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 [...]
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 [...]
Hypermobility is a stealer. It steals so much from those who live with it, making it feel like the label should more appropriately be “Hypermobility: The condition that takes away more than [...]
Relief. Reassurance. Validation. Shock. Denial. Anger. Grief. Acceptance. Peace. Self-respect. These emotions all stem from finally getting a diagnosis. I’m 44 and live in the UK. I [...]
Let it go, let it go…. Saying goodbye to 2016 was bitter-sweet for me. Personally, 2016 was an amazing year! I graduated from nursing school, bought a house with the love of my life, [...]
A few of our Resident Bloggers were asked their thoughts on this quote: “Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into a person you are not” – Paulo Coelho. This is [...]
When living with hypermobility, it sometimes feels like you are sitting on the sidelines watching life go on around you, unable to participate. An outsider looking in. Feeling more [...]
Sometimes I find myself looking at my friend’s lives and feeling utterly jealous. I look at my friends who are married, pregnant, have gorgeous kids, great careers, travel to exotic parts [...]
For millions of students across the country these words couldn’t come soon enough, and finally, after 13 long years, they can finally say goodbye to that chapter of their lives: High School [...]