by Callie | Oct 17, 2018 | chronic disease
As a chronic illness and mental health and wellness blogger, particularly one who is managing my chronic illness well, one may think I have also navigated how to follow a healing diet well. I have not. I searched through this blog about twenty times. I’m finding...
by Callie | Sep 5, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness
A Horrible Discovery I hate Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Month. Let me explain. As I write this, it is raining outside. It’s been raining for days, and due to other reasons, I have not been able to take my dog for our morning walk for five days. It’s killing me...
by Callie | Aug 21, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, encouragement, Healing, hope
We’re Still People Last week we discussed music and I had a short lived love affair with a top ten list. If I can be completely transparent with all of you: sometimes I need to write articles like last week’s to remind myself I am still a normal human being,...
by Callie | Aug 14, 2018 | chronic disease, Healing, music
I Have done The Impossible I have never attempted a feat so difficult as putting together the post you are reading right now. If you haven’t read last week’s post, on The Healing Power of Creativity, please go back and give it a go. To compile a top ten list is not...
by Callie | Aug 6, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, discouragement, encouragement, Grief, Healing, health anxiety, hope, writing
You’re standing there, shifting the weight from one hip to the other: hand in your pockets; hands crossed; hands back in your pockets. Who’s that idiot trying to jump on the stage? The lights go down. The band comes out. Your hands come together, with the hundreds...
by Callie | Jul 30, 2018 | beautiful, chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, encouragement, Healing, hope, writing
The End of a Chapter I recently completed the last page of a journal I’ve had since my illness began in 2015. I realize this is a long time to be writing in the same journal, but I tend to write more on my Mac these days, and use my journal as more of a “quote...
