Do you have someone in your life you'd call out as an energy vampire? Someone who seems to just suck the life and energy out of you in no time at all?Sadly, too often the worst energy vampire in your life is someone close to you, a family member or a good friend. I've had those people in my life. I … [Read more...]
Inspirational Posts
Whether it was a song that inspired me, or a post that someone else shared, or just something random in the world, I hope these posts provide you with a little inspiration.
What To Do When I’m Feeling Overwhelmed and Stuck
I originally wrote this post in the early Summer of 2017. I was dealing with a business that I wasn't happy with, a marriage that I wasn't happy with, a life that I wasn't happy with. I was overwhelmed and I felt stuck. I felt like I was drowning and struggling just to keep up with the basics of … [Read more...]
What does acceptance mean?
What does it mean to accept your pain? That is a question that many of us have asked or been asked. I've been involved in a conversation on twitter with someone who doesn't get why we would choose to focus on coping with our illness. His thought is that we should be focused on curing it. My answer … [Read more...]
What Chronic Illness Has Taught Me
It's hard to think of anything positive about chronic illness. It causes pain and shame, and can take our lives away. But, as I look back on the last decade since chronic pain became part of my life, I can see positives as well as negatives. Yes, I lost a few years of my life, yes I had a lot of … [Read more...]
9 Changes you can make to feel better this year
Whether it's January 1 or the middle of the year, it's never too late to start making changes. These 9 changes can help you feel better this year. While people often pick January 1 as the time to make a "clean" start, with a diet or a cleanse, to start a new health routine, or to take up a new … [Read more...]
We make room for pain
Those who do not live with chronic pain will never understand what it's like to make room for pain, to adjust your life to accommodate it, to get used to it. Just because we may seem better, or seems as though things hurt less (even to ourselves) doesn't mean that they do. We learn to adjust our … [Read more...]
5 Ways you can hit the reset button on life
Have you ever just wanted to hit the reset button on life? I'm pretty sure we all have at some point or another. There have been many times in my life when I've been so overwhelmed that I wished I could just hit a reset button on life and start over. I'd love to hit the reset button and go back … [Read more...]
10 Ways to reduce stress related to chronic illness
When we have a lot going on in life, things get stressful. Even if the busyness is enjoyable it can still lead to stress. And, when you live with chronic illness the last thing you need is additional stress. So, it's important that we find ways to reduce stress as much as possible. 11 Ways to … [Read more...]
10 things that are making you feel worse
When you live with chronic illness it's not always the physical actions that make you feel worse. It's not all about what you eat or don't eat, or whether you exercise, or take your meds. Often, the interactions and emotions you allow in your life can do just as much to leave you feeling just as bad … [Read more...]
Chronic Illness and The 5 Stages of Loss and Grief
Living with chronic illness means grieving a life lost, a life we'd hoped to live, a life we'd planned to live. As we are faced with chronic illness, and throughout our time in it, we continue that grieving process, stepping through the 5 Stages of Grief. Most of us are familiar with the 5 stages … [Read more...]
