Tagged: Narcolepsy

Anger is only one letter short of danger

Adapting / Happiness / Introspection / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy

January 20, 2019

5 Rules for Arguing with Narcolepsy

5 Rules for arguing with narcolepsy As you know, I’m not a doctor – or a mental health professional – I call myself a coping advocate because that’s what I believe in the most,...

Happiness / Live and Learn / Random

December 1, 2018

Dose of Positivity for people with chronic illness

As more and more people make their way off Facebook and other social media platforms, I was inspired to create an email list positivity newsletter of sorts to send out positive messages. Do you...

Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Introspection / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

April 28, 2018

Killing the Monkey in Your Mind aka Clearing Your Thoughts

Monkey Mind is when your thoughts are so consuming, it feels like the thought Monkeys are running the show. A lot of people with chronic illness have a hard time meditating and therefore can...

Fibromyalgia / Happiness / Live and Learn / Musing / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

March 10, 2018

Coping through Introspection: A Journey into You, Video series

This Monday, March 12, I’ll be releasing the first video of my series, Coping through Introspection: A Journey into You This is now live 🙂 After 37 years with narcolepsy, two movement disorders, two...

Adapting / Narcolepsy

February 28, 2018

Giving up my fear of death – Going beyond coping with narcolepsy

From witches coming out of the closet, to people coming into your house and brushing their teeth, to elephants traipsing through the bedroom, to feeling like you’re battling for your very soul… having narcolepsy...

Adapting / Diet / Fibromyalgia / Food / Narcolepsy / Recipe / Sjogrens

July 30, 2017

What the heck is kvass? Inexpensive, homemade probiotic recipe

Who knew some fruit, salt and water could correct lifelong stomach issues? Not me, but I’m glad someone told me about it. Here’s a post about my kvass journey. If you’ve got chronic conditions,...

Adapting / Diet / Fibromyalgia / Food / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

July 4, 2017

11 tips for staying on an elimination type diet

Making it through the first 30 days of an elimination type diet is hard enough, what about after? You’re feeling better, how do you stay motivated? After a recent ‘fall from grace,’ I decided...

Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

June 9, 2017

Exercise? I thought you said, extra fries!

I love that joke about exercise. That one and, “I named my dog ‘Ten Miles’ so I can tell everyone I walked Ten Miles today. If you hate exercising and feel like you’ll never...

Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Happiness / Live and Learn / Musing / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

May 2, 2017

Adapting – What are you giving your time to?

I wrote this a few years ago. I’m happy to say I no longer cry “every” morning, exception: Tearios for breakfast… Happy Matters A poem. Sorta. Just got up Brushed my teeth, Got some...

Fibromyalgia / Food / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

April 10, 2017

Sjögrens – April is Sjögren’s awareness month

What the heck is Sjögren’s syndrome? Basically it’s when your immune system thinks your moisture producing glands are the bad guy and seeks to destroy them. Eyes, mouth and lady bits are all affected,...