Hey everyone, A few people have reached out to ask me in the past week to ask how I'm doing now, with my mast cell issues. Whenever that happens, I always take it as a sign it's time to get something up on the blog... so here you go! First, let me preface this by [...]
Category: Chronic Pain
**~My recovery from mast cell activation, and how the mind and body are SO connected~**
As some of you know, last fall I was diagnosed with a rare condition called mast cell activation syndrome. It's a relatively new condition-- doctors have only even had a name for it for the past 10 years. Mast cells are a part of our immune system, and they once had a tremendous role within [...]
How the Dynamic Neural Retraining System is changing my life
Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share a bit with you about the Dynamic Neural Retraining System, or DNRS for short. As you may know, this past fall I was diagnosed with a condition of the immune system called mast cell activation syndrome. When I first got the diagnosis, I initially went into research mode, [...]
A groundbreaking new study paves the way for future treatments for fibromyalgia
Hey everyone! If you've been following my blog for a while, you've probably seen this absolutely incredible TED talk by Dr. Elliot Krane, on the nature of chronic pain. It is seriously one of my favorite things to watch. Chronic pain is terrible, but it's always so hopeful to me to keep track of how much we're [...]
I didn’t need one more thing to write about.
If you follow my Facebook page, you may have already seen the news... Yesterday I was diagnosed with something called mast cell activation syndrome. It's taken me a long time to figure out what's been going on. It all started with a severe allergic reaction back in August. Unlike most people who experience a severe [...]