• Sleep

    Sleep Denies Her

    Sleep is a basic need for all humans.  The average adult needs 8 hours of undisturbed sleep. Studies show that not getting enough quality sleep leads to cognitive decline.  Sleep loss also affects the immune system and the body’s ability to fight off infections.  Cancer rates increase significantly with sleep loss.  Sleep for…

  • Grief

    Grief and Chronic Illness

    When we think of grief, we associate it with losing someone we love.  Grief is the feeling associated with loss.  Grief for the chronic illness community is the loss of functioning, relationships, and work or career. The Seven Stages of Grief Dr. Jennifer Martin updated the stages of grief for chronic illness. These…

  • PTSD

    PTSD and Me

    PTSD can be caused by traffic accidents, assaults, sexual abuse, neglect, house fires, physical assaults, bullying, a traumatic births or anything where a person feels their life is in jeopardy. This is my journey with PTSD. Symptoms of PTSD PTSD can include anxiety, profound fear, feeling unsafe, always being on alert, nightmares, can’t…

  • About Me

    Hello

    Thank you for checking out my blog. My name is Tina, and I am a wife, mother, sister, friend, crafter, Child and Youth Worker and Chronic Illness Warrior. I have Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy (AS, PsA), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, P.O.T.S., High Blood Pressure, PTSD, and Fibromyalgia. This blog is about my experience, research and healing.…