Sometimes I look back over my life, and I am thankful that I was born in the modern era. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome runs in families. Considering all the trouble we have in 2019, to get the correct [...]
Following on from Not just surviving the holidays: Part 1, in this post we discuss some more challenges people with hypermobility can face during the holidays and some suggestions on how we might [...]
For a lot of people, the holidays are a really exciting time. There are cookies and chocolate, hot cocoa, Santa, presents, shopping and family time. Those exact same things can be the most [...]
What a novel idea! Go see your doctor when you’re well? Why would you do that? We usually only go to the doctors when something is wrong. Makes sense, right? I mean they’re there to [...]
What alphabet do you use? The medical abbreviations that are common in the lives of a person with a chronic illness? You know, the do-re-mi-eds-pots-mcad-ocd medical dictionary? Do they define [...]
People often hold off seeing health professionals until things are really, really bad. They think “Oh, I’ll just see if I can cope a little longer on my own”. When it comes to Occupational [...]
So why would you see an Occupational therapist? There are many reasons why! Occupational Therapists (OTs) are trained allied health professionals who work in a range of settings, from hospitals [...]
What’s one of the ways your ‘Daily Dose of Movement’ can help you? Exercise is beneficial for management and prevention of acute and chronic mental illness. It is a fantastic part of your tool [...]
Timing is important. While you’re busy doing something else; when you’re about to get on a 12-hour flight; when your head is full of other noise… not the best times to ask the extremely important [...]
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY AWARENESS POST: I will hold onto your hope for you Trigger warning: attempted suicide, mental illness Getting diagnosed with a chronic illness is never easy. [...]