I Have No Clue What I’m Doing with My LifeI know, I know-—none of us really know what we’re doing with our lives. The majority of the world is just fumbling...reactions5comments
Movement Is Medicine: My Strongest Tool Against SymptomsMovement has played – and still does – a huge role on my healing journey. If I don’t move daily, my body...reactions5comments
New Year's Resolution: AxSpA EditionMy resolution this year is two-fold: to be kinder to myself and let go of expectations. Oftentimes I am very hard on...reactions6comments
Ankylosing Spondylitis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis: And The Diagnosis Is...?When diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), I had never heard of it until a chiropractor asked, “Has anyone ever told you that...reactions10comments
Advocates Sharing With Advocates: James Interviews RenéIf you read the first part of my conversation with advocate René Agterhof, you will have realized what a truly inspirational man...reactions6comments
When it Comes to Pain, How Much is Too Much?As a health coach who specializes in axial spondyloarthritis I often find myself talking with people about their experience of pain. Unsurprisingly...reactions3comments
Debunking Able-Bodied Individuals Observations of Being HouseboundSo many times we hear about how able-bodied people glorify being homebound. We hear things such as “It must be so nice...reactions6comments
A Few of My Favorite Things(Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...) It's that time of the year for me and Keegan, my husband with AS. The...reactions9comments
One of My Days With AxSpaTuesday, 6 in the morning, I need to get up and make sure the kids are up and start to get them...reactions6comments
Crankylosing SpondylitisWe can all feel cranky at times, this is normal. The frustration that comes from constant pain and fatigue, is for me, more than crankiness. I...reactions12comments
Getting Used to Blood TestsBefore I got sick, I would get blood tests done twice a year. Just to make sure I wasn’t deficient in anything...reactions5comments
How the Holidays Affected my ASThe holidays are long over now, but I felt the need to write this in case someone else suffered from them as...reactions9comments
AS Ruined My BirthdayIt was a celebration I'd been looking forward to for months — heading down to New Orleans, Lousiana for my birthday, which...reactions8comments
Waiting For COVID’s GodotSamuel Beckett’s absurdist classic Waiting for Godot often comes to mind when I’m left waiting for any significant period of time. Beckett’s...reactions2comments
Good Self-Care Is RuthlessThese past few tumultuous years make me wonder how my ancestors managed to do as well as they did with their own...reactions6comments
Grateful For My Emotional Support DogsI had another surgery just recently. This time it was a selective procedure for my thumb osteoarthritis on the right hand. I...reactions7comments
Unrealistic Arthritis Medication AdsHave you noticed how good people in arthritis advertisements look? Each time I see one of those commercials, I think, wow, I...reactions5comments
Finding a Cure vs. Living LifeWhen you live with disability and or chronic illness, you can be so focused on finding that “cure” or thing that will...reactions5comments
How Working Impacts My HealthTrying to make a living while living with a chronic condition may be possible depending on the severity, but also may be...reactions5comments
Losing a Close Friend Due to My IllnessI’ve written about this topic before, but it still hurts like hell to write about. It hurts to think about. I don’t...reactions12comments
