On this final day of Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week 2020, I thought it only fitting to reflect on the powerful impact of community and share my top five favorite chronic illness brands doing great things on the online community. Three Reasons I’m Thankful for the Online IBD Community The online IBD community has been […]
The Relationship Between Introvertism and Chronic Fatigue: How One Can Exacerbate the Other
If you live with chronic fatigue, has it increased your introvertism or decreased your extrovertism? As an introvert myself, my fatigue has deeply intensified my introvertism over the years. In this blog post, I cover this interesting relationship, explain the difference between my physical and mental fatigue, and share my all-time favorite self-care activities that […]
Living with Remission Guilt
My ulcerative colitis has been in remission for two years, at the time I’ve writing this. Sometimes it makes me feel guilty or as if my chronic illness story isn’t as valuable. Keep reading to hear my confession in today’s mini post and let me know in the comments if you’ve every felt this way. […]
How Personality Type Can Correlate with Self-Advocacy
Who else is super into the Enneagram Personality Test!? I’ve been really diving into it lately and made some interesting comparisons between my personality type and the way I advocate for myself as someone with chronic illness. Before I dive in, I’d love to know what Enneagram Type you are! Let me know in the […]
3 Types of Chronic Illness Acceptance
This Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week, I want to discuss the topic of chronic illness acceptance. Personally, I believe accepting your illness isn’t something you do just once, but over and over again. And from personal experience, I think there are different types of acceptance, too. Let’s dive in! Three Types of Acceptance Over the […]
How Chronic Illness Impacts My Fatigue, Productivity, and Purpose (Plus 3 Tips to Help You Cope)
If you live with a chronic illness, I’m willing to bet you’ve struggled with fatigue and productivity. You may have even wondered or feared that your illness impacts your purpose. In this blog post, I tackle these big questions and share how these aspects of my life have been affected by my invisible illnesses. Living […]