This post covers some of the nitty-gritty about how I exercise with a chronic illness. Where I started I have a chronic illness called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, and over the past two years, I’ve gradually increased my exercise tolerance. In June of 2024, I began solo backpacking the Superior Hiking Trail, and at that […]
Backpacking Shakedown
Here’s a post about my recent solo backpacking shakedown as a woman with a chronic illness called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. My backpacking shakedown I recently did a backpacking shakedown to prepare for the backpacking season with my new gear. This recent post discusses the preparations I’ve made for backpacking season. It’s always a good […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Self-Touch
This post spotlights the nervous system regulating tool: Self-Touch. Bottom-up healing strategies Bottom-up healing strategies for nervous system dysregulation refer to approaches that begin with the body’s most basic physiological and sensory experiences—such as breath, posture, touch, and grounding—and work inward to calm and restore balance in the autonomic nervous system. These strategies emphasize self-regulation […]
Getting Ready for Backpacking Season
Here’s my latest post on getting ready for backpacking season. Some links in this post are for products from Garage Grown Gear, but I am not affiliated with them. Backpacking season I’ve solo backpacked over 500 miles on the North Country Trail in the last two years, including 300+ miles on the Superior Hiking Trail, […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Visualization
This post spotlights the nervous system regulating tool: visualization. Bottom-up healing strategies Bottom-up healing strategies for nervous system dysregulation refer to approaches that begin with the body’s most basic physiological and sensory experiences—such as breath, posture, touch, and grounding—and work inward to calm and restore balance in the autonomic nervous system. These strategies emphasize self-regulation […]
Neuropathic Pain
My worst MCAS symptom is neuropathic pain. So, I recently took a deep dive into the mechanisms behind neuropathic pain to see if there was anything I was missing or could change about my MCAS routine to alleviate my symptoms. My Neuropathic Pain I have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) from past mold exposure, chronic […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Sensory Orientation
This post spotlights the nervous system regulating tool: Sensory Orientation. Bottom-up healing strategies Bottom-up healing strategies for nervous system dysregulation refer to approaches that begin with the body’s most basic physiological and sensory experiences—such as breath, posture, touch, and grounding—and work inward to calm and restore balance in the autonomic nervous system. These strategies emphasize […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Yawning
This post spotlights the nervous system regulating tool: Yawning. Bottom-up healing strategies Bottom-up healing strategies for nervous system dysregulation refer to approaches that begin with the body’s most basic physiological and sensory experiences—such as breath, posture, touch, and grounding—and work inward to calm and restore balance in the autonomic nervous system. These strategies emphasize self-regulation […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Resonant Breath
This blog post highlights another nervous system regulating tool: resonant breath. What is nervous system dysregulation? Nervous system dysregulation occurs when the autonomic nervous system becomes stuck in patterns of chronic stress, threat, or shutdown rather than fluidly shifting between states of activation and rest. The nervous system continuously scans for safety or danger and […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Humming
This post highlights a tool for the nervous system regulating tool: humming. Bottom-up healing strategies Bottom-up healing strategies for nervous system dysregulation refer to approaches that begin with the body’s most basic physiological and sensory experiences—such as breath, posture, touch, and grounding—and work inward to calm and restore balance in the autonomic nervous system. These […]
