I’ve never dieted in my life – until now. This is how I decided to lose weight in a way that didn’t compromise my chronic illness. I have never been a dieter. As a slim teen and twenty-something, I ate whatever I liked and couldn’t […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
