Work Related Dissociation: Practical Ways I Get Unstuck
I love my work. Part of it, anyhow. I love writing and sharing my thoughts with the world. I’ve always been a writer. I love being able to make a change in the world and I know that I’ve touched so many thousands or hundreds of thousands of lives with my blog over the years, […]
Reapplying For Disability For Myself
A couple of years ago, I applied for disability and was approved for 67 percent. That broke down as:30% psychiatric,20% for EDS,20% for fibromyalgia,20% for obesity,and 10% for hypothyroidism. In their math, that adds up to 67%. I was also approved for 65% inability to work and given a small disability stipend. From the start […]
Reflections on my First Semester of College as a Disabled Single Mom
Yesterday I took my first college final in 21 years. I walked out of the library with shaky hands, unsure if the tremble was from stress or from the coffee plus two energy drinks I had used to prop my eyelids open. Probably both. Either way, I did it. One semester down. I wanted to […]
Affording Therapy When Finances are Tough
Therapy is one of the most important things I’ve done for myself and my family. I’ve been in therapy for the past 9 years or so, and each of my kids has been in therapy for years, and it makes a huge difference. Therapy is a powerful tool for healing, growth, and navigating life’s challenges. […]
Why I Feel The Need to Escape the Country
I recently posted here about being incredibly burnt out and exhausted, not knowing how to get out of that situation, but hoping it would happen soon. Things have improved a little bit; I don’t feel like I am drowning quite as much, but there’s still this huge weight on me. In therapy a few days […]
Our Annual Desert Camping Trip (With My Disabled Body and a Broken Foot)
I had planned on writing this post a few days ago, while we were on our annual camping trip with my bestie in the desert, but I ended up running out of juice from my phone and the internet connection was bad, so it had to wait a little bit. But don’t worry, it’s like […]
Burnt Out and Exhausted
I am so burnt out and so lacking energy, you have no idea. Even writing this post has taken a few days because of how little energy I have. Right now the world is feeling very overwhelming for me. Part of it is because it is summer break so the kids are home and the […]
Our Frugal and Eventful Camping Trip, Day 2
Last week, my family and I (minus one kid at camp) went on a very frugal one night/two day camping trip that started off quite eventfully. I was in an incredible amount of pain once I got home and even more so the next day after I needed to do a lot more driving yet […]
Our Eventful Camping Trip
I’m sitting here in my car, at a gorgeous camping site, right off a beautiful lake. My computer is charging, as is my phone, which gives me the perfect time to write about what has started off as our least successful camping trip so far. Oh well. Or at least the one full of unexpected […]
If Exercise with Disabilities and EDS Feels Impossible, Read This: Pool & Gym Solutions That Helped Me
I recently wrote about getting my first gym membership which includes membership to the pool, after over a year of trying to go to swim more regularly. Ever since I went to the EDS specialist about 3 years ago and she told me that, in her opinion, if I went to the pool to swim […]