Chronic Illness

Body Literacy Academy: Founding Statement

Birth Control, Body Literacy, Body Literacy Academy, Chronic Illness, Cycle Health, Fertility Awareness, Painful Periods, PMS/PMDD

Founded by Erica Evans in 2019, the Body Literacy Academy empowers individuals to better understand and respond to their body’s unique messages across all stages of life—from menarche through menopause.  Body literacy, the academy’s guiding principle, is the ability to recognize, interpret, and trust the signs and signals our bodies communicate. In 2005, Laura Wershler […]

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How EDS and Chronic Pain Promote Fatigue and What to Do About It (Part 1)

Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Stress

Do you feel rested in the morning? Or do you want to roll over and go back to sleep? Maybe you’re thinking, “I’m a great sleeper! I can sleep for 15 hours straight!” Neither of these are signs of someone who gets restorative sleep and both can be signs of fatigue. Fatigue is a common

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