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
How I Embrace The Summer DaysSummertime is here! The season of growth, slowing down, taking time off, enjoying the longer days, and more time outdoors. It is usually a...reactions1comment
Sticking With My Healthy Habits Through the HolidaysThe holidays are approaching fast! I will go home to see my family in the south of France for two weeks! What happens...reactions5comments
After Much Reluctance, I Tried CBD For AS And AnxietyOver the past few months, my ankylosing spondylitis has been flaring up. I definitely think the global pandemic and being in quarantine...reactions16comments
My AS Life Before DiagnosisI know I’m considered to be one of the lucky ones. From the onset of symptoms to diagnosis, it took one full...reactions4comments
Dealing With Difficult Family Members Over The HolidaysI’m sure most of us have at least one (or more) family member that just doesn’t quite get what we go through...reactions3comments
Self-Care: I Set Small Goals & Limit My ActivitiesWhether you realise it or not, you are dealing with everyday struggles and an unpredictability that comes with having AS. Pulling yourself out of bed, exercising, making your dinner or...reactions9comments
Laziness Does Not ExistEditor's note: Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Devon Price, a social psychologist who authored the book, Laziness Does Not...reactions2comments
My Recipe For Holiday HibernationDo you ever feel jealous that bears get to hibernate through the holidays? They go sauntering into their caves, easy as they...reactionscomments
Welcome, Friends!I used to love to use the app Stumble Upon. The way it worked is I would enter the website and probably...reactionscomments
From Self-Help Guru to Disability AdvocateA few years back I created a mental health and wellness website to both share my journey through self-discovery and in hopes...reactions4comments
I've Got COVID: Here's My StoryI had a pretty terrible March 2021. My father went into emergency overnight surgery after a routine operation that went badly. He...reactions2comments
