Believing that everything happens for a reason is something I feel pretty strongly about. In some ways, I always felt this way but as the years of suffering following my ulcerative colitis diagnosis continued without any end in sight, I started to wonder. I began wondering how that belief system could even pan out with […]
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Chronic Illness: The Doctors You Already Know Can Impact Future Care
I have been thinking about something for a little while now. When I was growing up, I heard my parents say a lot that it is all about who you know. Meaning, if you know people with a lot of connections, that will obviously come in handy if you are pursuing a job or trying […]
Chronic Illness Can Help a Person Become Less Judgmental of Others
I have learned over the last few years to really look deeper into why some people are doing the things they do. The quote “Most of the time people will look at what you do when in fact, they should be looking at why you did it” has stuck with me since I first heard it […]
Eye Opening: I missed out on a TON of things because of IBD
When I gave a recap of the conference I attended last week , I only spoke about the event in general. There was so much more to my time there. For starters, I have never seen Philadelphia. There is so much history there and this was the first time I was able to see it. […]
We all Need to Have an Experimental Phase
When I switched therapists after needing a new perspective, within ten minutes of my appointment with her, she said I needed to be in an “experimental phase” for a little while. I needed to stop searching for my path and get out there and try new things, get an idea of what I like, what […]