#YouTube – My Thyroid Story

January is Thyroid Awareness Month and to wrap it up, I'm sharing my personal thyroid disease journey. Check it out! https://youtu.be/gWvnMY1a2FY Thyroid Awareness Month

Thyroid Awareness Month: Thyroid Health Vigilance

January is Thyroid Awareness Month also known as Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. Ever since my diagnosis of thyroid disease, I've made it my business to be vigilant in thyroid health awareness. Despite my late diagnosis and subsequent surgery to have my thyroid removed; I'd like to think that I can utilize my experiences to helps...

Thyroid Disease Awareness Month

Thyroid Disease Awareness Month is honored in the month of January; so here we are! I remember a time in my life when thyroid disease wasn't even a thought that entered my mind. All of that changed in October 2016 when I discovered a lump in my throat. In May of 2017 I was diagnosed...

What My Weight Loss Journey Is Teaching Me About Myself

Intentional weight loss is such a touchy subject these days, and I've shared my thoughts on that. Despite how anyone else feels about it, this is currently the journey that I'm on. And while the journey started out feeling cumbersome and impossible, I've been learning a thing or two about myself that leads me to...

#HealthChronicles: Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Although dysfunctional uterine bleeding is common, it's not something every woman can relate to. Just about every woman on the planet understands the nuisance that is the menstrual cycle. Some may hate it more than others depending on how painful or long your actual cycle is. So that's why in November 2018 when I started...

Thyroid Awareness Month: 6 Common Symptoms of Thyroid Disease

6 common symptoms of thyroid disease in honor of Thyroid Awareness Month

Health Chronicles: My Dental Journey

If there’s one thing I’ve been certain of pretty much since I was 9 years old; it’s that I have a beautiful smile. And I don’t say that in a conceited or braggadocios way, but it’s literally the one thing I’ve liked about myself pretty consistently…that is until now. I share a lot about my...

Health Chronicles: Dry Skin, Hair Thinning, Chronic Fatigue O My!

Life has had its ups and downs for me if you've followed this blog long enough! And even if you are new, you'll pick up on that very quickly! A few months ago I wrote an article discussing the other symptoms of hypothyroidism besides the most talked about- weight gain. You can actually check that...

Moving On: The Journey of Healing

A month ago I sat down at the very laptop I'm typing on right now, and explained that I needed to focus on my health journey and my healing. I was in the depths of a depressive episode and didn't feel compelled to be blogging a la Carrie Bradshaw. And though my depressive episode is...

7 Hypothyroid Symptoms Besides Weight Gain

For a long time whenever I heard the term "hypothyroidism" I knew very little about it. I just knew it was the "disease" that caused weight gain. I also thought it was the disease the fat people used to excuse their weight gain because that's what I had heard repeatedly in my younger years. I...