For a while, I thought I had my cycle figured out—ovulation meant the usual cramps, slight mood shifts, and a spike in energy. But something was off. I started noticing a fishy odor and an unusual grayish discharge that didn’t quite match what I’d normally expect mid-cycle. A quick search led me down the rabbit…
There’s nothing quite like that breath-stealing moment when you’re running late, your phone is buzzing, coffee spills on your shirt, and somehow, your brain decides to enter full panic mode. Been there, done that—more times than I care to admit. For me, mornings used to be a chaotic blur. Anxiety would creep in before I…
Managing chronic spinal pain used to feel like a full-time job. There were days I couldn’t sit comfortably, let alone focus on work or enjoy a meal with friends. It all changed when I stumbled upon self-hypnosis—not some mystical stage act, but a grounded, evidence-based technique that’s helped thousands of people reclaim control over their…
It was a simple Sunday morning, and all I needed were eggs and bread. But as soon as I stepped into the fluorescent chaos of the grocery store—crowded aisles, beeping scanners, clinking carts—my heart started pounding. I wasn’t in any danger, but my body didn’t get the memo. Grocery shopping with anxiety can feel like…
When I first dealt with bacterial vaginosis (BV), I was honestly overwhelmed. I had never even heard of it before my doctor said the name, and I found myself spiraling through forums and medical sites late at night, trying to understand what was happening. One of the biggest questions I kept bumping into — and…
They say pregnancy is supposed to be the most beautiful time of your life—but for many of us, especially those who’ve been through losses or struggled with mental health before, that glow is often shadowed by something harder to talk about: anxiety. Specifically, the kind that creeps in before, during, and after pregnancy ultrasounds. I’ve…
Sleepwalking is one of those strange nighttime phenomena that makes you wonder what your brain is really up to while you’re out cold. I’ve had a couple of sleepwalking incidents in my twenties—one where I found myself trying to make toast without any bread—and it left me questioning what triggered it. Strangely, I also noticed…
When my neurologist first suggested home oxygen therapy for migraines, I won’t lie—I was skeptical. I mean, breathing oxygen to ease that crushing pain behind my eyes? It sounded almost too simple. But after a few too many nights curled up in the dark praying the migraine would pass, I decided to give it a…
My niece, Emma, didn’t speak a single word during her entire first year at kindergarten. At home, she’d chatter away like any other five-year-old, but the moment she entered the classroom, silence took over. It wasn’t shyness. It wasn’t defiance. It was something much deeper—something that, honestly, I didn’t even know existed until her pediatrician…