Lourdes…with a group!
a trip back to my favorite place on earth Two weeks ago, I returned to what I’m finding is becoming a home away from home and probably my favorite place in the universe, which is Lourdes, France. Unlike recent trips…
An Unlikely Traveler.
traveling tips for those with chronic pain Somehow I’ve managed to leave the country three times over the past few years, with another trip on the horizon in just a few weeks. For someone with POTS and a chronic migraine,…
Take up your cross.
In the Catholic world, you hear a lot about carrying your cross. Offering things up. Approaching suffering in a way that allows it to be redemptive. But what does this mean, actually? I’ve been chewing on this a bit more…
7 Tips for Exercising with Chronic Pain.
my reconditioning journey Last Sunday, I completed a 7 mile Eucharistic procession (google it 😉 ) by foot, took a power nap, and apparently feeling jacked, proceeded to play soccer alongside my team that same night. I won’t say this…
Actual Progress When you’re in Chronic Pain
For a life in chronic pain and illness, celebrating mini victories is absolutely necessary. Along my walk with chronic pain and illness, despite attempting every treatment modality known to man, reaching that all-time goal of being in no pain has…
Choosing Community When You’re Suffering.
If I’ve learned anything about community…it’s that it aint easy. Isolation and disconnect are incredibly common in our culture today, and throwing in a chronic illness makes them all the more likely to happen. In this episode of I Choose…
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Chronic Pain Survival Kit
As a spoonie/migrainer/potsie/whatever else you want to call someone who deals with chronic health issues, it’s taken a whole lot of experimenting to know what coping mechanisms out there work best when it comes to the physical, emotional, & spiritual…
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What it Really Feels Like.
2024 Edit of this post: Republishing the post from 2019 below, which I revisited recently while doing some blog revamping. While rereading this, I was so struck by how normal my way of operating was to me at the time…a…
That Lonely Feeling.
Loneliness. It’s such a universal feeling, and one that, unfortunately, going through hard things tends to bring to the surface. My friend and nursing major, Kendal Lee, & I, both having experiences of chronic pain, are no stranger to this…
lessons from Lourdes // a whole new therapy practice
Some of you know this, and some may not (because it’s maybe been a bit since I’ve been here)– but apparently if you send a girl to Lourdes, she’ll come back ready to start her own therapy practice? I’ll be…