Chronic Illness

How to Find Peace When Your Hormones Make You Feel Crazy

Hormonal health isn’t something that gets talked about much, at least in my experience. But it should be. The symptoms of hormonal imbalance affect your mood, energy, day-to-day functioning, and relationships. The mood swings you experience from hormonal issues can make you feel crazy. I

Acceptance

I thought that I would write a post titled How to Accept Your Chronic Illness. I picked out the headline, opened a WordPress doc, even sketched out the main steps: Denial, Relief, Grief, Planning, and Action. And then I stopped. I just didn’t fill in

The Dark Days

Hey sweet friend, Let’s talk about the Dark Days. When you have pre-menstrual dystrophic disorder (PMDD), it feels like your life is basically run by your monthly cycle. And by your life I mean your mood, emotions, relationships, energy, social life, physical wellbeing, focus, and

Why Me Mentality

Hey sweet friend, As someone who lives with a chronic autoimmune disorder, chronic back pain, and frequent migraines, I often fallen into what I like to call the “why me mentality.” I can’t help but think of Joey Tribbiani in F.R.I.E.N.D.S. trying to figure out