Coming into this new year feels extra heavy for me. I think there’s a part of me that hoped I’d feel better. Hoped I wouldn’t be in so much pain everyday still. Wanted to feel more like thriving verse surviving. But maybe that’s the whole point. We’re all just trying to survive something. A job we h...

When Reality Hits You in the Freezer Today I opened my freezer and the reality finally hit me. We are one of the families affected by losing food stamps this month. I haven’t been able to work a full-time job since 2022 because of chronic pain, surgeries that keep getting postponed, and my body simp...

Things have been a little crazy lately. I finally made it in to see an Endometriosis specialist. He’s sending me to a few others. Our kitten has been so sick he peed on the couch. I’ve been learning how to receive help — the kind that actually helps. And honestly? It’s just been A LOT. Here’s the wi...

When you’ve been at rock bottom, you stop judging how people hold on. You just pray they make it through. 💖 My heart aches for those who live with judgment — for others, and for themselves. I mean, I get it. I used to, too. But I’ve also come to understand something deeper: love, compassion, and fo...

Accepting that we are different can be hard enough. Admitting that we need help or accommodations, is a whole other level... But we are worth it and we deserve to function just as the rest of the world. Our disabilities or struggles may hold us back but we won't let them win! We will continue to ris...

I seem to have this problem where I will push myself really freaking hard, and then I get exhausted, am burnt out for a few days or so and then I repeat the cycle all over again. I'm really trying to work on this although I am not completely sure how I'm going to break it. I just keep trying. Learni...

One of the hardest parts of this healing journey for me has been forgiveness. A simple internet search shows forgiveness as a conscious and deliberate act of releasing anger, resentment, and the desire for revenge towards someone who has wronged us. But what if we aren't actually conscious of it? I ...