To my younger self, I just want to start off saying I’m sorry, I’m sorry for everything that’s happening to you, I’m sorry that for a long time no one but your mum will believe you, when you say something is wrong. And I’m sorry for hating you for so long, It was not you …
You know those people that come into your life and completely turn it upside down but in the best possible way? That’s what it was like meeting Laura Pena, a very talented film maker , speaker and the founder of She Is The Universe. An incredible docu series that’s led Laura to travel around the …
I still can’t believe I finally get to share this, I had honestly given up all hope that I would ever get a diagnosis. But on the 21st of January 2020 at 11:00am I received my diagnosis! I have Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder that effects every system of my body …
I was recently listening to The Rise & Conquer Podcast Ep:37 Honour The Season Your In by Georgie Stevenson. In the episode Georgie said something that really hit home for me. ”Honour the season your in, stop looking around and feeling like your missing out or your not doing what you should be doing. Really …
A few months ago I enrolled in a community AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) course through my local deaf services. For those who don’t know sign language is “a visual form of communication that uses hand, arm and body movements to convey meaning” – NDP.org I have always wanted to learn sign language so I figured …
Being a good and inclusive role model in any situation is incredibly important and especially online. We live in a world where online people can be “cancelled”, bullied and discriminated against without even a second thought. But social media can also be an amazing and impactful space if used correctly and responsibly. As a blogger …
This post is a collaboration post with Chia Samson, we chose the topic of gratitude and have both shared our experiences with gratitude and how we practice gratitude in our day to day lives. Check out Chia’s post The Gratitude Attitude With Elina Passant If I’m honest gratitude is something I really struggle with and …
Losing friends, at any age is hard, but it feels even harder when it happens in your teens, at school, and even harder when you’re chronically ill. I got glandular fever when I was 16, just before all my exams that year and consequently missed them all. I decided to leave the school I was at …
*This post contains a gifted item from YuYu Bottle* “ I’m constantly in pain. Yes, constantly. Every single second. The pain is still there when I’m smiling. The pain is still there when I don’t talk about it. When I say “I’m fine” I have a very different definition than you do” – @strongerthanpots Chronic …
Before I got sick I didn’t even know what a Chronic Illness was. Over 2 years later and I now know more about Chronic Illness than I ever thought I would. Over 2 years later I’m still fighting to get answers to what is wrong with me. Over 2 years later and I’m still fighting …