Exercise with Chronic Illness

In this video I'm sharing about WHY movement is important with chronic illness and HOW to incorporate it, even if you are bed bound!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClAjXv299WE&t=208s

There’s Comfort in Illness

I think most people are familiar with the idea that change is scary. Change happens where fear lies. And growth happens where change transpires. Have you ever thought that maybe you fear getting well because it's change? Because you are familiar with your illness, you know how it operates, you've become used to feeling ill,…

Holiday Gift Guide for the Health Nut in Your Family

This post may contain affiliate links I've never done this before, but I thought it would be fun to put together a little gift guide for that health nut or spoonie in your family. I know it can be hard to figure out what to get someone to begin with, let alone someone who deals with…

Updates, Updates, Updates

I know I promised you all a full update a couple months ago and that never happened. Well, here we are, I'm finally making it happen! First things first, blog updates. You may have noticed I updated the look of the blog. I also added a page called 'Affiliate/Discount Links'. This page contains all my…

My Top Tips for Chronic Illness Newbies

I constantly get emails and messages from people recently diagnosed with Lyme about what to do, what are my tips, do I have any suggestions on treatments, etc. I decided to make a video sharing my top tips and advice for someone recently diagnosed with Lyme or other chronic illness. Many of these tips are…

How to Learn to Love Self Care

Self-Care. That seems like something we all should love to do, right? Many of us completely neglect it, though, for many reasons. Maybe we think we’re too busy or we don’t deserve it. Maybe we are preoccupied taking care of others (significant other, family, friends, even strangers) or we haven’t found a routine that we…

Toxin-Free Mattress Review: Tuft & Needle

Last fall I was in need of a new mattress. A new non-toxic one. But it also needed to be affordable because well, Lyme costs a lot of money! So I needed an affordable, new, non-toxic mattress. I did a lot of research and there are some great non-toxic and organic mattresses out there... but…

From Plant-based to Paleo

I just posted a video on my youtube channel with a full explanation on why I returned to a paleo-style diet after being plant based vegan for over 9 months. I encourage you to watch it to not only understand my side but also to help you figure out what type of diet may be…