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A wobbly road to motherhood: The birth
I feel extremely grateful to have had a positive experience, despite not everything going exactly to plan…but I think I was also just SO...

Actively Autoimmune
Sep 58 min read


A wobbly road to motherhood: Pregnancy
Pregnancy with chronic illness was never going to be easy—but I couldn’t have predicted just how physically and emotionally intense it would be. From early hyperemesis to multiple infections, hospital stays, and medication challenges, this is my honest story of navigating pregnancy with PoTS, lupus, chronic migraine, a catheter and EDS!
It’s not medical advice—just my experience, shared in case it helps someone else feel a little less alone.

Actively Autoimmune
Jul 74 min read


A wobbly road to motherhood: Conception and Chronic Illness
(Note: This is not medical advice—just my personal experience, shared in the hope it might help someone else on a similar path. I also...

Actively Autoimmune
Jun 204 min read


Colds, Chronic Illness and Exercise: What should you do?
What do you do with exercise when you get “muggle sick” as in a normal cold, when you already have chronic illness? (I’m not going to...

Actively Autoimmune
Oct 18, 20224 min read


Jaw Pain: A Holistic Approach
Jaw pain used to always be blamed on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the hinge like connection that allows the lower part of the jaw...

Actively Autoimmune
Oct 19, 20205 min read


Pain Management: Heat Therapy
Heat therapy is when any sort of heat is used to help manage pain in the body on its own or in combination with analgesics.

Actively Autoimmune
Oct 16, 20205 min read


Migraine and Exercise: What does the research say?
Everyone’s experience of Migraine is different which is why no one form of exercise will be right for everyone and for some exercise can..

Actively Autoimmune
Sep 13, 20205 min read


How many reps and sets with Chronic Illness?
I get so many messages about this, both about the exercises I post specifically and workouts in general with chronic illness.

Actively Autoimmune
Sep 2, 20205 min read


Stuff I buy on Amazon that helps with chronic illness life
I was going to name this 'crap I buy' but that seems mean to these products that make such a big difference to me!

Actively Autoimmune
Jun 11, 20205 min read


My journey with steroids
My 2.5 year journey with prednisone sharing the side effects, how it effected me and how I finally managed to get off devils tic tacs!

Actively Autoimmune
May 26, 20207 min read


Flying with Chronic Illness: My top ten tips
From shouting 'these are her laxatives' to trying to explain what a catheter is..here are my tips and airport adventures!

Actively Autoimmune
Mar 3, 20209 min read


Bladder Instillations: they sound scarier than they are!
All about bladder instillations, what they are used for, how the procedure is done and what to expect. Plus I share my experience!

Actively Autoimmune
Feb 18, 20208 min read


Colonic Irrigation: My experience
I put together a blog post sharing my experience of colonic irrigation so far.

Actively Autoimmune
Feb 11, 20206 min read


PoTS and Exercise Part 2: How to get started
This is part 2 of PoTS and exercise, which will hopefully tell you about the protocol and how you can get get started

Actively Autoimmune
Feb 6, 20207 min read


PoTS and Exercise Part 1: What's the evidence?
This is part 1 of 2, about the PoTS exercise protocol, sharing the research and evidence I found to why exercise can help!

Actively Autoimmune
Jan 21, 20207 min read


Bladder Pain: 10 things in my 'Bladder Toolbox'
Bladder pain is horrific. It's up there with migraines in terms of unbearable pain.

Actively Autoimmune
Jan 14, 20206 min read


Why do I exercise with Chronic Illness?
With it being the start of the new year, I am sure you are one of many to include 'exercise' in your new years resolutions, or as I...

Actively Autoimmune
Jan 7, 20205 min read


Highs & lows during my first week with an indwelling catheter
My bladder function has declined rapidly over the last few months. I've been unable to empty it myself and even though self-catheterising...

Actively Autoimmune
Dec 9, 20193 min read


Appointment Fatigue: The cost on my mental health
It is only until I have had a break of appointments (3 whole weeks it was heaven) have I realised just how much the constant visits to...

Actively Autoimmune
Oct 10, 20193 min read


6 Different ways to relieve foot pain
When the foot works well it is amazing. It co-ordinates over 26 bones, 30 joints and 100 soft tissues to work in the right order at the...

Actively Autoimmune
Oct 10, 20193 min read
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