A few months ago I decided to sit down and come up with a list of self imposed life rules to live by for my own sense of empowerment. Personal Boundaries, if you will. In my effort for self growth, my journal became the stone on which these were written to give myself the permission […]
Celiac Part 2: Then Comes Shame
In March of this year I was diagnosed with celiac (more about that here). I thought everything was fine once I got the diagnosis–I had some rose colored glasses on thinking “No big deal! I didn’t need donuts and pizza anyway…” That denial lasted for a few weeks before it hit me pretty hard that […]
Having a Really Bad Day? It’s Ok Not to be Ok
Some days are just hard, no way around it. We all have those days where we are just feeling sad. No particular rhyme or reason. And we have to learn that it is ok to not be ok. It’s one of the hard parts about life and being human. The human condition, you could say. […]
Celiac Disease and the Gluten Free Diet
Not so long ago, and not so far away, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease and had to start a gluten free diet. That was almost 20 years after my dad was diagnosed with Celiac. It runs in families, you see… And because of that and the fact that I love to research things, I […]