by April Smith | May 13, 2025 | Living With Chronic Illness
Some days, everything goes sideways before I’ve even made it out of bed. The pain hits harder than usual. My brain fog makes it impossible to think straight. Or maybe there’s no clear reason—just that familiar, heavy exhaustion that tells me I’m not going to be able...
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 | 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 | 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....
by April Smith | Jan 7, 2025 | Living With Chronic Illness
Living with chronic illness can feel like walking on a tightrope, trying to balance your health, responsibilities, and well-being without toppling over. I’ve been there—grappling with the unpredictability, feeling like stability was out of reach. But over time, I’ve...
by April Smith | Sep 24, 2024 | Living With Chronic Illness
When you live with chronic illness, like I do with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) and Long COVID, there’s a lot people don’t see. To the outside world, we may seem okay on the surface, especially if we’ve mastered the art of masking our pain or discomfort....
