Medical gaslighting is very real, and it can be very harmful. Don’t let doctors bully you into ignoring what could be warning signs of something worse. …

My family and friends have never understood why I would want to be a professional line stander. To them, it doesn’t make sense that anyone would want the monotony of standing there, doing nothing, for hours on end. I don’t see it that way. When I am hired to stand…

Sometimes you have a bunch of plans and goals, but your health decides to sucker punch you instead. Here is my advice on how to get through those frustrating times. I’ve had so many goals for this year, and a lot of them were dependent on me being very productive…

Sometimes you just need a day spent on the couch, especially if you’re chronically ill, disabled, in chronic pain, or suffer from mental health problems. I’m one of the people that need more couch days than most others, and it can get really easy to start criticising yourself for “being…

I’m sure we’ve all had chicken soup when we’ve been sick, and there is a very good reason for that. Studies show that chicken soup helps the body reduce inflammation in the upper respiratory system. So science backs up this traditional home remedy. Another home remedy that has been passed…

So, I have made it to the magic 100 followers mark and sent my request to join the Medium Partner Programme. What now? I have been enjoying the challenge of achieving something on Medium, something that I could actively work towards. Of course, writing engaging articles is also something I…

We’ve all seen those mean girls in movies who look at the “geeky girl” with the glasses and ponytail, pointing and giggling. Some of us have met them when we were in school. I never expected to have to deal with that kind of behaviour as an adult. …

I smoked for several years. One day I just stopped. No tapering down, no nicotine patches, nothing. So how did I pull off something that thousands out there struggle with every day? I’m a bitch, and I got the flu. That’s right, that’s how it happened. Now, saying that I…