All Shawn’s Posts – PhilippiJoy

Beyond Van Gogh

My youngest daughter is an artist – and she loves the study of art, the history of it. So we stopped into the Beyond Van Gogh exhibit last night – which you experience all around you, not just paintings on the wall. . Van Gogh’s story is heartbreaking. But the beauty he created from his Read more

September 20, 2022
Healing Is Hard In This Life

One of the hardest things about Lyme+ is that no two days are alike. I have days when I feel fairly good. I rode a bike a few days ago. But today I’m laying in bed in a lot of pain and every time I get up I feel dizzy, weak and nauseated. That doesn’t Read more

September 29, 2022
Selective Mutism Awareness

Social anxiety can manifest in different ways: blushing, sweating, shaky voice, jitters, OCD, and selective mutism (SM) to name a few. I find that social anxiety can impact me at times, especially when I am tired and weak. Anxiety takes over when I can’t think – I can’t make decisions, I can’t manage daily life. Read more

October 4, 2022
Pain – Excruciating Pain

Sunday was hard. Pain was high, all over weakness and body aches, shortness of breath, lightheaded, neuropathy, digestive distress. Monday was excruciating. In bed all day, in tears most of the time. I had just finished a few days of detox, which is always hard, but this felt different. It felt like I was crashing, Read more

October 5, 2022
Salicylate Intolerance

I’ll write more about salicylates in the future – below are some articles explaining what it is and foods to avoid. https://www.dietvsdisease.org/salicylate-intolerance/ https://healinghistamine.com/blog/healing-salicylate-sensitivity/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2017/05/24/lose-energy-eating-brussels-sprouts-taking-aspirin-mystery-behind-salicylate-intolerance/ Calming Salicylate Sensitivity Read more

October 12, 2022
“There’s No Way of Knowing…”

The Fault In Our Stars is a story of 2 teenagers with terminal cancer. They go through ups and downs – periods of time they feel decent, and then they don’t. “There’s no way of knowing your last good day is your last good day – at the time, it’s just another decent day.” The Read more

October 23, 2022