Hello, how’s things?

Hello, how’s things?

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I posted on here! Hope that you are well (if there is anyone still reading here)! I just wanted to come on and share a quick update about life and this blog. Whilst I find blogging incredibly therapeutic, and over the years focusing on this blog has vastly helped my mental health when dealing with scoliosis, over the last year or so I've had to take a bit of step away from this...Read More
Scoliosis Awareness Day 2023

Scoliosis Awareness Day 2023

I'm posting this a bit late but - life! I wanted to write a bit about scoliosis awareness day 2023 and what I got up to. Every year (pandemic aside), there is a scoliosis event in London, organised by the Scoliosis Association UK, for scoliosis awareness day. The purpose of this event being to celebrate scoliosis and to bring people with scoliosis together to chat and support each other. Every year, I see this event happening on social media, but...Read More
Scoliosis and Anxiety: 5 ways scoliosis can cause anxiety

Scoliosis and Anxiety: 5 ways scoliosis can cause anxiety

Hi everyone, In this post I wanted to talk about my experiences of scoliosis and anxiety.  If you have scoliosis and can relate please let me know in the comments, you’re not alone.  Having a long term chronic condition like scoliosis can have a huge impact on mental health, and I actually have a whole separate post and video on how scoliosis has affected my mental health. But I wanted to talk about scoliosis and anxiety specifically, as it’s something...Read More
10 things I LOVE about my scoliosis.

10 things I LOVE about my scoliosis.

Hi everyone, As it's valentines week, I thought it was about time for some self-love, and so I wanted to share some of the things I love about my scoliosis. Now, don't get me wrong, living with scoliosis can be tough. Scoliosis is a condition that causes the spine to curve sideways, resulting in various physical and emotional challenges. Many people with scoliosis (myself included) struggle with daily pain, discomfort, mobility, self-image, and confidence issues. However, having scoliosis also has...Read More
My 2023 Goals

My 2023 Goals

Hi everyone and Happy New Year! I hope that you had a fantastic festive period, whatever that looked liked to you. :) As it's the start of another new year, I thought I would do post on my 2023 goals, as I like to use this time of year to reflect on the previous year, and set goals for the year ahead. I set a few goals in 2022, but they were nowhere near as crazy as previous years in...Read More
7 Tips to Survive Christmas with Back Pain

7 Tips to Survive Christmas with Back Pain

Over the years, I've found a few ways to cope with Christmas back pain, and so I thought I'd provide some tips to survive the festive period. Now, I love Christmas, but I find that festive activities - such as Christmas shopping, decorating the Christmas tree and wrapping presents - can really aggravate my back and cause pain. Factor in the cold weather and holiday stress, and my back seems to hurt more during this time of year, which can...Read More
10 Christmas Gift Ideas for those with scoliosis

10 Christmas Gift Ideas for those with scoliosis

As the festive season is upon us and it's nearly Christmas again (not sure where this year is going!), I thought I would share some of my favourite gift ideas for those with scoliosis. These are things that either I find helpful (to manage pain or feel more comfortable) or that I've seen and found inspiring. Please feel free to add your own ideas into the comments below. :) You may also find my post useful on 5 must have...Read More
Reflections and Goal Setting for 2022!

Reflections and Goal Setting for 2022!

Hi Everyone! Hope you all managed to enjoy Christmas, despite the ongoing pandemic. So, it's that time of year again - where I like to reflect on the year that has gone, and start setting some goals for the year ahead. This year (for once) I didn't set any crazy big goals, as this time last year things were very uncertain. We were in the middle of a pandemic, and I was having my own personal health issues, as well...Read More
My 2022 Challenges: Manchester Marathon and Machu Picchu

My 2022 Challenges: Manchester Marathon and Machu Picchu

Hi all, Sorry that I haven't updated on my blog for a while. I have been very busy instead over on my new YouTube channel! I've been putting many exciting plans together, and I'm aiming to release a video about my life with scoliosis at least once a month. So if you haven't subscribed already, please do subscribe to my channel - it really helps me out - and there is lots of good stuff coming I promise. :) In...Read More
Scoliosis Awareness Month: Competition

Scoliosis Awareness Month: Competition

To celebrate June being scoliosis awareness month, I will be launching an exciting competition over on my Instagram, to begin on 1st June 2021. Throughout June, I'll be giving you the chance to WIN an item of scoliosis awareness merchandise from my Spring store. Make sure you are following me on Instagram, so you don't miss out! The lucky winner will be announced via Instagram at the start of July. Plus, if you fancy treating yourself, I’ll be giving 10%...Read More
A year in lockdown: 5 things I’ve learnt

A year in lockdown: 5 things I’ve learnt

This week, marks ONE YEAR of living amidst a pandemic. One whole year of being in and out of lockdown, social distancing, not seeing friends and family and working from home. So many people have lost their lives. It's been a surreal and difficult time for us all. A year ago, most of us thought that lockdown would be a temporary thing and perhaps last a month or two. Little did we know that it would last over a year...Read More
Happy February

Happy February

So we are now halfway through February and almost a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. It's time for my monthly link-up with A Chronic Voice. I try to take part each month, as it is a chance to connect with fellow chronic illness/condition bloggers, whilst reflecting on the month. The writing prompts for this month are - Defining, Allocating, Uniting, Saving and Educating. So I'll try and arrange my thoughts for February around these themes! Defining I think almost a...Read More
New Year, Same Virus

New Year, Same Virus

So we are now in January 2021 - happy new year! We are getting towards the end of the first week back to work after Christmas (for myself and many others), and what a week it's been! I feel like so much has happened already, and I'm ready for another break. As it's a brand new month, I wanted to take part in the latest link up with a Chronic Voice. I try to take part every month, as the...Read More
Happy New Year: Goal Setting for 2021.

Happy New Year: Goal Setting for 2021.

I wanted to write a quick post to wish my readers and followers a very Happy New Year. Lets hope that 2021 is better than 2020 for all of us! I for one have mixed feelings about 2021. With the pandemic not going away any time soon, it's hard to know what to expect for the New Year. The area I live is still in a strict Tier 3 (edit - now Tier 4!), meaning we cannot mix indoors and...Read More
10 products to help ease back pain when working from home

10 products to help ease back pain when working from home

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in more people working from home than ever before. In April 2020, 46.6% of people in employment did some work at home. I have been working from home since March 2020. Whilst there are elements of it I like, it can also be quite uncomfortable for my back. I've therefore done a bit of research and found some products and ideas that might help to ease back pain when working from home. As we head...Read More