Health and Wellness – What I’ve Learned
Health and wellness used to be a phrase that was lost on me for a long time. After all, my entire experience in the healthcare system here in the U.S has been centered around my weight. From a very…
Thyroid Awareness Month: Thyroid Health Vigilance
January is Thyroid Awareness Month also known as Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. Ever since my diagnosis of thyroid disease, I’ve made it my business to be vigilant in thyroid health awareness. Despite my late diagnosis and subsequent surgery to…
Life After Diagnosis – 3 Year Check-in
Life after diagnosis…how did I arrive at this thought? A few days ago I was in deep thought about a lot of things. I got a Facebook reminder about my arthritis & thyroid disease diagnosis. It dawned on me…
Weight Loss Surgery – Not Thrilled How I Should Be
I know that I’ve been very transparent with my weight loss surgery journey; even the less celebratory parts. Or what most view as less celebratory, like regaining during Covid. However, I promised myself to be transparent thru this process…
Health & Wellness Do Not Define Your Value
Health has become a big part of my life whether I wanted it to be or not. It’s not a topic that I shy away from here on my blog or any of my social media. I think it’s…
Coming Out Disabled – A Slight Recap
I recently completed an interview in which a question was posed to me asking how did I feel about coming out as disabled. On first read, I thought it was a strange question. After mulling over it a bit,…
Health Chronicles: VSG Journey Update
Many of you know that I am on my journey to weight loss surgery; specifically VSG (vertical sleeve gastrectomy). I’ve been sharing on my social media what my progress has been since I began. Today I’m sharing my latest…
Medical Trauma: How to Move Forward
Medical trauma is a thing. Whether it is a new term to you or you have personal experience with it; medical trauma is definitely worth discussing. What is Medical Trauma? Believe it or not, I couldn’t find one general…
I Stress Ate During A Pandemic – Here’s What Happened
I’ve been on an intentional weight loss journey since September 2019. My reasons are not those of vanity; but a means to an end to my arthritic pain. Yep. I have to get smaller to get a hip replacement.…
