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
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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
Having Cancer: the Good, The Bad, and the Life- Changing
For many people cancer is a word unspoken because they are so afraid of it. Most of us know what cancer patients go through physically; the chemo, the radiation, the nausea, the exhaustion. But it’s hard to imagine what people go through emotionally when they receive a cancer diagnosis. Leora Landy Finklestein gives us an … Continue reading Having Cancer: the Good, The Bad, and the Life- Changing
We’re all Made of Stars
The other night I fell asleep thinking about all the things I can’t do (cheerful, I know). But it’s important to acknowledge that I am very impacted by my chronic migraine disorder and accept that I have limits. I can’t tell you the date I’m graduating college, nor what I’ll be doing afterwards. I can’t … Continue reading We’re all Made of Stars
Nurse-In-Training
During the week or so between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur (the Jewish High Holidays), most find themselves being introspective, thinking about themselves, their lives, and their futures- the good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly. While it is a time for repentance and forgiveness, I also think it is a time to think about … Continue reading Nurse-In-Training
Places to go, People to see
Hanging on the wall by our apartment door is a large whiteboard calendar. I am an organized person by nature and love lists, so I get genuine pleasure from writing the dates each month, planning dinners, and putting down events and appointments. A lot of the dates have doctor appointments on them, notations about which … Continue reading Places to go, People to see
Hiding Finding, Seeking Keeping
It’s been a really rough summer I won’t lie. In June I had 18/30 migraine days, in July I had 13 with headaches almost every day, and I can only hope for better this month. After what any chronic migraine sufferer (or teenage girl) would have identified as a (exquisitely executed if I may say … Continue reading Hiding Finding, Seeking Keeping
A Love Letter to the Lake Place
Every single summer of my life I have visited my grandparents in rural Canada. For most of those summers they have lived on a lake in Nova Scotia, and we go for anywhere from 2-4 weeks. A perfect escape from central Jersey, our time there is spent hiking, hanging out with the wildlife, mountain biking, … Continue reading A Love Letter to the Lake Place
Diagnosis
At risk of being repetitive, I’ll start this blog by ‘apologizing’ for the lapse in posts recently. As always, whether due to school work, migraines (ironic, isn’t it?), or day-to-day life, it is often difficult to think up an idea, write a blog, and edit and publish it. And I do feel bad that there … Continue reading Diagnosis
AIMing for Perfection
Yet again there has been a gap in my writing and of course I can credit that to being busy, still adapting to married life, etc, but I was thinking about it yesterday and realized that I also was having a bit more difficulty coming up with content. And I can contribute that to several … Continue reading AIMing for Perfection
Going Against the 'Graine 