By María - I have had migraines for as long as I can remember. I have had to learn how to cope with an invisible and disabling disease while trying to live a normal life. Yoga has become a key element when seeking relief. I first started visiting my local yoga studio in my early … Continue reading Chronic Pain & Yoga: My Journey
By Vicky (Guest Writer) - When suffering from a chronic illness, the feeling of guilt is one you can often find yourself getting a little too used to. Although, deep down you know things are not your fault or things are not always in your control, you cannot help that guilty feeling in the pit … Continue reading Stuck in a Guilty Bubble
By Amanda - Zion Medicinals is a company that offers full-spectrum hemp CBD oil. The bottle I tried was the 750mg strength. The company offers their oil in two versions: the 750mg Full Spectrum Hemp Oil, and the 1500mg Spagyric Full Spectrum Hemp Oil. They offer their oil in hopes of helping individuals with insomnia, … Continue reading Product Review: Zion Medicinals CBD
By Krystina - Hindsight is 20/20 and sometimes it's so much easier to see things clearer once we have lived through them. When it comes to any illness, it can seem to be an impossible feat when beginning the climb towards living with your new chronic medical situation. After spending many days at war with … Continue reading 7 Pieces of Advice I Would Give My Past Self
By María - I started being aware of my migraines when I was about 7 years old. My mom was a migraineur all her life. My dad is a doctor so we (my mom & I) have been searching all our lives for the cause of our pain and the possible forms of relief. Every single … Continue reading How I Am Naturally Healing My Migraines
By Laura - You know the one nagging thought that always pops into your brain during those moments you feel most insecure or when your pain is at its worst? The one that does not go away and finds you at the lowest of your lows? The one that rules your day? Mine was: I … Continue reading Stuck & Stressed: How Rapid Transformation Therapy Helped Me
By Brittany - Yoga has been a pillar of my life for the better part of the last decade. My journey began with a strong, power flow practice in hot yoga studios, loving the cleansing feeling of sweat dripping from my body. I practiced yoga anywhere from a few days a month to daily, and … Continue reading Yoga for Migraine, Stress Relief, & Wellbeing
By Raven Evans (Guest Writer) - Up front, this topic might be a little on the edge because so many states and places in the world, unfortunately, do not consider pot, dope, weed, marijuana, cannabis, ganja, kush, or any of the wonderful names legal for medicinal use. I started using marijuana for medical purposes about … Continue reading Top 5 Reasons I Use Medical Marijuana
By Laura - In a funny turn of events… I thought I was making myself a lovely elixir to help me fall asleep. Instead I’m sitting here awake at 5 am writing this to you because I completely forgot cacao could act as a stimulant. Oops! In the end, what was a happy accident it … Continue reading Fighting Migraine Brain: An Energizing Cacao Elixir
By Jorie - Recently I wrote about a mental breakdown I had involving my bipolar disorder and a severe mixed episode with psychosis. As part of my treatment plan, in conjunction with treatment for my physical illnesses, I agreed with my psychiatrist to try IOP (Intensive Outpatient Therapy) in the form of a group setting … Continue reading A Chronicle of I.O.P. (Intensive Outpatient) Group Therapy
