Living

I have been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, which has been very hard on my joints and muscles for years. I made a conscious decision to seek an exercise trainer who...

With all the drama surrounding joint pain and swelling, fatigue doesn’t get nearly the screen time it deserves. To say that I despise fatigue would be putting it mildly. It...

I didn’t realize how important following a sleep schedule was until it was disrupted! Today I am sharing ways my sleep schedule is often disrupted and what I do to...

I spend a lot of time daydreaming. One thing I like to daydream about is finding a cure for psoriatic arthritis and for other chronic autoimmune conditions. What an incredible...

I used to think that exercising with psoriatic arthritis was impossible. However, in the past year and a half I have learned that while it may be difficult at times...

Welcome to the summer 2018 edition of Your Community Recommendations! If this is your first time reading, I compile product and treatment suggestions from the community and review them every...

Managing a home while living with psoriatic arthritis is no easy feat. To be fair, I’ve never been the best housekeeper, even before my psoriatic arthritis diagnosis. Despite the best...

Did you know colors drastically help me to endure pain? The discomfort of my pain has me thinking, what’s there for me to gain to be around bright colors? Psoriatic...

The other morning I woke up. My foot felt like overnight, someone must have put it in a meat grinder of some sort. The throbbing. The aching. The shooting pains...

It was 3am on a Sunday morning, but I was wide awake thanks to the throbbing pain in my jaw. The hot water bottle I was using as a pillow...

Psoriatic disease is two-faced. There is one side of it that is very visible - the flaking, cracking, dry plaques of skin or the red, inflamed, and swollen fingers and toes...

Stress has become quite the buzzword in the last 5-10 years or so. It has been shown to not only impact emotional health but physical health as well. Stress can...

There are many reasons why I cancel plans. I’d be a liar if I said that psoriatic arthritis and my other chronic illnesses were always to blame, but in all...

My feet are very important to me. There is so much that can go wrong with our feet having psoriatic arthritis. I have experienced pain in my feet simply walking...

If you are like me, much of your day is spent working at a computer. Not only do our joints take a beating, but so do our eyes. Here are some...

Every month of the year is designated awareness month for various important and worthy causes, yet the saturation and fact that there are only 12 months and an unending number...

Hike up those grown-up pants ladies and gentlemen because today we are talking about fighting the good fight against inflammation. When it comes to psoriatic arthritis, the root of all...

Since my diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis in 2003, my life has been filled with many moments of learning. I had to learn about my disease, about the different treatments available...

There are literally hundreds of things that we do every day that are much more difficult because we have psoriatic arthritis. Everything from basic bottle opening to shopping or laundry...

Originally, I thought writing would just help me cope and come to terms with having PsA. I was surprised when my husband starting reading some of my articles and started...