I had posted on Instagram and Twitter that I had some tests and procedures done recently. I love all of you who ask me about the findings or who just show me that I am not alone by letting me know they are thinking about me, sending a virtual hug, etc. It means so much to […]
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Facing Triggers
Yesterday I went into New York City for the first time by myself. This may sound like no big deal given that I am 27 years old, after all. But it was huge to me. I was never a huge city person but that was probably because since the age of 13, I have associated […]
A year later, “My Story”
A year ago, I sat down and didn’t get up until I tried to lay out the last 12yrs of my life with ulcerative colitis in an effort to stop hiding who I was with the world. I spent so long masking everything real that was going on in my life that it was burying […]
Day 21: Mental Health and IBD

Mental health is the topic on tap for day 21 of National Health Blog Post Month and oh how IBD and mental health overlap! I have talked a good amount on my blog about the impact my struggle with ulcerative colitis took on my emotional health but for this post, I am going to try […]