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I’ve started to share parts of my story —about the chronic illnesses I live with, the ups and downs, the hard days and the harder ones....

There is a moment in therapy that can be hard to describe until you have felt it. It’s like someone switches on a light in a dark room...

Life has a way of making us pause and reflect at the most unexpected moments. For me, this reflection has been influenced by both my own...

Starting the new year off right with a successful phlebotomy to lower my iron levels! While the process can leave me feeling exhausted,...

As we bid farewell to 2024 and welcome the new beginnings of 2025, I find myself reflecting on the beauty of quiet moments, the work I’ve...

In a world where social events, celebrations, and even routine activities often revolve around alcohol, drinking is extremely normalized....

My whole life I have hated my body. I never felt comfortable in it. I was ashamed of it, embarrassed by it, and tried to always hide it....

Being diagnosed with two heart conditions can be both frightening and overwhelming, especially when you’re not familiar with what they...

It’s okay to give the darkness a space to show up… to let it out into the light without shame… to sit with it and sift through it. The...

I needed today… I needed this win. Today was phlebotomy #5 and I’m so thankful it was successful and it brought me hope. Having...

It’s that time again…. Tomorrow morning I go for my blood work. It’s been 84 days since my last one, the one where my iron levels took a...

After yesterday’s follow up appointment I naturally want to brush it off, say it doesn’t bother me, that it’s all good, throw in some...

Tomorrow is my 6 month follow up appointment with my hematologist. I find myself asking how it’s been 6 months since I walked into Grand...

This list is what advocating for myself and my health looked like. It was exhausting, frustrating, emotional and life changing. The past...