Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome a genetic condition, it is in our DNA, and it’s NOT CURABLE! I have written that in capitals because it’s a concept that’s hard to grasp. Take [...]
We are doing a series on different therapies over the next few months, and are interviewing some therapists who have experience working with hypermobility conditions. To kick us off, we have [...]
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 [...]
First of all – you’re valid, and you’re awesome. No matter how you dress or whether you even care about fashion or not. But sometimes part of our self-care might be allowing [...]
I went to my very first pride march this weekend! It took some epic planning, but I learned a lot from this and wanted to share with you my 8 tips for planning a solo day out, like a boss! [...]
If you’ve been living with anxiety for a while, chances are you know whether a day like Christmas day will phase you. If you think it will, you might need some of my 5 tips for managing Christmas [...]
Following on from last weeks post about What we need at Christmas, we recognise that it’s extremely difficult for people to understand what it feels like to have a hypermobility condition, [...]
The longest relationship of my life, apart from those with my family members, is my relationship with modern medicine. It’s been a fiery one, I can tell you that much. It’s been filled with many, [...]
Few things get me extremely fired up and angry. But this is one of them… I have had numerous encounters with people online which have made me furious – what did they all have in common? [...]