Exercising has always been the greatest mental health medication for me. It made me feel more centered and focused. The benefits of this are widely known so I won’t bore you with the obvious. What I did want to bring up is how frustrating it can be when you have a chronic illness and you […]
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Finding the Right Animal With a Chronic Illness
When you find the right animal, having a pet can truly be a lifesaver for people suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease or any other type of chronic illness. When I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 13, my family and I had a one year old yellow labrador retriever named Kobi. […]
Guest Post: Being a Caregiver For Yourself
Do you ever think of yourself as a caregiver? Not for your children. Or aging parents. Or for any adored animals. But as a caregiver for you- a person with a Chronic Illness. To be honest, I hadn’t either until recently. When you’ve been so sick, for so long, the unimaginable becomes familiar, everyday even. […]
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 […]
The Realities of IBD Video Series
I have been trying to spread this around social media but if you don’t follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter, I just wanted to let you know that have I teamed up with Frank of The Crohn’s Colitis Effect to do a new video series. We already have a few videos up (with many […]