2017 was a major year for me. It was the year when I took a hard look at my life and asked the question: Am I happy? Or am I just complacent? I started taking a Mindfulness-based Stress Relief course in late January of 2017 and that began the introspection into what happiness means to me. As I … [Read more...]
8 Gifts Your Loved One With Chronic Illness Really Wants
8 Gifts Your Loved One with Chronic Illness Really Wants This time of year we are all thinking about what those around us want, but we should be thinking about it all year around. I've posted my annual gift guide, a list of items you can buy (or make) for your loved one that they will surely … [Read more...]
How to keep from growing bitter when you aren’t getting better
How to Keep from Growing Bitter When You Aren't Getting Better guest post by Angie Glaser On August 21, 2017, the moon, Earth, and sun lined up perfectly causing the morning sky to darken in a solar eclipse. Morning darkness is eerie. Everything is where it should be - except the … [Read more...]
Living the Whole Health Life
I was given a copy of The Whole Health Life by the author, Shannon Harvey because she and her husband felt that it aligned with the info that I share here on my blog. I couldn't agree more. After they told me about the book I really couldn't wait to read it, and as I started reading it I couldn't … [Read more...]
How Chronic Pain Affects Sex in New Relationships
Chronic illness affects sex in relationships. The sad truth of the matter is that sexual dysfunction is almost the norm for those of us with Fibromyalgia, and for many other chronic illnesses. There are a lot of differences, though, between chronic pain hitting existing established relationships and … [Read more...]
Why is it So Hard to Ask For Help?
Why is it So Hard to Ask For Help? Reading the book, The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer, really made me question why I struggle so much to ask for help when I need it. This book really changed my perspective on the whole concept of asking for help and I believe it's helped me see … [Read more...]
5 Things I’ve learned about tough times
I've been struggling a lot lately. It's not something I like to admit, I want to be strong and pretend everything is OK. But, the truth is that I've had a lot more bad days lately. It seems like about every third day I barely manage an hours worth of work before I'm just mentally and/or physically … [Read more...]
The Importance of Social Support
Social support makes a huge difference in how we manage our illness. Too often, though, we push our support away and try to do it all on our own. The struggle is that our illness has taken so much of our independence away that we want to do anything we can on our own, often to our own detriment. As … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Enjoy Your Life with Migraine
6 Ways to Enjoy Your Life with Migraine -guest post by Samantha Wilson Do you feel that migraines are ruining your life? They have almost ruined mine. But I accepted the challenge and learned to enjoy my life. Most information on migraines discuss how to deal with one when it … [Read more...]
Rough Times Will Come
2016 was a bit of a roller coaster for me. I finished school in December of 2015 and that left me a little unclear as to what I would do next. So, I launched a new business helping other chronic illness bloggers. Just when things started to be getting into a nice groove and business began picking … [Read more...]
