Get Back Up and Take a Step!
This is a sequel to a piece I posted about a quote from the Dalai Lama. I help moderate an online forum for people with Hashimoto’s, and I frequently see people write in about how discouraged they feel, living with…
On Being a Guinea Pig, a Student, Slightly Bonkers, and Healing: A 2013 Retrospective
A year ago, I started this blog with the intention of sharing my Hashimoto’s healing journey in the hope that it might help others. I knew I wasn’t well for a couple years. Then when I collapsed, I realized I…
Winks From the Universe
“If we are demoralized, sad and only complain, we’ll not solve our problems. If we only pray for a solution, we’ll not solve our problems. We need to face them, to deal with them without violence, but with confidence –…
Sudden Onset Pouting
Recent research has shown that in the case of Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroiditis, there is a high prevalence of a condition called Sudden Onset Pouting, also known as SOP. Generally experienced by Hashimoto’s patients at the beginning of any one of…
The Simple Things
I am sitting in my current favorite coffee shop, sipping on homemade coconut milk and drinking water. Don’t worry, the barista got tipped for the water. I bring my own hot drink because caffeine and the other fun drinks and…
Climbing Again
I’ve started climbing again. My body is sore and stiff, my hands are red, dry and roughed up, the old bunion on my foot is talking. I love all of it! Climbing was my life for a long time. Crashing…
You Are Not Your Drama
I am constantly reminded of something my favorite yoga teacher likes to say to her class. “You are not your drama.” I’ve been reminded a lot of this lately. Recently I joined a fabulous Hashimoto’s group on facebook, and in…