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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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Dear reader, I realize the above title is strange and may not inspire you to read on, but I hope you do. I promise the whole blog isn’t about dry heaving and doesn’t contain any TMI moments. You’ll understand the title if you keep reading.. or you may read this whole blog and still not…
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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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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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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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If you’ve been a reader for this blog long enough, you know that anxiety and I have had quite the close relationship for most of my life. I contend that I came out of the womb anxious with “What if?” questions swirling around in my hours old head. I have learned many coping strategies over…
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Dear reader,I will warn you ahead of time that this post veers off into what many call “woo woo”. I have discovered in the last 2.5 years that I am drawn to those practices, ideas, beliefs, etc that fit under the “woo woo” umbrella. Yoga is the only exception. I’ve tried yoga many times and…
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It’s been a bit since I’ve written because I’ve been of the mindset that while our country seems to be one big dumpster fire and each day there’s more gasoline added to the fire that what I have to say about living with and thriving with chronic illness isn’t all the important, timely, and/or needed.…
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I know I am not the only one who has felt like the last week has been at least a year long. Each day and sometime multiple times a day it seem like a headline worse than the last pops up on our screens. Headlines full of things that seem unimaginable and yet are unfortunately…
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