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Multiple Sclerosis vs. Primary Progressive Aphasia

Understanding chronic illness means navigating a landscape where symptoms can overlap, conditions can mimic each other, and clarity often feels elusive. Today, we'll explore Multiple Sclerosis vs. Primary Progressive Aphasia, diving into the unique features of Primary...

Symptoms of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a condition that quietly, yet profoundly, disrupts the harmony of the body. It occurs when the mast cells, those tiny sentinels of our immune system, release too many chemicals at the wrong time. The result is a cascade of...

What is Endometriosis? A Guide to Understanding the Condition

What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis is like a hidden, uninvited presence in your body—a condition where tissue that should be confined to the uterus finds itself elsewhere. This tissue, which mirrors the lining of the uterus, begins to grow in places it doesn’t...

The Art of Writing a Self-Compassion Letter: Embrace Your Worth and Heal

Writing a self-compassion letter is a powerful practice that allows you to embrace kindness, understanding, and patience toward yourself, especially in challenging times. In our fast-paced world, it's easy to be our harshest critics, but self-compassion offers a...

Embracing the Quiet Magic of New Beginnings

On this first day of the year, a soft hush falls upon the world, as if the universe itself is holding its breath, waiting for us to make the first move. The sun rises quietly, casting its golden light across a landscape that has been touched by the frost of the past...

Serving Others When You Feel Limited: Creative Ways to Give Back

Finding New Ways to Serve When You Feel Limited Many of us discover, as we face the challenges of living with chronic illness, that the desire to give, to serve, to make a difference, remains unshaken. In fact, it often grows stronger even as our bodies or minds may...

Club Wyndham Kingsgate Review, Williamsburg, Virginia

We stayed at the Club Wyndham Kingsgate resort during our trip to Williamsburg in August of 2021. While we focused primarily on sightseeing, the resort offered many amenities we didn’t have the chance to use. For guests seeking rest and relaxation, this property has...

A Christmas of Grace

Merry Christmas! As the day unfolds, there’s a quiet invitation in the air, a call to step away from the frenzy of the world and embrace the soft stillness that Christmas brings. It’s a time to breathe, to reflect, and to rediscover the grace that comes with the...

A Story of a Cancer Diagnosis: Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Embracing Resilience

Stories of a cancer diagnosis are often filled with fear, uncertainty, and the unrelenting weight of the unknown. Ours was no different. It all began with a simple assumption: This surgery is pretty routine. After all, it’s just a sinus infection. That’s what we had...

Southern Utah Vacation – An Unexpected Journey

It was October 2020—a moment suspended between the chaos of what had been and the hope of what might be. The world was cloaked in uncertainty, and so was I. Like many, I’d been tethered to the familiar walls of my home for months, yearning for a taste of something...

8 Tips to Develop Better Decision Making Skills

There are moments in life when decision-making feels like a breeze—especially when it’s a business choice. We weigh the facts, see the options, and in an instant, the path ahead becomes clear. But when it comes to matters of the heart and soul, how often do we falter,...

Emotional Intelligence Strategies for Chronic Illness

Living with chronic illness creates a unique rhythm—a delicate dance of fluctuating pain, lingering weariness, and the quiet uncertainty each new day brings. In this journey, emotional intelligence can serve as a gentle yet powerful companion, offering support without...

The Santa Clara Petroglyphs: Ruins, Rock Art, and Resilience

Petroglyphs. There's something about them, isn’t there? The way they speak across time, telling stories without words, sharing a thread of connection that stretches from the past to the present. They are a quiet invitation to pause and reflect, to listen to the...

Can Creatine Help with Some Chronic Illnesses? What You Need to Know

Creatine, that often whispered-about miracle of the fitness world, is a humble yet powerful amino acid—one of the very building blocks of protein. It is crafted with care by the liver and kidneys, yet you can also find it in the foods that nourish us, particularly in...

What is Mast Cell Activation Disorder?

