I Took a Reset TripBefore I get into the details of my trip, I just want to say I went on this reset trip back in...reactions2comments
How I Felt After My First COVID VaccineI received my vaccine on a Wednesday, and by the evening, I was already feeling sick. I had a headache, fever, and...reactions5comments
Amplifying Black Voices: How Healthcare Providers Can Better Serve the CommunityFor our Amplifying Black Voices series, we are exploring how bias in healthcare affects the quality of life for Black people living...reactionscomments
Why I No Longer Put On a Brave Face With My DoctorsA lifelong people-pleaser, I've always tended to be polite and agreeable in an effort to make others comfortable. When a problem arises...reactions5comments
Sharing Intimate Moments: Why We Began Posting Injection VideosSitting with injection needles, alcohol cleansing wipes, and cute band-aids… Taking deep breaths and hyping yourself up to prick your skin and...reactions4comments
Is Unattended Grief Hurting You?The Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross popularized the common understanding that humans process grief and loss in stages in her 1969 book On Death...reactionscomments
Dreading When the World Goes Back to “Normal”As the pandemic shows signs of finally drawing to a close, people are talking about what life will be like when things...reactionscomments
Believe Chronically Ill People, PeriodAfter the singer Jessie J was recently diagnosed with Ménière’s disease, which is marked by vertigo, dizziness, hearing loss, involuntary eye movement...reactions3comments
Strengthening Your Core Without Causing a Flare: Part TwoLearn the basics in Strengthening Your Core: Part 1 here! In part one, I focused on what makes up the core, and...reactions1comment
Getting out of Bed with Spondyloarthritis, Part IIMotivation to begin exercising is a major problem for me. I'm just tired - mentally and physically - from family drama, a...reactions3comments
How I Celebrate Spondyloarthritis MonthSpondyloarthritis month began this month, and although I live with it all year long, it’s kind of nice to have a whole...reactionscomments
Rethinking Arthritis FatigueMy sister Danica* has a next-level guest room. If she ever decided to quit working in [redacted] Danica would conquer the hospitality...reactionscomments
Rest and Back PainGetting a good night's rest is something many of us in this community struggle with. I too have had and still have...reactions2comments
The Question that Keeps Me Up at NightThere's a question that keeps me up at night. Could my husband, Keegan, be suffering from more than just AS? What if...reactions5comments
Coming Back Home to MyselfI am making more space for things that are good for me. I am temporarily separating myself from the ideology of productivity...reactions1comment
I Miss Having a ChoiceEvery morning I wake up immediately feeling the fire behind my eyes and think to myself, “Time to do the same thing...reactions3comments
Day in the Life: Flare DayI’m going to walk you through what my day looks like when I’m flaring. As a note, I do have other conditions...reactionscomments
7 Items That Help with my AxSpAWith a chronic illness that is largely out of my control, I rely on certain items to give me a sense of...reactions1comment
My One Year PainiversaryAs my one-year painiversary is coming up, I thought writing an article about this topic was important. My last pain-free day was...reactions1comment
The Therapeutic Effects of Sharing Your AxSpA StoryWhen I was first diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a form of axial spondyloarthritis, I wasn’t sure how to talk about my experience...reactions1comment
