It is terrifyingly easy to become socially isolated after a serious injury or illness. It doesn’t happen to all people, as there are a lot of variables. The quality of the friends that you have before your trauma is one of those important details that will affect your friendships post-injury. Friendships and social interaction are…
This month is mental health awareness month! In honor of that, I intend to make sure that my posts for the month have more of a mental health focus. Today, I want to talk about the stigma that is placed on mental health, and what we can do to fight it off. So what is…
Roughly one in three women will experience urgency(that desperate feeling of needing to pee right now) or incontinence(not being able to keep the pee in until reaching the toilet) at some point in her life. It is more frequent later in life or shortly after childbirth, but it can hit any woman at any…
Today, in celebration of FND Awareness Day, I want to focus on my fellow FNDers. For anybody wanting more details on what FND is and how it works, here is my guest-post about FND to promote awareness. In a nutshell, Functional Neurological Disorder is a neurological condition where stress(especially emotional stress) is expressed in very…
Over 30% of households with a working-age disabled adult who cannot work do not regularly have enough food to meet their basic nutritional needs. Think about that! Those of us who do have enough to eat need to pause and be grateful that how to prepare foods is the issue for us! And for…
Today, I want to talk to you about the concept of pre-planning. Pre-planning is a way to help yourself think through what an activity will be like, so you can be as prepared as possible, and make the absolute most of your time. If you’re like me and worry about not making it through…
I was diagnosed with fine motor coordination issues at the age of 4, depression when I was 9 years old, and with conversion disorder(now better called Functional Neurological Disorder) when I was 23. I spent my entire scholastic career being a special needs student and was frequently in honors and advanced placement classes. Yes,…