Overachieving and Feeling Fine

As I look back at the 17 years of chronic pain and endometriosis I endured, I’ve asked myself, as many others have, how do you survive and carry on through everyday life? Beyond the obvious (pain pills!), it occurred to me that pouring my energy into academics...

Why I am a Wedding Photographer

Being a wedding photographer guarantees me two things. First, I get to hang out with a bunch of people already in celebration mode. And second, I get to photograph a girl who is guaranteed to be beautiful. Every bride glows from within on her wedding day! Shooting...

Describe your pain

During the years of intense physical pain, the most annoying and irritating thing you could ask me was, “What’s your pain level? or Where does it hurt? or How’s the pain today compared to yesterday?” I didn’t want to think about it, or be...

I am in control of my health

It took years for me to stand up for myself and truly make my own choices with my health.  I seemed to have picked up the belief that you do what the doctor says if you want to get better.  I’m not sure if it’s because I was a young teenager when I was...

Energy Work Begins

Mid 2008 When I started acupuncture I thought I was really stretching the limits and being rather experimental with an alternative healing path.  In reality, I had barely scratched the surface of what’s possible.  I had been seeing my acupuncturist, Christine,...