BeWell Blog

I think healthy people get excited for summer in a way chronically ill people sometimes cannot fully relate to. For a lot of people, summer means freedom.Vacations.Pool days.Beach trips.Cookouts.Sunshine.Spontaneous plans. But for a lot of people with chronic illness, summer...

When you live with an autoimmune disease, March hits different. Trust me on this one. You would think the hardest months would be January or February. The deep winter days. The bitter cold. The endless sniffles going around. But for...

When did these things become so intense? Like, I get wanting to celebrate your friend getting married, but when did it turn into needing a vacation day just to recover from the "fun"? If you've got a chronic illness, or...

Some days just moving feels like a win. It isn’t about giving up, it’s about saving strength where you can. When every task takes more than you have, choices change. Done matters less than surviving without breaking down. Staying upright,...

So you're engaged. Or maybe you're about to be. And while part of you is floating on cloud nine, another part is already calculating: How much will this take out of me? Can I handle a big proposal? What about...

Cold weather might really be making those symptoms flare. Many people with autoimmune conditions see changes when temperatures drop. This shift often ties to how the body reacts to chill, yet movement and warmth sometimes help ease it. Some find...

Cold air comes in alongside calendars full of promises. Tossing lights into boxes. Shifting back to old rhythms. Writing down what should happen. Handling tasks left behind when holidays took over. For those living with ongoing health struggles, this time...

One of the ways in which I was brought up to celebrate Christmas was through Christmas cookies. One of the Christmas traditions that I look back on now that I cherish is my mom making what we used to colloquially...

The holidays come with this implicit to-do list that never was actually written out for you but which it seems you are expected to be in compliance with anyway. You are expected to go to all the parties. You are...

inThere’s a type of magic that comes with the month of December. The lights turn on earlier, the traditions come back, and there’s just this unspoken need to mean it. But for many, especially those dealing with chronic illnesses, loved...

Most people hardly even notice the November time change when clocks fall back, and the sun begins to disappear well before dinner. For those suffering from chronic illness, autoimmune conditions, or cancer treatment, however, the change ushers in a lot...

October rolls around and suddenly everyone is completely stoked about attending haunted houses, corn mazes, and Halloween bashes. Your social media feeds are with individuals screaming their way through high-production-value horror scares scenes, and someone will approach you and invite...