From Surviving to Thriving: My Journey with IBD & How it Has Led Me Towards a Meaningful Career of Health Coaching Women- Specializing in Autoimmune and Chronic Conditions

Chronic illness often leaves little room for other things. Whether its dealing with side effects of a medication, an upcoming scan, or finding a new specialist, it's easy to get caught up in all of the little details and stop seeing yourself as a whole. So much time, energy, and brain space is spent on … Continue reading From Surviving to Thriving: My Journey with IBD & How it Has Led Me Towards a Meaningful Career of Health Coaching Women- Specializing in Autoimmune and Chronic Conditions →

Help Needed

I have always been a get-it-done, take charge kind of person. I love to be productive, and I'd usually rather be the one cooking/tidying/running errands if the other option is to watch someone else do it. I love to lead - some might call me bossy but I prefer the term 'effective.' (In primary school … Continue reading Help Needed →

Migraines Hurt Like a Mother

I wrote posts about prepregnancy and pregnancy so it's only fitting that I write one about that infamous 4th trimester, the gnarly newborn trenches, or, as some might call it, postpartum. Pretty much immediately after having my baby I started learning what challenges I would face as a mother with chronic migraine. Motherhood can be a … Continue reading Migraines Hurt Like a Mother →

Needles and Nausea Revisited

In Needles and Nausea I wrote about the fears I had to face because of their presence with chronic migraine - needles and vomiting. These two things are quite common with another "condition" - pregnancy. Though the nausea associated with migraine worked a bit like exposure therapy, I was by no means cured of the … Continue reading Needles and Nausea Revisited →

Fulfilling my destiny. Over and over and over and over….

Colloquially we use a lot of words incorrectly. We tell our friends that we are having a panic attack over a stained dress. We threaten to kill ourselves because the book we ordered is a day late. People claim they're depressed when the food they wanted isn't in the house. When describing how organized they … Continue reading Fulfilling my destiny. Over and over and over and over…. →