Articles

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...

We throw around the word “chronic” quite a lot when discussing our condition, but it really can feel like we are the only ones who understand its true definition. When...

Before I step up onto my soapbox, I want to make it very clear that I am not anti-medicine. While I have made the personal choice to treat my chronic...

When we look at the word caregiver, the best definition would be when you need support caring for yourself. It’s during this time you may need the assistance of a...

Sometimes it can feel like everyone else has it better than us. A better house, better car, better job, or even better friends. It can become too easy to get...

Maybe it's the Portuguese in me, but I love sangria. While I don't care too much for most alcoholic drinks, there's something about sangria that sets it apart. It's just...

Leaving the house for any reason can be a stressful event for those of us with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Fear of a pain spike or having to leave early are...

It has taken me quite a while to come to the conclusion that one single “magic bullet” to treat my psoriatic arthritis just doesn’t exist. If I want to live...

Do you ever get annoyed when people say they decreased their pain and inflammation by changing their diet? I mean seriously, if diet alone could rid us of our pain...

Sometimes I get way too caught up in how psoriatic arthritis affects me. I get tunnel vision. When it comes to making medication choices, decisions about what I can and...

I’ve heard my fair share of four-letter curse words. Heck, they’ve become part of my everyday vocabulary over the years. I understand that using these words don’t portray me as...

I wake up every morning. I should be grateful for that at least. In the darkness, I open my eyes just like every morning, to pain. Every morning, I should...

Psoriatic arthritis does more than inflict a ridiculous amount of daily pain on our bodies. It creates many changes in our lives and not all of them are good. At...

While I can’t avoid or prevent every flare, there are a few things I can do to limit how many flares I experience and/or lower their severity. Although doing it...