Articles

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...

Chances are, you’ve heard of the 5 Stages of Grief by Elisabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler in which we process the loss of a loved one and learn to...

I’ll be the first to admit, I’ve never been a big believer in the whole “You are what you eat” theory. Sure, I’ve always known the obvious; fruits and vegetables...

"Have you tried yoga?" If I got a penny for everytime someone said that to me, I could hire a personal yoga instructor. The moment you mention having psoriatic arthritis...

What would my life look like if I was a tortoise with psoriatic arthritis? This is a story where my imagination has to really come into play. As children, we...

Dear Fatigue, I hate you. You cloud my mind and zap my energy. You are the devil and all he stands for. There is no cure for you and rarely...

I remember the “good days.” Those days when I used to wake up with a spring in my step, my favorite song playing on the radio, basking in the beautiful...

I'm fortunate to have some very caring people in my life who offer to help me when they see my psoriatic arthritis flaring. Most times, I ask for help with...

I feel like I’m in a never-ending loop of waiting and wondering. There are so many things that we spend our lives waiting for when we live with psoriatic arthritis...

I don’t consider myself high maintenance when it comes to fashion and beauty, but I do like to look the part when I when I go out on the town...

Finding the right prescription medication, if you choose to go that route, can be a long process of trial and error. With many medications taking several months to “work” it...

In another article I discussed how I didn't want to come to terms with the fact I was dealing with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), I was in denial, a place I...

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...

Those of us in the PsA community talk about brain fog a lot. But what is it, really? Why is brain fog so hard to deal with? Why does it...

My psoriatic arthritis is like an awful neighbor you just can’t shake – sometimes loud, sometimes nagging, sometimes judging, sometimes overbearing, rarely quiet. Here’s my letter to this neighbor who...

I’m not going to lie. I really thought it was an old wives' tale. I thought it was just silly or all in my head. That is, until I noticed...

I can't remember if it was February or March, but the weather was snowy and raw. My foot was raging with pain; every step I took made a "snap" sound...

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...