Setting Boundaries With Epilepsy – What You Need To Know
Living with a chronic illness means learning to get comfortable setting boundaries and saying “no”. My epilepsy diagnosis required placing certain actions and activities on the back burner to avoid inducing a seizure. This was a hard adjustment for me…
5 Things To Remember When Being A Spouse With Epilepsy
I’m nowhere near the perfect wife, but I do know that marriage with a chronic illness is challenging, and takes intentional effort. The Epilepsy Condition Living with epilepsy and learning to manage the condition is not only challenging, it can…
8 Qualities You Can Find In Someone Living With Epilepsy
Often, I reflect back on times that I would tell others that they would never understand what I was going through because they were not living with my epilepsy. Many of us living with a chronic illness sometimes say or…
6 People You Meet Along Your Journey With Epilepsy
You’ve been diagnosed with epilepsy. A life-changing experience. Epilepsy doesn’t always show its cards and it can go unnoticed by family, friends and the public. With epilepsy being a part of your everyday life, you’re bound to meet a variety…
Things To Never Do When Someone Tells You They Have Epilepsy
I remember the very first time that someone spoke the words, “Everything will be okay!” speaking about my epilepsy. Fire engulfed my stomach. When a family member spoke this to me, I knew they meant well, however, I wanted to…
How I Exercise While Living With Epilepsy | Plus What You Need To Know Before Hitting The Gym
This is a topic that many people have reached out to me in regards to and as someone who avidly takes part in exercise, I find it beneficial and very important to break it down to get the greatest information…
Understanding Brain Fog And Epilepsy
Speaking candidly, alongside seizures, brain fog is one of the most difficult – and sometimes exhausting – parts of living with epilepsy. What does brain fog feel like? Brain fog is more than just the occasional forgetfulness. We all experience…
10 Most Common Questions People Ask Me About Epilepsy
Over the many years of living with epilepsy, I’ve received a lot of questions about my condition, understandably. Some come up more often than others. Here are 10 of the most common questions I’ve been asked: Does it hurt? It…
When They Say “I Don’t Know How You Do It” Living with Epilepsy
Living with epilepsy is not a walk in the park. It’s a daily challenge. Not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually. The condition stretches you to your breaking point, like a rubber band creaking in readiness to snap. Those who…
How I Upcycle Epilepsy In My Life
“If you give up, you’ll have an attitude of resignation, of defeat that will affect—and infect—the rest of your life. Acceptance is empowering because it’s a choice you’ve made. Even if the outcome isn’t what you hoped for, you’re saying,…
Epilepsy And The Dream Of Motherhood
I’d always wanted to be a mother. At the age of nine on my birthday, I didn’t ask for barbies or make-up. I didn’t ask for glittery toys, no. Instead I asked only for a baby name book so that…
You Don’t Look Like You Have Epilepsy
I live with Epilepsy. I have lived with this condition for over a decade. I was diagnosed with this condition in 2008. Four short months after marrying my husband. I had one previous seizure at the age of 16 yet…
10 Things To Remember When Epilepsy Walks Into Your Life
When epilepsy walks into your life, it’s as if a tornado has unexpectedly tossed about your entire life and you’re left to pick up the pieces and rebuild. For some, the rebuilding process takes longer than others. An epilepsy diagnosis…
How I Navigate My Epilepsy Self-Care During Coronavirus
Self-care is an important component of all-around wellness when you have a chronic illness. For example, epilepsy. But suppose an unanticipated situation shakes up your everyday self-care routine. How do you navigate that? Over the last decade I’ve learned to…
5 Things Not To Be Angry At Living With Epilepsy
Becoming diagnosed with epilepsy is a life-altering event. Epilepsy does not care your age, your race or time within your life. This condition can happen to anyone. Some are welcomed to the world with epilepsy. Some are introduced to epilepsy…
How to Protect Your Mental Health While Living with Epilepsy
What Is Mental Health? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Having epilepsy can have a…
