This month is Thyroid Awareness Month, and I’m excited to partner with Paloma Health to gift one lucky winner an at-home thyroid test kit. I first learned about the online medical clinic that specializes in and treats hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s…
The Life of an Advocate
The other day, I had something unsettling happen. For the last seven years, I’ve been dependent on a pharmaceutical to provide my body with a synthetic thyroid hormone replacement. With a sip of water, I take a little yellow pill…
Interested in Learning Thyroid Yoga?
As January and Thyroid Disease Awareness Month comes to a close, I wanted to thank all of my followers and readers for their continued support of my wellness journey. After becoming a thyroid cancer survivor, I knew that I wanted…
Did You Know It’s Thyroid Disease Awareness Month?
Along with January kicking off the new year, it is also Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. Did you know that the American Thyroid Association (ATA) estimates that approximately 20 million Americans have some kind of thyroid disease? And, according to the…
Thyroid Thursday: Fern Olivia’s Daily Rituals To Improve Thyroid Health
I’m always looking for ways to carve out a little “me” time in my busy schedule. When I came across a post that Fern Olivia wrote about her daily rituals, I knew it was something that I needed to read,…
Thyroid Thursday: A Guest Post on The Truth About Thyroid Cancer
This week marks the second installment of Thyroid Thursday, a weekly series in September to support Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Today, Fern Olivia describes what’s associated with the increased rates of thyroid disease and cancer…especially amongst women. Remember to leave…
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month – September 2016
As you may know, thyroid cancer and I have a personal connection. In 2013, I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma. I was 26 years old at the time. You can read my full story, here. Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It…
The Doctor Will See You Now…
Three years after my thyroid surgery, the struggle to find a good endocrinologist is real. If you are a fellow thyroid patient, perhaps you can relate. The first time I heard the word endocrinologist I had no idea what kind…
January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
When I was first diagnosed with a thyroid condition, I knew little about thyroid disease. In my mind, my thyroid was this shapeless figure somewhere in my neck that served a function — but I didn’t know just how important…
Thyroid Thursday: A Guest Post on Coping
I am thrilled to welcome Mikelle Hebeka, author of Zen Thyroid, back to the blog this week for Thyroid Thursday. Mikelle’s words on coping resonated with me as a thyroid cancer survivor and I felt they were important to share…
