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 limited, perhaps you have limited hand dexterity or arthritis -- or you just think these items are cool ...

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 coined a new term to describe the miserable feeling of being unable to sleep when your body hurts: ...

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 everything going on with the pandemic, when I called urgent care on a weekend for a fever with GI symptoms, ...

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 kinds of self-advocacy skills can help you get through life with a disability or chronic illness? ...

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 conditions stabilized under the care of a new team of doctors. I was and am not healthy by any means, but ...

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 nothing.  We are all just waiting for our next chronic illness flare up – hoping and praying that it ...

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 always wanted to be just like him. As a woman with cerebral palsy, I've had to develop my own ...

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 difficult for me, but the heat can also send me into a flare.  After years of living with chronic pain, ...

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 our ears and too much noise can cause a meltdown. Luckily, there's an easy way to reduce sensory ...

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 is struggling, here are some ways to help. Send us a text. It can make our day. We often crave ...

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 down my house.  Mother Nature, God, The Moon Goddess…. They are destroying my homes.  And each time ...

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 tips you can try when your anxiety gets too high: 1. Look around the room and name everything of a ...