by Callie | May 29, 2018 | beautiful, chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, Healing, hope, suicidal thoughts, writing
I woke up this morning at 9:00. The last time this happened my body had yet been unscathed by children. It was weird and wonderful (sleeping in, but yeah, also having children: so wonderful, so weird). I forgot about that feeling you get when you have acquired more...
by Callie | May 18, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, encouragement, hope, parenting
I just ate a chocolate bar at 9:30 in the morning, if that gives you any indication of the morning I have had. Additionally, I screamed a scream that would put a banshee to shame. Only after I let it rip, did I realize that the windows were still open and my...
by Callie | May 9, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, encouragement, Healing, hope
If you’ve been keeping up with my posts and or my Instagram account, then you know that I have been pretty giddy about the nice weather that finally hit the Midwest. If you noted a bit of exaggeration on the word “finally” in the previous sentence, you would be...
by Callie | Mar 9, 2018 | beautiful, chronic disease, chronic illness, discouragement, encouragement, Grief, Healing, health anxiety, hope
I am writing this as a bit of an update. The past few months have been a struggle. As someone with severe health anxiety, when I experience symptoms of any kind, I retreat into my shell, which means, when it comes to writing, well, there isn’t much of it. There is...
by Callie | Jan 22, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, Healing, hope, Interstitial Cystitis
In the past week, I have had several people ask me for advice on dealing with Interstitial Cystitis. I took that as a sign that I really need to have a comprehensive post where I direct you to other articles on the topic, as well as discuss what I recommend, after...
by Callie | Dec 30, 2017 | beautiful, chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, discouragement, encouragement, Grief, hope, writing
The New Year. This is the time we are supposed to reflect on the year past, considering all we lived well, and regenerating our mistakes into well thought out goals for next year. Sometimes I think my goals are just a way to satisfy the cognitive dissonance between...
