Leanne Donaldson

For better or for worse. When you are with a significant other for any length of time, you are bound to encounter both better and worse. If you or your...

Over the years since my psoriatic arthritis diagnosis, I’ve tried following many different dietary guidelines each with varying degrees of success. Not only that, but I’ve shared many of those...

Sadness. Grief. Despondency. Sometimes when the diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis comes, the first response can be disbelief. But sometimes it can even be relief - to have an answer, to...

Managing psoriatic arthritis is a full-time job. While it doesn't pay in money, it pays off in dividends in so many other ways. Meaning, we get out only what we...

Happiness, a complex feeling that is generally described as having positive emotions or satisfaction. Generalized satisfaction isn't easy to come by when managing life with a chronic pain and an...

Summer. The season we looked forward to most as school kids. No school, no rules. Summer was symbolic for ultimate freedom. Well, as an adult managing psoriatic arthritis (PsA), I've...

Cycle. A series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order. For those with psoriatic arthritis, a cycle would be described as a series of pain that is...

Psoriatic arthritis is a difficult condition to live with. There's no doubt or arguing that. However, I sometimes think that caring for someone with PsA can be just as difficult...

Psoriatic arthritis takes up so much brain space. Of course, we think about treatment or what we may want to mention at our next rheumatologist appointment. But we also internalize...

Anytime you experience prolonged pain in a new area, it raises many complex questions. These questions and concerns rarely get an immediate answer. It often takes several months or even...

Generally speaking, I have enough trouble holding all the pieces of my life together at this point; I rarely have the extra time or energy to borrow trouble from tomorrow...

I recently watched a movie with my family on Netflix called Yes Day. If you haven’t seen it, the name clearly can tell you what the movie is about. In...

I’ve written articles about the basics of functional medicine. You see, functional medicine, at its most basic, is an attempt to take a step back and look at the whole...

Managing life with psoriatic arthritis is different from what I had ever planned or envisioned. But, and that's a big but, different doesn't always have to mean bad. Sometimes, I've...

“You can do everything right and still not be well.” - Dr. Will Bulsiewicz I’ve spent quite a few years now trying to wrangle my psoriatic arthritis into semi-manageable. More...

I have been told, perhaps on more than one occasion, that I just might have some control issues. When it comes to my psoriatic arthritis - the assumption just may...

I recently ran across a phrase that I was unfamiliar with, at least in its relation to health care. Maybe I’ve had my head in the sand, and everyone else...

Our patient records, access to our healthcare and test results, and even managing our groceries are often all completed in front of a screen. When our bodies are already prone...

Before my psoriatic arthritis diagnosis, I used to be so many admirable things. Healthy, dependable, and even hard-working. And, believe it or not, I leaned towards perfectionist tendencies. Meaning that...