• Black and White

    I am feeling the effects of living in a society that is becoming increasingly dichotomous — good vs. bad, in-group vs. out-group, real medicine vs. fake medicine, etc. My husband and I get a lot of judgment sent our way from people who are not in our situation, so this topic has been on my… Read more

  • Let’s Talk About Mold (Part 2)

    Disclaimer: I am writing this post as a person who has been affected by mold. I am not a doctor or mold specialist, so I am writing about what I know so far and am always updating my knowledge base along the way. If you have questions about your own life, contact a trained professional.… Read more

  • I’m Still Standing

    (This post is for one of my closest friends who asked me for more updates. You know who you are. I love you!) Starting From Experience was going well until it wasn’t. One of the most difficult parts of this health journey over the last 20+ years has to do with sudden changes. My body… Read more

  • But I’m Funny!

    The last few months have been extremely difficult on all levels: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. This last week has been even tougher. Everything has been 50 times harder than it needs to be, and I am working through my feelings. (credit: unknown) It is important in these times to feel the feelings instead of thinking… Read more

  • In Your Eyes

    I had 3 emotional experiences in a three-day span at the end of last week that were reminders of the many Beautiful parts of my life. As I have previously stated, my health situation has given me the opportunity to widen the lens through which I see the world, and I have taken full advantage… Read more

  • Starting From Experience

    We are starting again at the top of the tentative plan for healing, but we are not starting over. Even though we have had to restart many, many times over the last 20+ years, we have more knowledge each time. Even when we need to backtrack, we always gain more data and information with each… Read more