This Brutiful Life

We had an appointment with my main doctor (functional medicine chiropractor) this week. I have completed the plan of taking a break from killing pathogens in order to try to increase my body’s ability to detoxify. In terms of preferred outcomes, some of the methods/protocols we tried for increased detoxification were accepted by my body… Read more

I enjoy being alone. I enjoy my own company. I have always felt slightly different than others around me. I have been told many, many times that I am an Old Soul. In fact, my oldest cousin frequently tells me that I came out of the womb as a 40-year-old adult. I have never completely… Read more

Here is the latest update . . . Physical Health:There is not much to update in this area. We are still very slowly trying to help my body with detoxification before we resume the plan for fighting the pathogens in my body. As I have explained previously, it is a very, very slow process. If… Read more

Here I am, just listening to today’s episode of one of my favorite podcasts, We Can Do Hard Things, and what do I hear? I hear Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle discussing toxic positivity. They basically reiterated what I said last week in my Toxic Positivity post: People use toxic positivity to stay… Read more

My husband and I have a lot coming at us. We have so much filling our brain space every day that I am not sure how we keep anything straight at this point. When there is time, we will usually try to check in with each other during the day. One day last week, my… Read more

There are times when writing about the “messy middle” of my life takes its toll on me. For the last two weeks, I feel like I have been fighting in an emotional boxing match. I have been knocked down and keep standing back up, only to be knocked back down again. I have felt confident,… Read more