by Sara | Nov 25, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Navigating Healing & Recovery
I live near the tourist town of Sedona, Arizona. It’s where we go to the grocery store and where my doctor’s office is. The main attraction of Sedona is the huge, red rocks. They form towers and arches and mountains. You know the movie The Martian? Sedona kinda looks...
by Sara | Nov 18, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease, Mental Struggles, Navigating Healing & Recovery, Uncategorized
I was determined to start this blog post with some kind of epic and mysterious fictional quote from the Lord of the Rings or something about secrets and surprises, but after ten minutes searching for the perfect one, I gave up. Nevermind that not giving up is like one...
by Sara | Oct 28, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Mental Struggles, Navigating Healing & Recovery, Uncategorized
Recently, I’ve received some heart-breaking DMs and texts and emails from you all. Many of you are hurting, so much. Which is understandable. Chronic illness is not easy. But many of you are facing unimaginable trials and struggles on top of it all. So today, I...
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 | 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...
