I've been advocating, sharing, fundraising and talking about allergies, anaphylaxis and asthma now for years, long before I started this blog, so I thought I'd write about how you can advocate, whether you have allergies yourself or not. Allergy community - You don't have to be a blogger, speaker or sharing everything on social media to be an advocate. Allergy … [Read more...]
Anxiety and post traumatic stress in adults with and without food allergy
Do you experience anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder as a result of your life threatening allergies, anaphylaxis and past allergic reactions? It can be really debilitating trying to cope with something that could be catastrophic if you or someone else makes a mistake. Living on high alert is wearing, exhausting and can cause real anxiety problems. I know I'm not the … [Read more...]
Spoonie life – life with a chronic condition
I'd heard of this term before and knew it was something to do with being ill but never really understood what it meant. I'm not sure what prompted to me to google it the other night, but it's actually a really cool analogy that helps the healthy and well understand what others who are struggling with their health are having to contend with on a day to day … [Read more...]
Anaphylaxis – The Essential Guide – new look
Many of you will hopefully have already read my Anaphylaxis guide, previously called The Reluctant Allergy Expert - How to kill the fear that anaphylaxis might kill you. Well it's had a make-over for 2022. We've rebranded so it now has a new title, a new cover and brand new cover image. I hope you like it as much as I do. Now called Anaphylaxis: The Essential Guide: An … [Read more...]
Why New Year’s Resolutions are bollox
And why I'm not writing any for 2022. It's that time of year when we reflect on what we have achieved and what we want to do in the coming year. We write lists of all the things we want to change for the better and I do love a list. But why is there all this focus on the new year being the time to finally become a New You! What if just being me is OK. So this year I am … [Read more...]