Relating PsA to the Movie "Freaky Friday"Living with psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia is a lot like the movie Freaky Friday. In the movie a mother and her teenage...reactions2comments
Maybe There Are No Miracles, But That's OkayWhenever I stumble across a new treatment option or potential tool to manage one of the many symptoms of my psoriatic arthritis...reactionscomments
Providing Emotional Support: A Beginner's GuideSomeone you love has just been dealt a tough blow. Maybe they find their diagnosis a bit of a relief after years...reactionscomments
Fueling the Flames of Pain: Why “This is Us” May Not Be For You!While scrolling through my Facebook feed on Super Bowl Sunday, my heart began to ache as I read one post after another...reactionscomments
How Depression Almost Destroyed My LifeThe ugly, dark, and destructive beast known as depression entered my life two years after being diagnosed with psoriasis, which was just...reactions5comments
"How Are You Doing?": The Question That Drives Me Crazy!Having a chronic illness like psoriatic arthritis means that we’re stuck with this disease until we die or a cure is found...reactions2comments
Eating Healthy Without Breaking the BankMarch is National Nutrition Month, so this month we’re focusing on eating healthy and nutritiously. Fueling your body the right way can...reactionscomments
5 Tips to Boost Medical Staff RelationshipsNurses and office managers often hold the key to opening the door to your doctor. Having a good relationship with the office...reactionscomments
Vowing To Be Healthy Despite Having PsAFor the first fifteen years of my chronic life, I used psoriatic arthritis and my other chronic illnesses as an excuse to...reactionscomments
Defining ‘Strong’ with Psoriatic ArthritisImagine you’re playing The $10,000 Pyramid, and your partner gives you these clues: You might answer, “Things that are strong.” Yes, those...reactionscomments
At War With PsAPsoriatic arthritis and my other chronic illnesses are my enemies. Their mission is to destroy my life and make me miserable. Every...reactionscomments
How to Cope With Feelings of ResentmentSometimes it can feel like everyone else has it better than us. A better house, better car, better job, or even better...reactionscomments
Exploring Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Psoriatic ArthritisIt has taken me quite a while to come to the conclusion that one single “magic bullet” to treat my psoriatic arthritis...reactionscomments
My First Experience With Yoga: Not All Poses HelpI have had psoriatic arthritis for 25 years, but was just diagnosed 10 years ago. Also, recently, I found out I have...reactionscomments
Letter to My PsA NeighborMy psoriatic arthritis is like an awful neighbor you just can’t shake – sometimes loud, sometimes nagging, sometimes judging, sometimes overbearing, rarely...reactions6comments
The Number of Things I Can Do Without PainExplaining what it is like to live with psoriatic arthritis to friends and family has never been easy. I have spent hours...reactions4comments
When Do We Tell Our Kids About Our Illnesses?Recently I stumbled upon a conversation on Facebook in regards to sharing our illnesses with our children. The person asked what others...reactionscomments
For Those with a Chronic Illness: What are Our Rights?In this day and age, all we hear about is people’s rights. We have children’s rights, freedom of speech rights, human rights...reactionscomments
Defining "Chronic": My PerspectiveWe throw around the word “chronic” quite a lot when discussing our condition, but it really can feel like we are the...reactions1comment
Changing My Tune: Learning How to Stay Out of an Emotional FunkLike it or not making errors in judgment or mistakes in regards to how we manage our chronic illnesses is something we...reactionscomments
