Most of us treat joy as something we have to earn — after the emails are answered, the laundry is done, and we’ve been productive enough to feel we deserve it. In this article, Jeannette explores why we keep postponing pleasure, and why joy may be less of a reward at the end of a good day than part of what helps the body meet the day at all. She also shares the small practice that makes joy easier to reach for when your brain has already slipped back into productivity mode.
Enough is not the opposite of excellence. Enough is the version of excellence that includes your body.Why sustainable self-leadership with fibromyalgia starts when you stop confusing rest with weakness.For a high achiever with fibromyalgia, “I am enough” can feel almost offensive on a bad day.It sounds lovely on a mug. Or on a journal cover.
Protecting your energy isn’t about doing less—it’s about enjoying more.How to support your body through the fullness of summer without burning outFor many people, summer brings a completely different rhythm to life. Longer days and warmer weather often mean more family gatherings, vacations, social events, and opportunities to get out and enjoy life. After months
Good care is not extra or optional. After a personal healthcare experience that changed her perspective, Tami explores how compassionate, patient-centered care can reduce stress, improve the patient experience, and help people with fibromyalgia feel truly seen, heard, and understood.
I am functioning, but it comes at a cost.We can look capable. We answer messages, show up, keep things moving, remember what needs to be done, and often seem as if we are managing life just fine.But that is only part of the story.What people often do not see is the effort behind an ordinary
Uncertainty can drain more energy than you may realize. Tami shares a personal experience that revealed how unanswered questions, open loops, and the unknown can contribute to fatigue, brain fog, and overwhelm—and why this isn’t an excuse, but a very real response to uncertainty.
When fibromyalgia is officially recognized, it helps move the conversation from something invisible to something acknowledged. This resource tracks verified 2026 fibromyalgia awareness proclamations by state and celebrates the advocates helping make that recognition possible.
Sometimes spring is not asking us to go faster. Sometimes it is simply inviting us to re-enter life with a little more wisdom.Seasonal shifts, steadier rhythms, and doing things in a way that costs your body lessSpring can be a complicated season when you live with fibromyalgia. The light changes, the days get longer, and
If your symptoms don’t seem to fit neatly into one diagnosis, there may be more than one piece of the puzzle. In this conversation with PCOS expert Lindsie Vizethann, Tami explores why that doesn’t always mean you’re doing something wrong—and how overlapping conditions can be an important missing piece of the puzzle.
Somewhere deep inside, I believed that if I just tried hard enough, I could control my body and what I could get it to do for me.But that mindset created a disconnect between my body and my mind. My Inner Critic became the dictator of my body—loud, demanding, and completely lacking compassion.Confession #1: Trying Harder