out This post is the latest in a series chronicling my battle with abdominal adhesions. Click here to read from beginning Previous post < >Next post I had my 2nd opinion appointment with a surgeon last week. As hard as I tried to be positive and hoped that this surgeon would be willing to helpContinue reading “Striking out”
Living while waiting instead of waiting to live
Living while waiting instead of waiting to live Have you put your life on hold as you wait for a cure or relief? Are you hesitant to make plans because you aren’t sure of how you will be feeling physically? Not only have I done that very thing, but am currently fighting the urge toContinue reading “Living while waiting instead of waiting to live”
Less answers and more frustration
Less answers and more frustration This post is part of my ongoing series chronicling my quest to find some, even if only temporary, relief from abdominal adhesions. Click here to start from the beginning Previous post < This week was a little better than last week. Not pain wise, but on an emotional level. IContinue reading “Less answers and more frustration”
EndoMarch Orange County
Did you know that one in ten women suffers from Endometriosis? You can help bring awareness to this invisible disease by joining the OC Endo March team and me at this year’s March against Endo in Huntington Beach, CA. Below is some information about the event, and be sure to follow my friends on FacebookContinue reading “EndoMarch Orange County”
Spoonies are like snowflakes, each has a different story to tell
Recently a fellow spoonie posed a question online. She asked if she should share the details of her struggle because some people have rudely questioned her disability. They say that she is just fishing for attention. Anyone who suffers from chronic conditions like Fibromyalgia, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lupus, Lymes, MS, Endometriosis, etc.… knows that the struggleContinue reading “Spoonies are like snowflakes, each has a different story to tell”