Frustrated with Fatigue
With all the drama surrounding joint pain and swelling, fatigue doesn’t get nearly the screen time it deserves. …
Five Things That Throw Off My Sleep Schedule
I didn’t realize how important following a sleep schedule was until it was disrupted! Today I am sharing ways my …
The 3 O’Clock Slump
Yes, everyone knows that the mornings are bad. The morning pain and stiffness is most often one of the …
Daydreams for a Better Future with PsA – Part 1
I spend a lot of time daydreaming. One thing I like to daydream about is finding a cure for …
Creating a Fitness Program I Could Stick With
I used to think that exercising with psoriatic arthritis was impossible. However, in the past year and a half …
Furoshiki Foot Wraps and Hemp Capsules – Your Community Recommendations
Welcome to the summer 2018 edition of Your Community Recommendations! If this is your first time reading, I compile …
Managing a Home With Psoriatic Arthritis
Managing a home while living with psoriatic arthritis is no easy feat. To be fair, I’ve never been the …
Expressing My Psoriatic Arthritis Through Colors
Did you know colors drastically help me to endure pain? The discomfort of my pain has me thinking, what’s there …
Psoriatic Spondylitis & Ankylosing Spondylitis: Differences & Similarities
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an extension of psoriasis in that in addition to the presence of a scaly …
Stop Messing With My Mind
The other morning I woke up. My foot felt like overnight, someone must have put it in a meat …
What I Wish Others Knew About Jaw Pain
It was 3am on a Sunday morning, but I was wide awake thanks to the throbbing pain in my …
Five Loving Things I Need to Hear
Psoriatic disease is two-faced. There is one side of it that is very visible – the flaking, cracking, dry plaques …
Stress, Anxiety, & Psoriatic Arthritis
Stress has become quite the buzzword in the last 5-10 years or so. It has been shown to not …
A Painful Choice: To Cancel Plans or Not
There are many reasons why I cancel plans. I’d be a liar if I said that psoriatic arthritis …
Walking the Walk With PsA: Managing Foot Pain
My feet are very important to me. There is so much that can go wrong with our feet having psoriatic …
Working with PsA: My Tips For You
If you are like me, much of your day is spent working at a computer. Not only do our …
What Is This Chest Pain? Learn More About Costochondritis & Tietze Syndrome
Costochondritis Costochondritis is chest pain caused by inflammation of the cartilage around the sternum—the area in the body where …
Creating a Movement for PsA
Every month of the year is designated awareness month for various important and worthy causes, yet the saturation and …
Winning the War on Inflammation
Hike up those grown-up pants ladies and gentlemen because today we are talking about fighting the good fight against …
Learning to Walk Again
Since my diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis in 2003, my life has been filled with many moments of learning. I …