by Sara | Oct 14, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Slam. Another wave of grief. A torrent of heartbreak, ripping me apart. Another weight shouldered as someone confides their pain to me. I hold back the tears until I’m alone, and then I shake with sobs, unsure I can handle another drop of pain. Why? Why this...
by Sara | Oct 7, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
I’ve written on the topic of envy and envying the healthy on multiple occasions. Both on this blog and in my books. It’s something I struggle with a lot. You see, I have one of those brothers who just seems to be amazing at everything. He’d say otherwise, but...
by Sara | Sep 30, 2019 | Gut and Food, Navigating Healing & Recovery
“Sara, you really need to eat more,” my doctor told me. My insides rebelled at the thought. Don’t freak out, I don’t have an eating disorder. I have a healthy relationship with food. But being chronically ill for years didn’t encourage a lot of eating or help a...
by Sara | Sep 23, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Many of you know that when I was fourteen, I got super sick. For months I went undiagnosed, and then when I did get diagnosed with toxic mold poisoning, we lost our home and all our material possessions, we were homeless for months, I eventually was given a month to...
by Sara | Sep 16, 2019 | Guest Writers, Mental Struggles
Today we have a guest post from my friend Natalie Marie encouraging all those contemplating suicide that they are loved and valued and worth fighting for. Sometimes the hardest people to fight for is ourselves, and I know that a lot of chronically ill people struggle...
