There's More to the Story
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A blog about LIFE, chronic illness, and Mental Health.
There's More to the Story
3y ago
“Anniversaries” and other significant dates like this can be very triggering and the toll COVID-19 has created is no exception ..read more
There's More to the Story
4y ago
If we gaslight each other and ourselves about 2020, we won’t unpack. We won’t be able to do the work that might make 2021 at least a little better. It’ll fester ..read more
There's More to the Story
4y ago
“Recovery is a story that never ends”- Linsey, one of the greatest friends I have made in the past year through work but also in any work setting (and diving into some of my work “trauma” is a story for another day). Sharing in the now is hard… but she did that and live… AND ..read more
There's More to the Story
4y ago
Here you can find resources from varied sources on diabetes and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. I will try to update this list weekly. I am still concerned by diabetes and coronavirus information that is flying around and the mindset which I discussed in this article by Moira McCarthy for DiabetesMine, Why the Diabetes Community Is ..read more
There's More to the Story
4y ago
I hear you. I see you. Your words are deafening. You silence speaks volumes. Your actions are telling. I hear your comments- “I’ll be fine. I’m not high risk. I don’t have to worry” “Let’s break quarantine” “It’s just the flu” “I’ll be fine- why stop my life” I hear you in your conference rooms ..read more
There's More to the Story
5y ago
Trying something else when it comes the PCOS and endometriosis issues- the Depo-Provera shot ..read more
There's More to the Story
5y ago
I've been in a writer's block and use the "Kitchen Timer" method including having a journal pulled up. One day while trying to write what I needed to write- this is what came flying out of my mind and onto my keyboard. After that, I felt a bit better and my writing juices were flowing once again. The past few months have included a lot of loss... specifically in the diabetes community and a family member.
Diabetes, I hate you ..read more
There's More to the Story
5y ago
Sometimes, we feel like we're on the diabetes hot mess express ..read more
There's More to the Story
5y ago
Letting go of control while easing burden on Tandem's t:slim X2 ..read more