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Happy Thanksgiving 2015

After my 2013 Thanksgiving post and 2014 Thanksgiving post, I couldn’t NOT publish a 2015 Thanksgiving post! (or my 2016 post!) Of course I’m grateful for my family. Of course I’m grateful for my health, my friends, and my life. But this year, I’m most grateful for my struggles. Every single one of them. Because, without them, I wouldn’t …

5 Reasons We MUST Empower Ourselves

Women of Pittsburgh, listen up!! There is an annual event going on in town that you MUST attend next year. Arrange a baby sitter, figure out a way to get off of work or ask your work to send the women of your department (I saw a bunch of companies that did that this year!). …

Elimination Diet Part 1 - Gluten & Dairy | itsjustabadday.com Spoonie and Autoimmune Holistic Health Coach Julie Cerrone

Elimination Diet Part 1

This post was written for the National Psoriasis Foundation Blog and originally appeared here. Check out part 2 on the NPF blog here. Diets. They’re are SO many of them out there, it’s hard to know which one is the best?! Paleo, vegan, mediterranean, pescitarian, low carb, high carb – there are even crazy ones like …

Post Regenexx Update 6 and 7 months Out - Avascular Necrosis Stem Cell Femur (Knee) Procedure

Months 6 & 7 Post Regenexx

It’s been 7 months post Regenexx. . . Saaaaaaaayyyyyyyy whhhhhaaatttttttt?!!?!?! I still can’t even believe I had the procedure done!! I swear I’m still pinching myself thinking about it. (Catch up with my last update from 5 months here!) There are two topics I want to give you an update on – my avascular necrosis and …

Nov Instagram Challenge

We All Need To Be #ChronicallyGrateful

Being grateful is so important. Whenever you have life changing events, being grateful can be a game changer. You’re given the opportunity to focus on the negatives of your situation OR you can focus on the things to be grateful for and all the positive things in your life. I truly believe that a gratefulness …

World Psoriasis Day 2015

World Psoriasis Day

Happy World Psoriasis Day! I’ve never been diagnosed with psoriasis, but I do have a psoriatic disease – Psoriatic Arthritis. There are many differences between the two diagnosis (Psoriasis primary attacks the skin and Psoriatic Arthritis is systemic and attacks your joints), but the more I learn about my own diagnosis, the more I realize how …

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A Gabby Exercise {The F Word}

Whenever I’m feeling uninspired or realize I’m not taking care of myself the way I should, I tend to turn to Gabrielle Bernstein’s May Cause Miracles book. It’s a 40 day guidebook that helps you shift your perceptions from negative to positive. I’m currently on day 27 of going through the book again. It’s my …