CBD is Part of My Pain Management Toolbox!In this article, I will speak about how I use CBD to manage my condition. I have been using CBD products for...reactions6comments
Interview: How Coaching Could Change The Way You Live With AxSpa (Part 3)Editor's note: This article is a part of a series. You can read part 1 and part 2 of this interview on...reactionscomments
My 10-year Anniversary with AS – 10 Insights Gained (Part 2)This is part 2 of the series. Please refer to part 1 for insights one through five about my 10-year journey with AS. Two areas...reactions1comment
Is This Long-Haul COVID Or Is This My Ankylosing Spondylitis?I was diagnosed with COVID-19 a few months ago, at the end of March 2021. If it weren't tragic, it would be...reactions6comments
When You Don't "Look" Sick EnoughMy ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a strange creature — it's very unpredictable and there are times when it doesn't seem to exist...reactions1comment
My Anxieties with Going Back to “Normal”The vaccines are here and the numbers are going down. Things are slowly starting to open up safely and my anxiety is...reactionscomments
Disabled SummerSummer is the season for going out and having fun. As children, summer break couldn't come fast enough. We just couldn't wait...reactions2comments
The Unexpected Consequences of Pretending to be “Fine” Those who live with chronic pain are masters of disguise — we smile as our bodies scream, fabricate energy when the real...reactions1comment
How Life Has Changed - A Partner's PerspectiveWe talk so much about how our personal lives have changed with axial spondyloarthritis, but it occurred to me recently that my...reactions1comment
Nausea and Ankylosing Spondylitis: My ExperienceAnkylosing spondylitis isn't just aches and pains. It’s a lot of things, and for different people, it's a lot of different things. For me...reactions25comments
Welcome to My Chronic WorldSince a young age, I was easily getting sick. I had days where I would feel so tired, drained. No matter how...reactions1comment
What My Days Look Like Living With AS: The Exhausting EveningsI’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “moms don't get sick days." Well, unfortunately, that has applied to me just about every single...reactionscomments
How Changing My Diet Reduced My AS SymptomsShortly after my diagnosis, I started to investigate diet and lifestyle changes to help fight AS. I wanted to become the best...reactions3comments
6 Reasons You Should Journal Through Chronic IllnessI've always been a writer. It comes naturally to me to create worlds, to express my feelings and ideas through words, and...reactions2comments
Juggling AS, Pain, Fatigue, and a Family in a PandemicI've written about my family on the site before, but that was pre-pandemic and pre-second child. My husband, Keegan, managed his pain...reactionscomments
How to Define Your Own Vision of Success in LifeRecently, I was asked a very interesting question as part of my work as a life coach: Do you think that success...reactionscomments
Time Slowed Down When I Became Chronically IllMy birthday was a couple of days ago and it got me thinking about the passage of time. Specifically, how it has...reactionscomments
How I “Celebrated” My 4 Year PainiversaryFebruary 11, 2017, was the first day my AS pain started. It was the day that started an entirely new chapter of...reactions2comments
A Huge Positive ChangeI realize that what I’m about to share won’t resonate with everybody. But if there are only a few people with whom...reactions9comments
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
