When I packed my bags months ago for a week-long trip to Seattle for treatment, I didn’t know that it would be the last time I would call Austin “home”. It just happened. A series of unexpected events unfolded and various delays postponed our plans to go...
The time change is approaching us, and as we feel the days get longer, the hours of light become shorter, and sense that rising chill in the air, you may begin to inevitably feel that pull to stay inside where it’s cozy and warm. You can just hear that cozy...
“First comes pain, then comes power. First the heart breaks, then it soars.” -#MarianneWilliamson Take a moment this weekend to honor your journey. Honor the hard moments, but acknowledge your perseverance. Honor the pain, but notice the strength....
A little Liver Love, and Belly Bliss. After last week’s long weekend and the summer festivities come to a close, it’s time to prepare ourselves for transition into Fall and quieter months, where our bodies, minds and spirits have the chance to retreat...
(Special thank you to my friend Hillery. Her contribution to our family allowed us to travel for treatment. Thank you Hillery! xo ) Cultivating Self Awareness: Who are your heroes? As part of the intake process with a life coach I worked with years ago, I was asked...
Written by: Kat Woods from hope heal cook. One of the hardest things I’ve done as part of my Whole Self recovery has been to come home to my Body. It wasn’t until I starting moving back, little by little, into my truest home–this amazing...
Being a human on this planet is a beautiful opportunity, but sometimes, being a human can also be really hard. Sometimes, we get sick. Sometimes, relationships challenge us. Sometimes, we find ourselves in impossibly complicated circumstances. Sometimes, we...
When did your journey with Lyme begin? Like many Lyme Warriors my journey has been a long and winding road. I have had chronic illness issues since childhood, but the wildest ride of my adventure began in late 2012 when I started getting weird flu like symptoms, which...
I know a girl that constructed a permanent fort over her bed. When she was little, and for many years, she made tents in the living room, which also meant picnics, story-books and crafts for family and friends. In her magic-cave, she would point to her treasures and...
When did your journey with Lyme begin? My journey with Lyme disease probably began when I was first bit by ticks as a child, but I maintained a reasonably functional level of health up until 2012. Although, now looking back, I cannot really recall a time in my...
When did your journey with Lyme begin? I have dealt with symptoms for as long as I can remember, since I was in elementary school, but it wasn’t until I went off to college that I began collecting experiencing illness to the extent that it disrupted my life....
When did your journey with Lyme begin? It is believed that my journey with Lyme began when I was very young, though we are not for certain when, as none of the tick bites I contracted gave me a rash. However, in my late middle school years, random, rotating symptoms...
