Surprise…I froze my eggs last month! You can file that under “things I never thought I’d say.” As I’ve continued to tell friends and family about it, I’ve received lots of questions—understandably so—so it only felt right to share my experience with the world. Well, at least with the readers of this blog. Whether you’re […]
Welp, it’s official: I’ve now lived more than half my life with Type 1 diabetes. Today marks 16 years since the diagnosis that changed my life in every possible way. I’ve now known what it’s like to be “sick” longer than I ever knew what it was like to be “healthy.” The truth is, remembering […]
I’ve been promising (or is it threatening?) to write this blog post for months. If you’re one of my friends IRL, you’ve most likely heard me talk—ok, maybe gush—about Melissa Wood Health. It’s an online fitness-and-then-some platform by Melissa Wood Tepperberg, a wellness influencer. Sure, you might be rolling your eyes at the phrase “wellness […]
The retail price of insulin increased 262% from 2007 to 2018, a 2020 investigation reports. Honestly, I could stop my post here with that unfathomable stat. But, of course, I won’t. Let’s back it up for a moment and look at some crucial facts: Out of 34 million diabetics in the US, 1.6 million of them […]
Below is the full piece I started to share on my Instagram today. It’s no secret that I’ve struggled with my body image for years. Between being a woman in today’s society and living in a chronically ill body that doesn’t give me much control over how I look or feel, my mind has become […]
I’ve spent so many years battling my body. Let me put that another way. I’m only 28, yet I’ve spent more than half of my life critiquing the skin I live in. When I type that out, it makes me so incredibly sad. Here I am, a strong, smart, kind woman—reducing my worth to the […]
Last night, I dragged myself to my first workout of 2020. Dragged is the most accurate word I can think of to describe it—I dreaded it for several hours leading up to it. Once I forced myself onto the spinning bike in the dark studio, I began to feel the endorphin high that used to […]
A couple of weeks ago, my therapist asked me if I wanted to discuss my diabetes. She noted that when we first met, I mentioned that it was—obviously—a huge part of my life and therefore had a huge effect on my anxiety and depression. I told her that I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to […]
Recently, I had the honor of writing an article for the website As Told By Women. Their mission is to inspire and empower women everywhere by sharing stories of resiliency. When they reached out and asked if I’d be willing to share my story of living with chronic illness, I said yes immediately. If you […]
Type 1 Diabetes is exhausting. It’s tiring enough being a human in general, but having to take on the role of an organ tends to complicate things. As I type this, my eyes are puffy from a night of barely any sleep thanks to a blood sugar rollercoaster. I’ve always been very open about my […]