Chronic Illness
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Yesterday was a full circle moment for me. A moment that 2, 3, 4 years ago I could have never imagined happening. I led two 45 minute workshops on how I have used nature to help me ground and “heal” on my chronic illness journey. The BLC Sara (Before Long Covid) would have never imagined…
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I don’t know about you but whenever I hear the word “iceberg” I think of the Titanic. I assure you this post is not about the sinking of a boat or the sinking of anything. Recently, I was in a session with A+ therapist and we were talking about the continued struggle I have of…
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Recently I found myself on the chronic illness side of Tik Tok and stumbled upon these “influencers” who have “healed” their chronic illnesses with kale, meditation, and imported olive oil from Italy. While I don’t want to discount their experiences and the choices they made in their wellness journey it got me thinking about how…
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WTAF. For those of who aren’t familiar with this acronym it stand for “What In The Actual Fuck” and it’s been coming out of my mouth with surprising speed and frequency these days. I have yet to find a better 5 words to describe what is going on in this season of life and the…
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March 15th is Long Covid Awareness Day. A day designed to bring awareness to a syndrome that by medical standards is very new and unfortunately, still very much a medical mystery. So far, there are over 200 symptoms of Long Covid, which is why I always say, “If you know one person with Long Covid,…
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That was the prophetic wisdom A+ therapist heaped on me in our last session. We were talking about acceptance (one of my favorite topics and a practice I am amazing at) and she said “You have to embrace the suck.” My first response, and thank God I still have somewhat of a filter and did…
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If you’ve been on social media lately you may have seen the “My nervous system doesn’t know the difference between” trend. One of the best ones I’ve seen is “My nervous system doesn’t know the difference between being chased by a gunman and having to line my wheels up to the track at the car…
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If I had a dollar for every time I was asked this question over the last two years I’d be a wealthy woman. People mean well when they ask this question, but I assure you I’ve tried everything. 3 days of weeks of IV’s to “clean my blood” and “clear the mold out of my…
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The state of the country I call home is a shitshow. For those of you offended by curse words, there is simply no other word to use to describe the daily madness that is happening in the United States. There are so many daily assaults on the pillars of democracy, the rights of people, and…
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A couple months ago I stumbled across the recording artist BLU Eyes while searching for new music. For me, music speaks when I can’t find the words and this particular evening I didn’t have the words to describe the exhaustion, grief, and loneliness that are inherent parts of this chronic illness journey, but BLU Eyes…
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