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Category: Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

What I Wish People Understood About Living with an Invisible Disability

November 3, 2021

Just because you don’t see the disability, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. This is what I wish people would understand about the daily struggles I have as a person with chronic disabling conditions. Do you think people are looking at you like you’re a fraud? […]

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Chronic Pain, Maternity & Motherhood

Fibromyalgia Makes Me Feel Like a B-Grade Mum

May 11, 2021

To mark Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (12th May), I’m sharing an insight into my life as a fibro-fighting mum to a four year old, and why I worry I’m not the best example of a great mum. If I feared anything about becoming a parent, it […]

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Chronic Pain, Health, Maternity & Motherhood

Parenting with Chronic Pain: Fibromyalgia Compromises My Role As A Mum

May 12, 2018

Back before my child was even born I knew chronic pain would make motherhood tricky for me.  Chronic illness is a fact of life for me – I’ve had fibromyalgia for over a decade and joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) since my teens – so I […]

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Chronic Pain, Maternal Health, Maternity & Motherhood

Managing Labour Pain With Babycare Elle TENS

March 23, 2017

Pain control is one of the biggest concerns of any birth plan.  This was most certainly true for me, when throughout my own pregnancy I had this huge fear of not being able to cope with the overwhelming pain of childbirth.   My extreme period pain experience, […]

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Chronic Pain, Health

Cardio Workouts for Chronic Pain

October 15, 2014

  Getting fit has been a priority of mine since I realised I’d fallen into a vicious cycle of chronic pain and poor fitness.  I wasn’t going to feel better for as long as I didn’t exercise so establishing a manageable regime that worked me out without […]

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Chronic Pain, Health, Lingerie

Getting Fit | Big Boobs & Body Pain

August 20, 2014

My fitness and physique has bothered me for a while.  Suffering periods of low self esteem and falling into depressive crevices, I realised my unhappiness had begun to reflect in my appearance.  Confining myself to the comforts of home had taken its toll, both physically and […]

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Chronic Pain, Health, Mental Health

Winning at Living With Chronic Pain | Part 2

May 8, 2014

To mark International Fibromyalgia & M.E Awareness Day I decided to write about chronic pain and learning how to live with it in the best way possible. Pain and fatigue are draining conditions to live with on a long term basis, and because it leads […]

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Chronic Pain, Health, Mental Health

Winning at Living With Chronic Pain | Part 1

May 8, 2014

Those of you more familiar with me will know that I have a chronic pain condition called Fibromyalgia, and this May 12th is the official International Fibromyalgia & M.E Awareness Day. Fibromyalgia and M.E (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) are very similar in their symptoms and daily effect on […]

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Chronic Pain, Health

My Story In a Not-so-Nutshell

November 24, 2013

Whenever I tell someone I’m a lingerie blogger, I always receive the same exacerbated look, maybe because not every person you meet writes about lingerie every day, or maybe, all in that mili-second moment, I really said “I’m a porn star”.  (Which I’ll be quick […]

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Chronic Pain, Health

Fibromyalgia, Modelling and Me

June 22, 2012

I wanted to touch on something that I wouldn’t usually discuss on this blog but felt compelled to write about.  I have a condition called fibromyalgia. I’ve been suffering with fibromyalgia for several years now and have met along the way some lovely people who […]

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Hello, I'm Becky! I'm a married mum of one from North Yorkshire, UK. I talk about my motherhood journey and family life while managing chronic health conditions.

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