There is honestly nothing quite like holding your finished book in your hands for the very first time. After working so hard, for so long, it's always emotionally surreal to actually see the finished product

A few months back, shortly after I published my second book, Rewiring Tinnitus, I had the opportunity to share my story and talk about finding relief from tinnitus on several podcasts.

(DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A DOCTOR or a medical health professional. Always speak with your doctor before trying any new drug, supplement, or treatment.) If you’re a member of any chronic illness Facebook

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A DOCTOR or a medical health professional. Always speak with your doctor before trying any new drug, supplement, or treatment. If you follow any of the chronic illness Facebook groups,

Living with a chronic illness is never easy. Nobody wants to be sick. We want to find love and be loved and be happy just like everybody else. We want to be successful and do something that matters.

Dr. Google is an utterly terrifying practitioner of diagnostic medicine. Got a headache? You must be dehydrated, or maybe you have a brain tumor. Stomach ache? Could be indigestion or the stomach flu.

At some point or another, everyone's had a song stuck in their head. It's not always a bad thing. But if you're trying to fall asleep or concentrate on something important, it can drive you completely

There are a million apps that will track your run or bike ride. Most people who care about this kind of thing have used them for a long time now. It's a great way to track your progress and look back at

I’ve been fascinated by bone conduction technology for a long time and always suspected it could be a wonderful thing, especially for people with hearing loss, vestibular disorders, or hearing disorders

I was exhausted. Drained of my last reserves. But I still couldn’t rest. I was leaving in the morning for a trip to Maryland to see my family and there was still too much left to do. It was already 8 pm.

I recently came across an interesting concept that explains a lot about the mindset of a person living with chronic illness. It goes like this: When a person or an animal is repeatedly subjected to a terrible

The Florida keys are unbelievably beautiful this time of year. Summers tend to be miserably hot down here, but in Islamorada, there's a constant breeze off the ocean, and it's surprisingly comfortable.

Writing is hard. Maybe not for everyone, but it is for me, and I know it is for a lot of you, too. As a result, I'm always on the lookout for new tools and techniques to improve my writing process. Today,

We’ve all been sick at one point or another, and everyone knows what it’s like to be nauseous. Unfortunately, I live with Meniere’s disease, a chronic inner ear disorder that causes vertigo and dizziness,

When you live with a chronic illness, life is rarely easy. After all, nobody wants to be sick. We want the same things in life as everyone else, we’re just stuck with unwanted limitations. You may not

No matter who you are, or how safe you try to be, life can get complicated pretty quickly. Disaster can strike without warning, incapacitating you faster than you’re able to respond. When something like

If any of you have seen the TV adaption (on HULU) of Steven King's incredible book 11/22/63, you might have caught this gem. In the emotionally charged final scene of the finale, an aged Sadie Hawkins

(This post originally appeared Rewiringtinnitus.com, my website for tinnitus sufferers) I recently hosted a webinar presentation on finding relief from tinnitus for the Hearing Loss Association of

(A version of this post first appeared on my tinnitus blog) “So, what are you doing for work these days?”my dentist casually asked me, as he looked over my teeth. “I work with people who suffer from tinnitus

Over the years, I've become much more sensitive to noise than I used to be.  I live with an incurable inner ear condition called Meniere's disease, and as a result, loud environments can overwhelm