In the world of Lyme disease, we can sometimes be a little too narrowly focused when it comes to what’s causing our symptoms and how we should be treating. Thankfully, Lyme is not as hush-hush as it was when I was suffering and researching for help years ago. Information is more readily available and the […]
Where Fear and Frustration Collide with Faith
There are things in life that reveal the inner depths of who we really are and what we really believe. Usually, it’s the difficult, painful, and scary trials, those things that are out of our control. We may question whether or not we ever really had it together. What do you do when fear and […]
How to Keep Hope When You’re Growing Up With Lyme and PANS
If you or your child has Lyme, PANDAS, or PANS you will not want to miss this interview on Abounding in Hope Talks with Eva Soderstrom.
7 Steps to Homeschooling Your Anxious Child
Homeschooling is one of those wonderful blessings that presents constant opportunities for growth and change. Homeschooling an anxious child, well, that can just rock your world! Anxiety is a very real disorder, adrenaline kicks in and suddenly your child becomes out of control and no longer thinks clearly. No matter what you say or do […]
Nourishing Your Anxious Child
DISCLAIMER: Please be advised that I am not a doctor and what I share here is my personal experience and not intended to diagnose, treat or advise. Please seek the care of a trained professional when needed. When our daughter began having anxiety it never dawned on me to address her diet. I took her […]
Recognizing Anxiety in Your Child
When my family was thrust head-on into life with Lyme and tick-borne diseases, anxiety was one of the many symptoms we had. While anxiety is very common with Lyme it manifested in different ways for each one of us.
It’s My Turn To Heal
Healing From Lyme Disease, Co-infections and Adrenal Fatigue Being the wife and mom of a household full of Lymies has been a hard road for sure. For years I have spent countless hours in research, taking myself and my children to doctors, filling prescriptions, ordering herbs and supplements, organizing medicine boxes, keeping pain journals and […]
How A Tick Bite Changed My Daughter – Part 3
I’ve been sharing a deeply personal story of how Lyme disease changed my daughter. If you missed them you can find them here. Part 1 The Psychological Effects Of Lyme Disease and Part 2 Using Supplements To Nourish The Brain Most people associate Lyme disease with joint pain and fatigue and are surprised to learn […]
How A Tick Bite Changed My Daughter – Part 2
Using Supplements To Nourish The Brain When my third daughter turned 7 we had no idea that our whole lives were beginning to turn upside down by her severe anxiety and OCD. That summer I had just given birth to my son and a good friend offered to help by taking my 3 girls to […]
How A Tick Bite Changed My Daughter – Part 1
You may have never heard this before but did you know that a little tiny tick can change your entire personality? Ticks can transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. They also transmit many other bacteria, parasites, viruses and other pathogens. I had never heard or read anything about this and when my youngest daughter […]
