by April Smith | Apr 22, 2025 | Accessible Self-Care
If you’re living with chronic illness, you’re probably no stranger to unpredictable energy. One day you’re semi-functional, the next you’re completely drained—and for no obvious reason. It’s not just frustrating, it’s disorienting. You try to rest, to...
by April Smith | Apr 15, 2025 | Building Resilience
When you’re living with chronic fatigue, every ounce of energy matters. But learning how to protect that energy isn’t always obvious—especially when the world seems built for people who can push through anything. Chronic fatigue often isn’t a...
by April Smith | Apr 8, 2025 | Living With Chronic Illness
When I was first learning how to manage my energy with chronic illness, I made a mistake that I didn’t even realize was a mistake at the time. Honestly, it felt like the only way to survive. I thought if I could just push through the worst days and “catch...
by April Smith | Apr 1, 2025 | Building Resilience
When you live with a chronic illness, you hear all kinds of advice—track your symptoms, go to therapy, manage your medications, change your diet. But you know what’s rarely at the top of the list? Rest. And yet, it might just be the most powerful (and most overlooked)...
by April Smith | Mar 25, 2025 | Accessible Self-Care
Let’s be real: there are days when just existing feels like a full-time job. If you’re navigating life with chronic illness, fatigue isn’t just “tired”—it’s a whole-body, mind-numbing kind of exhaustion that can make even the simplest tasks feel...
by April Smith | Mar 18, 2025 | Living With Chronic Illness
If you live with chronic illness, you know the struggle of trying to balance your energy throughout the day. Some mornings, you wake up feeling like you have a decent amount of energy—only to find yourself completely drained by mid-afternoon. Before I developed my own...
by April Smith | Mar 11, 2025 | Routines & Lifestyle Adjustments
You know how some people have those perfectly curated planners, color-coded schedules, and an almost magical ability to keep track of everything? Yeah, that’s never been me. Especially after my chronic illness diagnosis, keeping up with medications, symptoms, and...
by April Smith | Mar 4, 2025 | Routines & Lifestyle Adjustments
If you’ve ever tried to follow a strict morning routine or productivity hack only to feel completely drained, you’re not alone. Most mainstream advice assumes that everyone has the same energy levels and abilities, but when you’re living with chronic illness, that...
by April Smith | Feb 24, 2025 | Building Resilience
When I was first diagnosed with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, I felt like my world had been turned upside down. My future suddenly seemed uncertain, and I couldn’t imagine how I’d ever thrive with a condition that affected so much of my daily life. At first, I...
by April Smith | Feb 17, 2025 | Living With Chronic Illness
Imagine waking up already exhausted, knowing today’s energy will be spent fighting for basic needs—convincing a doctor to take your symptoms seriously, advocating for accommodations at work, or simply navigating a world that wasn’t designed with accessibility in mind....
