by Callie | Sep 19, 2018 | health anxiety
Anxiety and Neuroplasticity Having health anxiety is more than thinking you are sick when you aren’t. It’s a series of thoughts which bombard your brain on a constant basis. I’m trying to retrain my brain these days, and I am hoping my particular neurons...
by Callie | Sep 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Something New I am on week four (possibly five, but I could be exaggerating), of waking up at five a.m. Former Callie hates Present Callie for saying this. I would listen to people talk about how much more productive they are, how gorgeous the sun rise is, and how...
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 28, 2018 | chronic illness, creativity, Healing, writing
Writing Heals – This is no Surprise Did you know writing can be therapeutic? If you’re a writer, you know this. However, there is some compelling research which explains how expressive writing can help you heal. This is a personal one for me. Sometimes...
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...
by Callie | Jul 24, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, Grief, Healing, health anxiety, hope, Interstitial Cystitis, writing
It’s About Time I’ve done a few guest posts lately, where I explain my story through an interview with the authors, and it just dawned on me I have never told you the full story here, on my own blog. Whoops! (btw – there is a great River and Quill...
by Callie | Jul 17, 2018 | chronic disease, chronic illness, discouragement, encouragement, Grief, Healing, health anxiety, hope
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up -Babe Ruth A New Journey Hi friends. I have embarked on a new journey which I would love to share with all of you, and it has to do with a dog, a valley, a car, and how I am surviving a chronic illness flare. If you...
