After helping to advocate for my dad’s and mom’s health for many years and of course being an advocate for my own children, I’m learning that I’m not very efficient at being an advocate for my own health. I thought I was doing an alright job, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that all too often, […]
women's health
A Day of My Life with Pseudotumor Cerebri
Living with a chronic illness and chronic pain means that some days you’re feeling great, other days you’re laying in bed in pain, and still other days you’re feeling somewhere in between that spectrum. I’ve previously shared that I have a condition called pseudotumor cerebri, which though I’m on medication to control, does affect my […]
Life with a Chronic Illness
For the past three and a half years I’ve been living with chronic headaches. You might think they’re migraines, but in reality they’re not. As best as doctors have been able to figure out, it’s actually a condition called pseudotumor cerebri. It’s a big fancy name that means my brain acts as if there was […]
Self-Care for Mom: 3 Simple Ways to Boost Your Energy Level During the Day {Giveaway}
I’m sure many of you can relate with the feeling of exhaustion that creeps up on you around 3-4 pm every afternoon. It’s not just me, right? It’s rather inconvenient, actually, since that’s prime parenting time in our house (and in many households). Those are the hours after the kids have come home from school, […]
