Yesterday afternoon we went to take a walk on the Centennial Trail just outside of the Black Hills and accidentally ended up hiking a small mountain. How this happened: the trail went either straight through fields of grass or up through a forest. I love trees and am allergic to grass. We quickly realized we …
Whether it be movies, books, or social media, we are inundated with the attraction of being a badass. It might be the quiet, humble hero or the “genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist.” We look to these people because they are confident in who they are and they make a difference. My stepdaughter’s first swear word was …
Yes, that is a Friends reference. After I took part in the Ehlers-Danlos Society’s Awareness Challenge, I went pretty quiet for a couple months. The reason I wanted to use: “I needed to focus on my family.” In reality, I unconsciously shut down my ability to be vulnerable publicly. It’s almost as if my brain …
My mom sweetly calls me her problem child because since day one I was a medical diagnostic failure. Dozens of doctors listened to my symptoms and referred me to the next specialist. After many years I gave up trying to understand. No matter how much I wanted to believe in doctors, there’s only so many …
In 2020 I was diagnosed with hEDS and Fibromyalgia. That answer wasn’t good enough for my lifetime of issues so I didn’t accept it until months later. Part of the process has been understanding how to cope; how to deal with the day-to-day. I’ve read countless posts on Facebook and Reddit about what works for …