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…
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…
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…
I’ve been living in Europe for one month. I’ve been living in Europe for one month? Time is flying and I don’t even know how that’s a thing, but whatta packed month of beauty it has been. Post-family wedding in…
The last 13 months in a nutshell: 1) saying yes to a (part-time) middle-school counseling job after a long season off to focus on my health, 2) a long commute, working around student schedules, and expectations beyond simply counseling soon…
It’s not often that you confidently say yes to a (part-time) job when you have a chronic illness, but this week (after much time & discernment…& 8 months off work) I did just that, & I couldn’t be more thrilled….
5 months in to my job being regaining strength, I am now just beginning to wade into the world of cardio exercise. So far: the naturally athletic part of me is absolutely LOVING the extra space I have to experiment…
Despite our lives being completely. INSANE, Summer 2020 was an oddly sacred time to me in the midst of all the chaos. One of the greatest blessings? Prepping & recording a whole slew of podcast episodes to share with every…
Christmas for me in a nutshell: Jesus, puzzles, Little Women, burning cookies, fixing my broken car, basketball, catching up with friends from home, and…….PODCAST. What a blessed week celebrating a God that is born into the unexpected the same time…