As we try to navigate our anxieties about the coronavirus, there’s one quote that keeps coming to mind. It’s by the Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh: “When the crowded Vietnamese refugee boats met with storms or pirates, if everyone panicked all would be lost…
Read MoreI’ve been meaning to write this update for almost two months, but just hadn’t known what to say.
Read MoreIn a couple of hours, I was scheduled to go on a date with a cute guy I matched with on Hinge, but I was about to tell him I wasn’t going to make it.
Read MoreIn a couple of hours, I was scheduled to go on a date with a cute guy I matched with on Hinge, but I was about to tell him I wasn’t going to make it.
Read MoreSummertime is finally upon us! June was a particularly joyous month marked by a wedding celebrating the love of two friends from Barrington.
Read MoreIf I consider myself pathetic or weak for succumbing to a flare of symptoms, it becomes almost impossible to cultivate the resilience I need to deal with the flares that my chronic illness will cause.
Read MoreAs May, the month of Lyme Disease Awareness, comes to an end, I’d like to use this opportunity to share some thoughts and facts about Lyme disease because education is paramount for preventing the spread of this illness.
Read MoreI’m happy to say April was a month of small, but continuous improvements on the health front. I like to think this is partially due to the fact I’ve been more open to the powers of healing on an energetic and spiritual level.
Read MoreLast night, I watched Brené Brown’s special on Netflix called the Call to Courage and you absolutely should too. It’s a feature about “uncomfortable” emotions like vulnerability, shame, anxiety, fear, and uncertainty. It’s about having hard conversations with loved ones, colleagues, and strangers.
Read More“My guess was correct. Your blood work shows you have Lyme disease,” says my doctor. My brows furrow in bewilderment. “What?” I respond. “That can’t be possible… I’ve never been bitten by a tick.”
Read MoreI’m thrilled to share March was a month of continued improvements on the Lyme front. To be honest, I was starting to feel a little stagnant in my Lyme treatment protocol, which is why it’s a relief I’m finally seeing improvements.
Read MoreIt's hard to put into words the magic that occurs when beautiful souls come together to raise the vibration of their community and the world but The Good Fest brought this to mind.
Read MoreLast week I wrote about how my experience with chronic illness has made me reevaluate how I define my worth. Instead of measuring my worth by the traditional notion of productivity, I’ve created my own version of success.
Read MoreCan we talk about how much I love mushrooms. They’re earthy, soft yet chewy, and can add real oomph to all sorts of recipes ranging from soups to lattes. Yes, lattes.
Read MoreSure, everyone has an off day once in a while, but when a chronic illness forces you to spend months or years unable to go about normal activities, your perspective begins to change. Similar to a “herx reaction,” a period during which symptoms from Lyme disease get worse before they get better, my evaluation of my worth took a hit before it got better.
Read MoreI was hoping for a smooth transition into 2019, but January was a rough start. The first few days of the year brought about a severe Lyme flair, but then subsided in time for me to celebrate my Birthday in Florida with some lovely souls. However, I then had my first serious syncope episode in almost 6 months and then experienced my first anxiety attack.
Read MoreAs January fades into the distance, I’ve found myself taking comfort in the shades of gray and quiet evenings that are inevitable friends of the wintertime season. While many of us go into hiding during these bleakest of months, burrowing deep into warm pockets of comfort and companionship, over the past few weeks, I’ve managed to find a small ember of clarity in my life.
Read MoreHi friends! This week in Chicago brings some of the coldest temperatures on record since the 80s. The lows of -23 (excluding the wind-chill!) forecasted for Tuesday and Wednesday could break records set in 1966….
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