
Kate
I’ve spent two decades navigating chronic illness, mental health, and self-recovery. This blog is where I share what’s real—no perfection, just honesty, growth, and community. You’re not alone here.
Coming Home for Autumn: Rest, Reconnection, and the Joy of Slowing Down
After time apart, we’re finally back together — cozying up through chilly mornings, late-night laughter, and slow weekends that remind us to rest. A journal entry on love, burnout, and the quiet healing of coming home.
Table of Us Braai Edition: Fearlessly Inclusive, Deliciously Healthy Fire-Cooked Recipes
Discover vibrant, inclusive braai recipes that bring herbivores, carnivores, and everyone together. Explore healthy, hearty meals cooked fearlessly over fire, promoting joy and community at your table.
Healing Together: How Community-Based Trauma Therapy Is Transforming Lives in South Africa
Discover how South African initiatives like Phola and Waves for Change are using community-based trauma therapy to support healing through storytelling, surf, and collective care.
12 Staples Every Healthy, Budget-Conscious Low-Carber Should Always Have at Home
Discover 12 essential low-carb kitchen staples that make healthy eating simple and affordable. Perfect for anyone on a budget looking to nourish well.
What My Sick Days Taught Me About Real Rest (It’s Not What You Think)
This morning, before I’d even opened my eyes, I knew.Not from a calendar reminder or a “you’re due for a flare-up” ping. Just the weight of my own body. Heavy. Cement-heavy. Fire-in-my-veins heavy. Welcome to the delightful surprise party that is chronic illness. No...
Pain, Rain, and Bugsy: When Your Body Says No
Chronic illness flare, MS pain, rain-soaked roads, and a defiant dog. A raw dispatch from the frontlines of one brutal morning.
Fuel the rebel research, buy me a cuppa ☕
Editor's Journal
Dreams, IUDs, and a Digital Aunty: Notes From a Tired Brain
Call me old-fashioned, but I want to hug the people I love. Not just double-tap their faces on a screen.
Fatigue, Bugs, and a Midday Nap I’ll Never Get
A doctor once explained it like this: if someone without a chronic illness wants to understand what MS fatigue feels like, they’d need to stay awake and upright for three days straight. Then try to function like a normal human. That’s the starting line.
The Quiet Feels Different Without Bugs
My dog, Bugsy, is at my mum’s this weekend. He’s being absolutely spoiled, no doubt about that. She’s probably made him scrambled eggs and is reading him bedtime stories while feeding him snacks off a Royal Doulton plate. He’s living the high life. I know he’s happy. I know she adores having him. And he loves her too.
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