Guest Contributor Michelle Persons writes about Social Empowerment, a support group to end social isolation for those with chronic illness
How to Rock Using Mobility Aides with POTS and Other Invisible Illnesses
Worried about using mobility aides with an invisible illness? Why you shouldn’t care what society thinks.
Got a Cold with POTS? 5 Tips for a Faster Recovery
How to avoid the ER and deconditioning when the cold/flu is trying to bring you down.
Have Chest Pain? Explore an Alternate Cause with Costochondritis
Costochondritis: the non-cardiac chest pain that feels like a heart attack
Adrenaline Surges: How to Sleep When Your Heart’s Got You Up
If you thought your sympathetic (flight or fight) nervous system was already maxed out as it is, you were wrong.
5 Tips to Surviving The Summer When Your Body Just Can’t Take The Heat
When you have a chronic illness, you may have a harder time adjusting to sudden climate changes and temperature extremes. Here are some tips and tricks to enjoying summer despite the heat.
Caffeine and POTS/Dysautonomia: Why to Avoid and Alternatives to Try
When your brain says you need the brownies, but your POTS says you better not
Compression for POTS: Why Compression Tights Shouldn’t Be Just For Your Grandmothers
These amazing fashion accessories aren’t just for your granny– own them and rock them!
Staying Badass Despite a POTS Diagnosis
When in full flare, I have a syndrome that makes you feel like you are having a constant heart attack, which then spawns a panic attack, and those heart-panic attacks took over my life for most of the past year.
