As someone living with anxiety I find it really hard to switch off so I can relax or sleep and on when I need to focus, so I always tend to have something playing in the background to keep my brain from running away with me. One of my go-to things to listen to is …
Loving your body is hard… Loving your body when it’s changing is even harder. As a teen, your body is in the process of huge changes – hormonal, emotional and physical. You’re eagerly awaiting your “glow up” like a caterpillar in a cocoon, waiting to emerge as a butterfly… but what they don’t tell you …
It can be hard to get back into the swing of thing with school after summer holidays and it’s important to find the motivation for school so that you start the New Year on a good foot. I have always struggled with finding motivation for school, I’m definitely a daydreamer and I always found myself getting …
Going back to school can be stressful enough, let alone if you have a chronic illness or chronic pain condition to manage on top of that. I wanted to help make back to school season less daunting, but as I have only been sick for 1.5 years and I spent a year of that off …
I was diagnosed with a chronic pain disorder called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome at the end of my grade 10 year. At the time, I thought chronic pain was for old people and that it would go away. I was terribly wrong. Over the past year and a half, I’ve become a person that I …
Repeat after me, this is your year and you’re going to make it the best one yet! I absolutely love New Years because it’s basically a completely fresh slate and like everything that happened in the past year doesn’t matter so much anymore. Whether last year was a great you for you or it wasn’t, we have all …
JustSoChristmas Day 9 Having grown up in a broken family I know how hard it can be, especially around holidays like Christmas. Because it becomes this constant reminder of what you don’t have, but what you want more than anything. It can really mess with your head and even suck away the magic of Christmas, …
This past year I’ve had one main thing on my mind, finding an answer to what was causing my pain/illness. I wanted a diagnosis more than anything, as I felt as if I was constantly flying blind! I was trying every possible thing I could do to feel better. Fodmap diet, paleo, vegetarian and allergy …
In just a few weeks, I will be done with Middle School. Everyone told me Middle School was going to be a difficult time, and it is, for so many people. There’s braces, acne, dating, and that’s just for starters. But the hardest thing of all is finding your way socially. Middle School for me …
Firstly I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the support I received on my Tips For Living With A Chronic Illness post. It was probably the scariest post I have ever written, as I usually don’t like people knowing that I am sick. But I wanted to be able to help …