Entrepreneurship is often described as a challenging journey filled with ups and downs, but for individuals with autoimmune diseases, those challenges can become even more formidable. Autoimmune diseases, which affect over 23.5 million Americans, can present unique hurdles for entrepreneurs. In this blog post, we will explore the struggles that entrepreneurs with autoimmune …
Does this sound familiar? You get settled in at work and start to tackle the mountain of projects on your plate, but you find yourself struggling. Despite the coffee you drank half an hour ago, you can’t focus at work. If you have an autoimmune disease or chronic illness, brain fog could be further hampering …
One of the biggest things I’ve learned in my life is “be good to yourself”. I am admittedly a bit of a perfectionist and my own worst critic. That doesn’t mesh well with autoimmune disease where you’re rarely close to one-hundred percent. Although I loathe to admit it, I have limitations due to my health …
Work at home jobs for the chronically ill can be a lifeline when illness makes it hard to hold down a regular office job. As someone who is chronically ill from an autoimmune disease, holding down a job has sometimes been very difficult. There have been days, weeks, or even months when I couldn’t work …
Your eyes slowly open and you peer at the alarm clock. It takes a moment for your brain to register that you’ve somehow overslept your alarm. You bolt out of bed to shower and brush your teeth in record time. You grab a pop tart from the counter and toss it in your bag, then …
As people dealing with autoimmune disease, there’s a lot we take for granted. For example, those days when we have a little more energy than usual. Or, those days we feel well enough to go out to an event with friends and family. Sometimes those days are rare. Ask yourself how often you take time …