Mast Cell Activation Disorder (MCAD) is an enigmatic condition, as delicate and intricate as the very cells it affects. At the heart of this disorder are mast cells—small yet powerful sentinels within our immune system. These cells, though often unseen, play a quiet...

What It Means to Be a Friend to Yourself and Why It’s Life-Changing

For so many years, I lived in a constant state of self-reproach. I was my own harshest critic, ever vigilant in pointing out my flaws, my missteps, and my imperfections. No matter how much I did, it never seemed enough. I believed that if I could only perfect...

From Traditions to Travels: Embracing Food with Purpose

By nature, I am a foodie. Food is more than just fuel – it's a sensory experience that connects me to the places I’ve been, the people I’ve shared meals with, and the memories that make life so rich. However, navigating life with dietary restrictions – avoiding dairy,...

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things – Part 2

Some things stay with us over the years, quietly weaving their way into the fabric of who we are. These favorite moments and simple pleasures have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, grounding me in a sense of gratitude and joy. In this second part...

Multiple Sclerosis and Heat Intolerance

Living with MS and multiple sclerosis heat sensitivity is like navigating an unpredictable journey, one where the path can shift beneath your feet without warning. This chronic condition, which disrupts the intricate communication between the brain and the body,...

Art Therapy for Chronic Illness: Healing through Art

Art therapy is not about creating a masterpiece; it’s about the journey, the process of uncovering hidden emotions, and letting them find their way to the surface. It’s about creating a space where you are free to be vulnerable, without judgment, and where you can safely express what is too painful or too difficult to say aloud.

Multiple Sclerosis vs. Primary Progressive Aphasia

Multiple Sclerosis vs. Primary Progressive Aphasia

Understanding chronic illness means navigating a landscape where symptoms can overlap, conditions can mimic each other, and clarity often feels elusive. Today, we'll explore Multiple Sclerosis vs. Primary Progressive Aphasia, diving into the unique features of Primary...

Symptoms of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

Symptoms of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a condition that quietly, yet profoundly, disrupts the harmony of the body. It occurs when the mast cells, those tiny sentinels of our immune system, release too many chemicals at the wrong time. The result is a cascade of...

What is Endometriosis? A Guide to Understanding the Condition

What is Endometriosis? A Guide to Understanding the Condition

What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis is like a hidden, uninvited presence in your body—a condition where tissue that should be confined to the uterus finds itself elsewhere. This tissue, which mirrors the lining of the uterus, begins to grow in places it doesn’t...

Embracing the Quiet Magic of New Beginnings

Embracing the Quiet Magic of New Beginnings

On this first day of the year, a soft hush falls upon the world, as if the universe itself is holding its breath, waiting for us to make the first move. The sun rises quietly, casting its golden light across a landscape that has been touched by the frost of the past...

Serving Others When You Feel Limited: Creative Ways to Give Back

Serving Others When You Feel Limited: Creative Ways to Give Back

Finding New Ways to Serve When You Feel Limited Many of us discover, as we face the challenges of living with chronic illness, that the desire to give, to serve, to make a difference, remains unshaken. In fact, it often grows stronger even as our bodies or minds may...

Club Wyndham Kingsgate Review, Williamsburg, Virginia

Club Wyndham Kingsgate Review, Williamsburg, Virginia

We stayed at the Club Wyndham Kingsgate resort during our trip to Williamsburg in August of 2021. While we focused primarily on sightseeing, the resort offered many amenities we didn’t have the chance to use. For guests seeking rest and relaxation, this property has...

A Christmas of Grace

A Christmas of Grace

Merry Christmas! As the day unfolds, there’s a quiet invitation in the air, a call to step away from the frenzy of the world and embrace the soft stillness that Christmas brings. It’s a time to breathe, to reflect, and to rediscover the grace that comes with the...

Southern Utah Vacation – An Unexpected Journey

Southern Utah Vacation – An Unexpected Journey

It was October 2020—a moment suspended between the chaos of what had been and the hope of what might be. The world was cloaked in uncertainty, and so was I. Like many, I’d been tethered to the familiar walls of my home for months, yearning for a taste of something...