Living

I hate talking about weight. It doesn’t matter if it’s weight loss, weight gain, or keeping it off. It never feels good. It’s probably because these topics are proxies for...

Brain fog is hard to put into words. Today when I got home from work, I tried to unlock my house door with my car fob. I pushed the little...

I have seen countless physicians in four different states in the U.S. and my experience with heteronormativity is generally the same. Often, the idea that a patient may be part...

Thoughts that go over my head: Will I feel like this forever? Will I ever feel better? I feel like I am waiting for my life to be over soon...

I would consider myself quite a positive person. I always try and stay positive. When I'm feeling sad or down, I think ok I just need to be positive. I...

Many people experience symptoms of AxSpA for quite some time before being diagnosed. Some are misdiagnosed, while others are dismissed as having simply back pain. Here is my story… I...

I have always been interested in spirituality, mental health, and alternative methods of healing — even before I realized I was passionate about these topics, and well before I had...

My pain, like many other AxSpA warriors, dates back to before I can even remember. I didn't get an official diagnosis until I was nearing 30, and with other chronic...

“It can be difficult to know whether you have chronic inflammation in your body … It depends on where and how chronic inflammation manifests itself. And it’s not the same...

Living with axial spondyloarthritis is not easy, and I know it would be all that much more difficult without a support system. I also realize that while I experience all...

I returned to the office just over a month ago. It was the first time spending a full day, let alone a full week, in a designated workspace since my...

Finding out I have ankylosing spondylitis was terrifying because I had no idea how it would affect my life. I lost friends and couldn't go to school anymore. It became...

As a Canadian who endures freezing temperatures for the majority of the year, summer has always been my favorite season — days last longer, spirits run higher, and going outside...

When we talk about ourselves (and other people), we often reference character qualities as if they’re immutable and innate. We have expectations for ourselves, perhaps shaped from being told countless...

Write an honest letter to your body — to its pain, to its fatigue, to the way it has changed over time. Be honest with yourself and to yourself, and...

Summertime, summertime. Who doesn’t love summer? The beautiful warm weather outside. The time where vacation mode comes along and you start planning a family trip to go away. The time...

I have dreams, though they may sound simple. I have dreams of laying in a vibrant field of grass with the warmth of the sun beaming onto my face. I...

Now that warmer weather is here, I find myself daydreaming about all the places I hope to visit this summer. I recently made a quick, long-weekend trip out to Utah...

Editor's note: This article is a part of a series. You can read part 1 and part 2 of this interview on our website. As a duo of a Life...

My ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a strange creature — it's very unpredictable and there are times when it doesn't seem to exist and times when it's all I can think...