What Does Dynamic Disability Mean to Me?We’ve all heard of the word disability, but what is a dynamic disability? A dynamic disability is a disability that fluctuates in...reactions11comments
5 Questions to Ask the Chronically Ill Person in Your Life (And 5 Questions To Avoid)If you know someone with a chronic illness like axial spondyloarthritis, you may have questions. This is a good thing — it...reactions2comments
Did My Covid Vaccine Put Me Into A Flare?If you read my article How I Felt After My First Covid Vaccine, you'll know that I was very sick afterwards. I was...reactions9comments
The Stress FlareI’ve been having trouble sleeping at night. I’ve been stressed, and not only am I struggling to quiet my mind enough to...reactions5comments
Learning to Cope With Illness Isn’t A Straight PathIt’s a misconstrued assumption that those who have spent years with an illness eventually unlock some secret in managing it. I’m here...reactions6comments
Faking it With Ankylosing SpondylitisI am a faker. I admit it. But I bet it is not what you are thinking. I fake people out about...reactions2comments
Making Space for Self CompassionBeing kind to yourself is important when you have a chronic illness like ankylosing spondylitis. Some days self-compassion means cutting myself some...reactionscomments
My Stretch RoutineI like to think of ankylosing spondylitis as a very intense personal trainer that uses the threat of my spine fusing together to motivate...reactions22comments
My Diagnosis JourneyLike so many of us, receiving a diagnosis took some time for me as well. When I was about eleven or twelve...reactions9comments
Making Planning Work For YouLife is a tug of war between disruptive chaos and the things we want and need to do. Lots of cool things...reactions2comments
A Year of PhysiotherapyI went to physiotherapy from February 2022 to February 2023. Prior to starting physio, I was unable to be active. I could...reactions2comments
How Goal Setting Can Help Us Self-Manage Chronic IllnessAs a health coach most of my time is spent working with people on making positive behavior change. Following a diagnosis like...reactions4comments
Due to AS Symptoms, I Chose to Quit My JobI was diagnosed with AS while I was an English teacher. From 2009-2017, I had the great privilege of teaching high school...reactions5comments
How I Eased Myself Back Into Fitness After My AS DiagnosisFor the past few weeks, I have been working my way back into my fitness routine. Before the onset of my AS...reactions8comments
Interview With Writer and Artist Bára HladíkEditor's note: I truly love sharing stories from people who live with ankylosing spondylitis; from the newly diagnosed, to the young, old...reactions4comments
The Spondyloarthritis WallThe Berlin Wall came down the night before my thirteenth birthday! Yes, I'm a lady of a certain age. I had a...reactions3comments
Exercise And Mental HealthExercise and mental health. The two go together like birds of a feather. Like macaroni and cheese. Like tea and biscuits –...reactions1comment
The Pain That Wasn’t ASIt had been a year without a flare, the first I could remember in more than a decade. The years of fine...reactions8comments
Imagining the Perfect World for People with Chronic IllnessLiving with a chronic illness often feels like managing a war between my body and the world around me — a world...reactions1comment
I Did Everything Right and Still Got a DiseaseI was recently scrolling through Instagram when I saw a post from a self-proclaimed fitness coach. It said: “No disease is inherited!...reactions5comments
