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How to Care for Your Soul Online When You’re Feeling Lonely, Other, or Generally Crappy

June 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

Navigating the wondrous, complicated, and sometimes treacherous world of the Internet can be a tricky business, especially when you’re not in the best shape mentally, [...]

Personal Essays | Caregiver First, Elizabeth Second

November 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

2009, early high school. If you had asked 15-year-old Elizabeth to describe herself with three terms, “caregiver” would have been first. Before student, before sister, [...]

The Dream and Nightmare of Celiac Disease

November 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

The night of my diagnosis, I wrote the word “celiac” in bold black letters on the palm of my hand. When I awoke the next morning, I needed to know, immediately and [...]

Sweatpants & Soul | Fibromyalgia: The Power of Being Seen

July 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

It was November 2013. I needed to drive from Tennessee to New Jersey (and back) within nine days to get my car inspected at home during my Thanksgiving break from college. I [...]

Eats & Drinks | Deliciously Simple 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

June 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

Check out this delightfully easy & delicious 3-ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe. [...]

How I’m Coming to Radically Accept My Life as a Young Adult with Fibromyalgia

May 15, 2018 // 1 Comment

Note: I wrote this article for “The Mighty” back in spring 2016 when I was on leave from social work grad school. During that time, I was unable to work or go to school. [...]

30 Unique Skills of People Who Live with Chronic Health Conditions

May 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

People often think of disabled people in terms of what they lack, but here are a few remarkable gifts that we have. A list of spoonie skills for those of us who live with [...]

Personal Essay | The Strength in Weaknesses

February 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Minnesota is corn. Lots of it. Like, you are literally surrounded by corn. The second thing that comes to mind when I think [...]

What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis, Anyway?

February 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

With Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day on February 2, this is a great time to talk about what the disease actually is, and what living with it is like. 1.3 million Americans [...]

Personal Essays | Losing Me to M.E. or Did I?

November 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

The doctor walks into the room and gives me my diagnosis – myalgic encephalomyelitis. Finally, a name (and what a name!) to what has been happening. A sense of [...]