We’ve talked a lot about the power of mindset in navigating autoimmune disease, and how our internal conversation can be just as critical to managing symptoms as diet or medicine. Today I want to focus on how we can shift ...
Bloating, cramping, gas, and diarrhea — as a health coach, I spend a lot of my day talking about these things! My clients often experience such intense digestive issues that it’s frequently what pushes them to finally seek support. I ...
I’ve written extensively here at Autoimmune Wellness about the impacts of stress on our autonomic nervous system and the challenges this can pose for healing. In my practice, I’ve developed a laser-like focus on this topic because it comes up ...
In autoimmune disease, we often learn the hard way that the decisions we make—about what we put in our body, when to go to bed, which activities to participate in, you name it—have a direct impact on how we feel. ...
Slow and Steady Wins the Race! Do you remember when you were a kid, and summer meant long days of pure freedom stretching in front of you? You had three whole months away from school! Talk about bliss. Summer can ...
Have you seen the Pixar film Inside Out? While it may be a cartoon, I love how it shows the interplay among our emotions, and how they all get to have their moment in the sun. It’s no coincidence to ...
I’m a huge fan of the work of Jen Sincero, author of the bestselling You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Live an Awesome Life. Her work encourages us to set aside our fears and ...
We humans are meaning making machines. We go through our days experiencing any number of events and connecting emotions and story to what we observe. The meaning that we attribute to our experiences can impact our entire lives—for better or ...
Has someone ever made a remark that hit you the wrong way, and you held onto it far longer than you should? I know it’s happened to me. For whatever reason, I’ve had folks who have made offhand comments to ...
