A lot of people with disabilities struggle with fine motor skills that can make cooking and using ordinary kitchen appliances difficult. Perhaps you have tremors, perhaps your hand strength is ...
Sleep can be a hard thing to come by, especially when you are living with chronic pain. You've tried everything -- relaxing music, meditation, even counting sheep! The chronic pain community has ...
Sometimes I feel like going out in public during the pandemic is like entering a different world than I knew, (which is true), but at the same time familiar (which is also true). In light of ...
Whether you have had a disability or chronic illness for a long time or you’re new to facing health challenges, you may have heard of the term "self-advocacy." But what exactly does it mean? And what ...
When I began the college application process as a teenager with a chronic illness, I was lost. After two years of medical chaos, during which college would have been deemed an impossibility, my ...
Chronic illness flare ups are possibly the worst part of being chronically ill. Maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s hormones. Maybe it’s stress. Maybe it’s because you did too much. Maybe it’s ...
When I was a kid, my favorite TV show was MacGyver. Every week, I would watch him find solutions for seemingly insurmountable problems using everyday items. MacGyver is the OG life hacker, and I've ...
Chronic pain hurts. Not just sometimes, but all the time. There are certain times of year when pain can flare, and it usually has to do with weather, at least for me. The cold is especially ...
If you are on the autism spectrum like me or you have an autistic child or family member, you probably know sounds and too much sensory stimuli can stress us out. Everything is loud and harsh to ...
Having a mental illness or a chronic illness changes a lot about life. It affects our lives in so many ways. Too often the people in our lives don’t know how to take care of us. When someone you know ...
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to rebuild my life, from the ground up. It’s not that I build bad houses; I have a great foundation. It just seems like the universe is hell bent on tearing ...
Everyone deals with anxiety. Even being excited is a form of anxiety. However, when it becomes pathological and interferes with our daily lives, it can cause serious issues. But here are six simple ...
