You have to be able to mourn the lives you might've had.
Self-Care, On a Budget, For Everyone.
It’s possible to keep your self-care budget-friendly (if not free) and accessible to all.
Having it All By Accepting That I Can't Have it All
Life is not a mad dash to experience everything you possibly can –– it's about prioritizing experiences that are important to you and taking the time to savor them.
All the Meds I've Loved Before
The idea of having to go to the hospital in regular intervals and get hooked up to an IV just to be pumped up with a bunch of antibodies I can’t pronounce sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel.
An Incomplete Diagnosis Story
Sometimes our minds block out memories that relate to high levels of stress or trauma –– but life isn't about remembering the happy stuff and forgetting everything else.
The Perpetual Trauma Exerted Upon the Sick (Or, the GOP is Trying to Take Away Our Healthcare Again)
It's nearly impossible to make significant improvements to patient lives when every other week we have to use all our exhaustible energy calling congress.
What It Means to Rest
It’s a lot less fun to binge watch Stranger Things in bed when everyone else you know is out having fun and you’re hanging out with your cats and your guilt over being a bad friend.
Acceptance is a Small, Quiet Room.
The problem is that I'm a bit of a control freak.
An Open Letter to a Friend Struggling With a Diagnosis
Know that being diagnosed with a serious health problem is a significant type of trauma, and it's okay to treat it as such.
Mental Health and Physical Health: A Dysfunctional Relationship
One third of patients with a chronic illness experience symptoms of depression.
Chronic Illness –– It Could Happen to You!
Being healthy up to this point in your life does not make you immune to falling ill tomorrow, or next week, or when you're fifty.
Back to School Special: What Educators Need to Know About IBD
Try to make sure your students know they can come to you if they’re feeling overwhelmed balancing the spinning plates that are school and a chronic illness.
Sick and Tired, But Mostly Tired.
Know your limits and don't be afraid to enforce them. People who don't understand the value of rest are missing out on a lot of great TV movies, anyway.
Independent Women, Pt. III
There's a saying that goes "Health is a crown that the healthy wear, but only the sick can see it."
May is IBD Awareness Month! (2017 Edition)
How do I help and become more aware? I’m busy and I have like three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale to watch later.
I'm Done Begging The GOP To See Me as a Person.
Making pre-existing conditions uninsurable is turning non-lethal diagnoses into death sentences.
Spending Time With Your Damn Self, British Edition
I firmly believe that learning to enjoy being alone is one of the hardest things to do in life –– and if I hadn’t had to do it via immersion therapy, without a say, I might still not be comfortable.
iPhones, Choices, and Clueless Men from Utah
People who are struggling to pay their healthcare aren’t lazy.
I'm A Comeback Kid
This year forced me to become an adult in ways I otherwise would have continued putting off for another decade.
My Official List of Band-Aids
Anxious? There’s a meditation for that.