Cynthia Covert

It didn’t take long for psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and fibromyalgia to alter my life. In addition to having to change how I did things, how often I did them, and...

Throughout my entire chronic life, friends and family have often said “Get well soon” or “I hope you feel better”. There was a time when hearing either sentiment made me...

Life with psoriatic arthritis is always changing. Yet, for many years, I insisted on creating goals and schedules that were so out of reach or rigid that they became impossible...

Whether I am treating psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and my other chronic illnesses pharmaceutically or naturally, I have always relied on a handful of people to make me aware of changes...

For the first fifteen years of my chronic life, I used psoriatic arthritis and my other chronic illnesses as an excuse to not take care of myself. I ate whatever...

Psoriatic arthritis creates enough pain in my life and the last thing I need is to add to it. With that said, I had no clue how much our family...

Emotions play a huge role in my physical well-being as well as my mental health. While depression, anger, anxiety, stress, and sadness aren’t the sources of the pain caused by...

While scrolling through my Facebook feed on Super Bowl Sunday, my heart began to ache as I read one post after another about how people were preparing to watch “This...

To help me in my quest to be more active, my husband bought me a fitness tracker. While some women may find this offensive, it was something that I was...

I thought figuring out a diet plan that didn’t increase pain and inflammation was tough, but it was a walk in the park compared to trying to stick with it...

The ugly, dark, and destructive beast known as depression entered my life two years after being diagnosed with psoriasis, which was just months prior to receiving my diagnoses of fibromyalgia...

Do you ever wonder if your friends or family are listening to you when sharing your challenges of living with psoriatic arthritis? There are times when I think they don’t...

Prior to having my body and life consumed by chronic pain I was the person people turned to when they needed a volunteer or help with planning or hosting a...

What goes through your mind when you are trying to go to sleep? Are you tossing and turning thinking about your pain, the things you didn’t get done, or what...

Before I step up onto my soapbox, I want to make it very clear that I am not anti-medicine. While I have made the personal choice to treat my chronic...

Leaving the house for any reason can be a stressful event for those of us with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Fear of a pain spike or having to leave early are...

Do you ever get annoyed when people say they decreased their pain and inflammation by changing their diet? I mean seriously, if diet alone could rid us of our pain...

Psoriatic arthritis does more than inflict a ridiculous amount of daily pain on our bodies. It creates many changes in our lives and not all of them are good. At...

While I can’t avoid or prevent every flare, there are a few things I can do to limit how many flares I experience and/or lower their severity. Although doing it...

From the time I was first diagnosed with PsA and up until a few years ago, I believed that not expecting myself to do what I used to or to...