2019 has been a busy, eventful, yet wonderful year for my thyroid advocacy work. So, as we approach the end of 2019, I thought it would be nice to reflect on this.
2019 has been a busy, eventful, yet wonderful year for my thyroid advocacy work. So, as we approach the end of 2019, I thought it would be nice to reflect on this.
‘Be Your Own Thyroid Advocate’ is literally the tagline of my website and name of my first book. I’ve made it no secret that the reason I was able to go from barely functioning thanks to an undiagnosed thyroid condition,…
“I’ve never had a day off sick.” How many times have you heard this comment used as a marker for how committed someone is to their job or employer, how good an employee they are, or how much of a…
Read the last blog in this series. There has been a reason why I waited several months before writing another general update blog to share how I was getting on with Armour Thyroid medication – you may have seen in…
I was really excited for Dr. Brighten’s book when it came out earlier this year. As an advocate for women’s health, the book is another tool that Dr. Brighten has created to empower more women to take back control of…
“Good Health Often Isn’t Valued Until We Lose It.” How true is this?
Those of us with thyroid conditions such as Hashimoto’s are especially warned about fad diets and intermittent fasting. There is definitely some mixed information out there about whether they can help us or make things worse. Jeanna has Hashimoto’s and…
I decided to write a letter to the ‘me’ in 2015, when I was finally diagnosed with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. This can be a very therapeutic exercise as it encourages you to process a lot of your thoughts and feelings,…
As I’ve mentioned many times before, to me mental health and wellbeing are a big, though not often spoken about, part of being a thyroid patient. When your physical health gets hit as it can do with hypothyroidism, so can your…
I wanted to start by saying how thankful I am to Zana Carver, author of The End of Chronic Fatigue, for asking me to be part of her book by writing the foreword. I actually only read a draft copy…