My Health Story

Explore the inspiring journey of Rocio Castrillon, a patient-advocate living with Crohn's disease. Discover how her IBD journey has shaped her personal and professional life, and fostered resilience and strength.

Prepare yourself this cold and flu season with these helpful tips.

According to one woman with bipolar disorder, holidays usually force her to face some of her toughest triggers, like alcohol and sleep loss.

I tried Botox, a facial injectable used to smooth wrinkles, and my emotional well-being improved. Here’s why that might be the case.

Ketamine-assisted therapy is emerging in the world of psychedelic therapy for various mental health challenges. I tried it to treat my depression and made several discoveries.

Discover the transformative journey of a breast cancer survivor who finds joy in dancing with a local Halloween dance group, the MOMbies, raising funds for cancer research.

When you live with a chronic illness and disability, it can take a lot of workarounds and creativity to perform everyday tasks.

Parent and Crohn’s patient advocate Michelle Pickens shares how she manages her daughter’s allergic colitis diagnosis and copes with the thought of passing on her disease.

Persistent feelings of doubt, guilt, embarrassment, and regret could be a sign of low self-esteem. Take this quiz to see if you might have an inferiority complex.

Patient-advocate Rocio Castrillon shares how she learned to adjust some of her family's Peruvian recipes so she can eat them without irritating her GI tract.

Take advantage of the health benefits apples have to offer with these tasty fall recipes that are gentle on the gut.

Cool temperatures, helpful friends, and preplanning enabled a memorable concert outing for the blogger Mona Sen.

A Hispanic woman with IBD talks about the importance of community support and bilingual resources for people living with a chronic condition.

Living with recurring suicidal thoughts requires working hard every day to silence them. It requires getting treatment, having an outlined safety plan, and hard work.

MS-related heat sensitivity and lack of mobility make it easier and more comfortable to stay indoors for the blogger Mona Sen.

Patient advocate Michelle Pickens shares her experience living in active eating disorder recovery with IBD.

Discover how a blood clot survivor manages travel anxiety with careful planning, regular breaks, hydration, and medical guidance. Learn strategies for safe and enjoyable travel despite health concerns.

Find out how our blogger weighed the pros and cons of wanting another child after breast cancer treatment.

Amid reports of self-harm tied to the weight loss drug Ozempic, a writer with depression shares how the drug affected her mental health for the worse.