AFFIRMATIONS AND DECLARATIONS FOR HAPPINESS
When Your Body Feels Like a Dead Battery: What Fibromyalgia Fatigue Actually Feels Like Every Day
Fibromyalgia fatigue is not the same as feeling tired after a long day. It is a persistent, overwhelming exhaustion that does not improve with sleep or rest, and it can make even simple tasks feel physically impossible. For many people, this fatigue is the most...
The Ultimate Virginia Travel Bucket List — Things to See, Do & Eat in Virginia
Few states carry as much of America's story as Virginia. Eight U.S. presidents were born here — more than any other state — including four of the first five. More Civil War battles were fought on Virginia soil than anywhere else in the country. And yet, somehow, the...
Walking in His Footsteps: What the Life of Jesus Teaches Us About Compassion
The world has grown harsher. Not just in the headlines, but in the small, quiet moments — the way a stranger's eyes stay down, the way kindness has started to feel surprising instead of ordinary. Wars. Hatred. A collective weariness that settles into the bones. And...
Planning a Trip to Historic Jamestowne? Here’s Everything You Should Know
As a homeschooling mom, I had wanted to take my children to historic Jamestowne for years—and I found it more interesting than I expected. Walking on the island, seeing the James River stretch beyond the horizon, and exploring the reconstructed fort and gardens, I...
Compression Therapy: How It Can Help Legs Pain Caused by Chronic Illnesses like Multiple Sclerosis or Fibromyalgia
I get it—sometimes your legs just aren’t your friends. They ache, swell, or feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world. If you’re living with multiple sclerosis (MS), fibromyalgia, dysautonomia, POTS, neuropathy, or another chronic illness, these moments are...
Art for Emotional Healing When You’re Living with Chronic Illness
Living with chronic illness means carrying emotions that most people around you can’t fully see — the grief of a body that changed, the exhaustion of fighting for answers, the fear of what comes next. These feelings are real, and they deserve a real outlet. Art for...
Join the Beta Membership for Women with Chronic Illness
Living with a chronic illness can feel isolating, overwhelming, and exhausting—but it doesn't have to stop you from nurturing your growth, creativity, and connection. That's why I created the Cultivator Club—a beta membership for women with chronic illness who want to...
My Pancreatitis Diagnosis
In April 2021, I found myself in the emergency room, holding my stomach and trying to stay ahead of the pain. It had been building for days—constant, sharp, and impossible to ignore. I was convinced it was a bleeding ulcer. An earlier endoscopy had already shown...
Adult ADHD in Women: A Woman’s Story of Relief, Grief, and Self-Compassion
I was diagnosed with ADHD at 62. Not as a child who couldn’t sit still.Not as a student falling behind.Not as an adult whose life looked chaotic from the outside. But at a point in my life where I had already built things, carried responsibility, and proven—again and...
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things – Part 3
This series on My Favorite Things has become a gentle practice of noticing—of honoring the small experiences that bring comfort, clarity, and calm. In this third post, I’m sharing a few more of the favorite things that help me feel rooted and present, reminders that...