TRIGGER WARNING: Contains detailed information about women’s genitalia and references to fetal fatality. Gynecological cancers aren’t necessarily something that we hear a lot about, however, they are something every woman…
It’s no secret that women’s medical issues have historically been minimized and dismissed by healthcare professionals worldwide. In ancient Greece, doctors described how the uterus is like a living breathing…
The term ‘sitting disability’ is unfortunately not well known or recognised. I myself didn’t know this term until early this year, despite me having had trouble sitting for over 12 years. Issues with sitting are often an invisible disability, which can mean it’s easily overlooked by people who don’t experience it. Sitting disabilities can have many causes, mine is the result of pain in my lower back and hips caused by Fibromyalgia and muscle tightening in my back.
Yoga is a disciplinary practice that helps us to reshape our unconscious patterns. It disciplines us by reducing the fluctuations of our mind and keeps our mind in harmony with…
Migraines can be a very painful condition. For some people, the sharp pain may not subside for hours. However, different people can have different migraine symptoms. Some people can even…
There are multiple reasons as to why each of us seeks to watch specific television shows. Television shows can offer us both entertainment and distraction from our everyday lives, which…
The term “no pain, no gain” was mostly used by personal trainers to encourage their customers to endure the pain of exercise in order to get fitter, which I understand,…
One of the hardest things about living with chronic illness(es) is that it’s exactly that: chronic. You know it’s never going to go away, and while you may have periods…
When it comes to experiencing grief, I find this quote by Terri Irwin to be very accurate: “Grief is never something you get over. You don’t wake up one morning…
Hello, my name is Stacey Moisant and I am chronically ill. My story began about 35 years ago when I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type I. I was sent to…
