Relationships take work, they take time and patience as well as dedication to creating memories and moments with your significant other. When you add in living with a chronic illness and trying to date and have a relationship with someone who doesn’t live with an invisible illness this can add another layer to the work needed in relationships. Chronic illnesses, pain flares, symptoms, and general unwell-feeling days aren’t scheduled. They ... Read the Post...
Tips for Chronic illness management and School Work
Navigating schoolwork while trying to navigate your chronic illness can be challenging to say the least. Chronic illness management is one of the keys to helping manage your health while completing your education. Chronic conditions and chronic diseases can feel like they can take over at time between medical appts, meetings with specialists, refilling medication, going for tests, and navigating all the new information care providers are ... Read the Post...
What to watch out for with summer migraines!
Summer migraines are the absolute worst. You just want to go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather and a migraine appears or you’re worried about possible triggers outside. I’ve been there and have been there for the last 15 years. Summer is one of my biggest migraine triggers and the barometric pressure is one of the number one triggers for me during this time of year. A migraine attack is no joke, they are debilitating and can be ... Read the Post...
Advantages of Self Care to Reduce Stress
I learned a long time ago on my health journey that self-care to reduce stress was going to be a foundational piece of my health. Your mental health and physical health are deeply connected, and at times that can be forgotten in our health journeys, especially at the beginning when the focus is heavily on physical and/or mental symptoms. However, stress relief and reducing your stress levels are so key as well to your overall health. This is true ... Read the Post...