05 May A Fresh Batch of POTS Memes to Brighten Your Day
Memes are one of my favorite ways to express the humor, frustration, and experience of POTS. Check out my previous batch here. Enjoy!...
21 Apr A Lament in Illness
When it comes to suffering or living with hardship things can get kind of complicated. When tragedy strikes unexpectedly. When there is no crime yet a punishment is inflicted. When the young feel old. When the hurt isn’t healing. What about prayer? What about Faith?...
30 Mar Green Flags When Choosing a Counselor
Going to counseling is an adventure that has highs, lows, struggles, and victories. It is being known by a human being who is there to support and facilitate healing, growth, and mental wellness. It can be a process to find the right counselor, but it...
30 Mar Red Flags When Choosing a Counselor
I often joke that counseling is like dating. You don’t always ‘click’ with every counselor, and when it comes time to say goodbye, it can feel like you have to artfully construct a breakup. Sometimes it’s awkward, sometimes it’s painful, and other times it’s mutually...
16 Feb Kintsugi – Creating Beauty From Brokenness
The first time I learned about kintsugi I immediately resonated with the concept. It’s a tangible display of brokenness and restoration and that ambiguous “beauty from the ashes” that we often talk so much about. It looks how I feel, and the process itself quickly...
05 Feb Is It Weird to Be Healed and Then Receive a New Diagnosis?
I am a human being who has been miraculously healed by God (here's our documentary), and then a few years later developed crippling mental health problems and debilitating chronic illness. “Is it weird to be healed and then to get sick?” “Have you tried praying for healing...
20 Jan The Alarm Theory – Explaining POTS
There is a distinct sense of comfort that comes from explaining a person’s experience. We, as people, tell stories, create documentaries, write poems, and sing songs about our unique experiences as human beings to invite people to be one inch closer to understanding us. We are...
15 Jan 10 (More) POTS Memes For You!
Memes are one of my favorite ways to express the humor, frustration, and experience of POTS. Check out my previous batch here. Enjoy!...
10 Jan Fitbit or Analog – Managing Heart Rate and Staying Grounded
Starting Out In the early days of my POTS adventure, I was very intense about knowing my exact heart rate at any given moment. I bought the newest Fitbit with the most features, had a SPo2 monitor, and compared the two often. It was fascinating to...
05 Jan Panic Attacks – How Can I Help?
Even if you have no personal experience, I want to encourage you that, yes, it is possible to equip yourself with helpful information to support your friend or family member who is struggling....