Understanding Was the Easy Part

Approaching, Dreading, Naming, Depending, Regaining

Survival for the Sensory‑Sieged

Suicide was the second leading cause of death among adults aged 30 to 39.

This podcast episode explores the two-way relationship between sleep and mental health, the science of sleep cycles, sleep supplements, and the role of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating…

Check out the October/November 2026 chronic illness and disability writing prompts. Our online community is friendly supportive, so come join us!

Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletions: I Had to Find It Myself

Clear mid-morning light over creek flow. Subtle warmth on water, leaves, and moss with calm reflections. ASMR-style field recording, no talking. Gentle nervous system reset. More from Still…

Fifty years finding out what it actually meant.

A New Month to Share My Life Experiences with Chronic Illness. Writing prompts for people with chronic illness and disability.

Discover how creatine monohydrate supports cellular ATP energy, brain function, and muscle performance for patients with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and dysautonomia.

joining in with Sheryl from a Chronic Voice where those of us with chronic illnesses join up each month to talk about our illnesses and life

Point Pinole Sunset: Blue & Gold Hour Looking across San Pablo Bay Point Pinole Regional Shoreline toward Mount Tam and Marin. Soft evening light moves from warm gold into cooler blue hour over the…

People often ask me how to live with chronic illness, especially when chronic pain seems endless. Here are my personal approaches I use to thrive.

Four conditions, one body, and a trail that doesn't care which one flares first.

Post by Nikki Rae

Noise as loud as 85 to 100 decibels over time led to irreversible motor defects and loss of dopamine neurons in a mouse model of pre-symptomatic Parkinson’s disease.