Maybe it has been weeks. Or months. Or years. But the influx of concern that occurred when you first shared your chronic illness with people has subsided to the point where you wonder if anyone cares anymore. Maybe people think you are healed since it has been so long. Maybe you are all better. Maybe …
I have been to a few Gong Baths now, and the very first one I went to was an awakening of sorts. My friend and I attended with a group of maybe fifteen or twenty strangers, and we all laid on the ground on a yoga mat or blanket, while the practitioner played the gongs …
–-This piece is a real time account of my experience taking part in a sweat lodge in Mexico, off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, on April 23rd, 2019– ___________ The Shaman spoke in Spanish. “It is like being in the womb,” he breathed. “It is a woman.” He spoke of the temazcal, or the sweat …
One minute you’re locking eyes, the next minute you’re wondering if you’ll ever see him again after you’ve shared the fact that you have a chronic illness. Navigating the right time for disclosure is very much a personal decision, but it ultimately comes down to your comfort level with the person and the amount of …
Oh, baby. Talk to me dirty about your CD57 cell count. Tell me all about your parasites, I find them SO sexy. Wait, wait, I want to hear all about your coffee enema and how you laid in bed all Sunday afternoon and couldn’t even bear the sound of your air filter because the whirl …
Needles. A lot of them. All going into places I had never had needles. My head. My ears. My legs, my hands, my feet. What was I doing? I was getting down and dirty with feeling better, that’s what I was doing, and I had turned my attention to acupuncture, the ancient Chinese art of …
I was recently catching up with my dear friend who is in remission from Ulcerative Colitis, and while we were bonding over our chronic illnesses, she asked if I had written anything about canceling. “I’ve touched on it,” I told her, but I had not really gotten into the dark corners of this horribly difficult …
Animals are incredible. Not only can they offer warmth and comfort, they are just the darndest things. They have their own little quirks and personalities. They give unconditional love. I never used to understand my friends who had animals– the undeniable connection they had with their furry friends. But it wasn’t until I got my …
I remember signing up for my very first hot yoga class about ten years ago, having no idea what I was getting myself into. I gingerly arrived at the studio with my friend, who was also trying out her first class. We sat on our towels the wrong way, facing the front of the room, …
