by April Smith | Sep 2, 2025 | Living With Chronic Illness
Every year, around the end of August, it starts: the planner push. The store shelves fill with color-coded calendars and motivational notebooks. Instagram floods with time-blocking tutorials and bullet journal layouts. Productivity influencers call this the “perfect...
by April Smith | Jul 1, 2025 | Living With Chronic Illness
Updated for 2025 with new reflections on disability rights and the urgent need for inclusion. Every July, we celebrate Disability Pride Month—a time to honor our journeys, speak out against ableism, and build a more inclusive world. But this year, disability pride...
by April Smith | Jun 10, 2025 | Living With Chronic Illness
When I was first diagnosed with a chronic illness, I thought I had to choose: rest or productivity. It never occurred to me that both could exist in the same day—or even in the same hour. If I rested, I felt lazy. If I pushed through, I felt broken. I was stuck in an...
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...
