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...and life is good. In that, I can reflect on it more and push past the anxiety and clearly see that. One of the most insidious parts of anxiety is it's self-deprecating and self-absorbing...

We have been blessed so much over the years. We set big goals & worked SO hard to become debt-free and paid off over $50k in debt. We moved to a new area and left the big city and all of the stress...

Wow....I had been locked out of my account for awhile, but it feels good to be back. During my absence, I had another stretch of little-to-no physical symptoms from my post-viral esophageal...

This week has been a rollercoaster of a week. My chronic illness (I'm rounding 11 months now), REALLY kicked in by the beginning of the week. The out of breath feeling and cough/throat clearing was...

Today is starting off nice, and my goal is to harness this energy and push forward into the week.Last week at this time, I was coming off of a 5 day stretch of very mild physical symptoms, and man...

Wow, looking back at my last journal entry, this week feels even better than what I was going to write! I guess that's one of the reasons we do this, right?? I had some very low moments around the...

Tonight has been a bummer. Up late again, assuring that I will NOT have a good night's sleep for my health and to give my toddler son 100% tomorrow. 4 days into the new year and already I'm...

I'm sitting here staring at the Christmas tree for the last time, as it and the final holiday decor will come down tomorrow, officially capping my holiday season. Generally an uber sad time for me,...

"So this is ChristmasAnd what have you done?Another year overAnd a new one just begun"John Lennon always gets me with this one. I tend to tear up almost every time I hear it. Tonight was no...

I don't even know where to start. I'm coming off of a weird week. The beginning was absolutely blissful. 4. Solid. Days. Physical illness symptoms were manageable and at an all-time low. I can't...

The weight of this mystery illness has been demoralizing on my life. I never thought I would be in this position. I never thought, as a grown man, I would break down at so many moments and just...

Its been a tough week. My physical symptoms, which revolve around not being able to breathe, have been plaguing me since Thanksgiving Weekend Saturday. My emotions have been playing rollercoaster...

Today has been a tough one. My physical symptoms are back with a vengeance and that had me fighting back anxiety all day. With my officially undiagnosed post-viral issues revolving around the...

Today feels so good. Beautiful sunny day; brisk but sunny. Sometimes, we just neglect to be appreciative of the weather and the seasons. They are marvelous and an amazing illustration of God's...

Today I will have a virtual appointment with a Functional Medicine doctor thats about an hour out of town. Thats about as good as it gets for me in the area I live in; 2 Functional MDs and 2...