4 Truths I Learned From a Chronic Illness in My 20s.
Youth typically denotes positive well-being, but for those in the chronic illness community, a lack of wrinkles can be more of a curse than a perk.
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Navigating the Storm of Chronic Pain.
I have so much good in my life. So much to be thankful for. And as I inhale at this very moment to write, and follow the rhythm of my breath as anyone normally would, it hurts. It hurts to breathe in, and for as long as I can remember and until I noticed not too long ago, that is the ...
Finding A New Normal And Healing On My Own Terms.
I tell you this not to gain your pity or to put down one way of healing vs. another. I am sharing this because it is a story of success. I am finding my own way of healing, and discovering that healing can happen on my terms and in my own time and doesn’t have to look like someone else’s.
How Yoga As A Practice Liberated Me And Helped Me Receive Gifts of Pain.
I am not advocating for more pain or a reckless jumping into anything that would cause you, dear reader, or others, unnecessary suffering. Do take care, and please use common sense if managing chronic pain, and practicing Yoga.
When Chronic Pain Took My Yoga Away.
I have to learn to be present. When the pain hits, I realize that it will eventually subside and I can only sit with it. I also realize I am far from the only person enduring pain. W.S. Merwin, a poet who appeared in my favorite documentary The Buddha, even said about suffering: “It’s at once ...