It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about my psoriatic arthritis. Mostly because I had been doing so well – I didn’t really have anything that I needed to update you on. But, I have a confession to make. It’s pretty hard for me to say this, but the last few months have been rough. Rough enough that …
So it took me a few months (ok, to be honest, I totally was dragging my feet on it. I’ve been busy!!), but I’ve finally finished and released my eBook “Chronically Grateful”. Back in November, I hosted a #chronicallyGrateful challenge on Instagram (click here to see my blog post about it). This challenge was created to help …
I was always the type of girl who had a boyfriend. Seriously, from like 15 years of age until 28, I had a boyfriend about 90% of the time. It wasn’t until the last 2 years that I really was forced back into the dating scene and a lot of “shit” was brought up. One …
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You may laugh, but are you chewing your food properly? Chewing is something we don’t usually stop and think about, but it’s one of the first steps in our digestive process. When we only take a few seconds to chew our food, we’re not breaking down the proteins like we need to for our …
Maybe you’re on an elimination diet and don’t know what to eat. Or maybe you’re so fatigued that you haven’t moved from your bed all day. Or maybe you’re just running around and have little, to no time, to think about making dinner. There are many reasons why life gets in the way, but that …
I get ‘I have no idea how to meditate’ or ‘where the heck do I even start?!’ Today’s #AskJuls video digs into an extremely simple way to add mindfulness to your day. Caution: after you watch this video you won’t have any excuse for not doing a mindfulness activity everyday! Tips from the video Adding …
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I absolutely love the following passage taken from Michael Michalko’s Creative Thinkering: [su_quote cite=”Creative Thinkering, Michael Michalko, Page 192″ url=”http://amzn.to/1Vs8fl5″] “What makes some people seem especially alive and others seem lifeless and drab? Look to nature for answers. One example is the emperor moth, which, with its wide wingspan, is the most grandiose of all the moths. …
Last week I told you that I truly don’t believe there is a one diet fits all! I suggested doing an elimination diet to see what foods you tolerate and which you need to avoid or remove completely. Today’s video is a little longer and goes into the what, how and why of an elimination …
While I was in Harrisburg, PA for the Arthritis Foundation’s Advocacy Day this year, one of our ‘asks’ revolved around the development of biosimilars. I’d be hard pressed to find an autoimmune patient who doesn’t know what a biologic is, but many of them aren’t as familiar with what a biosimilar is. My first reaction to …
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