by Agnes | Oct 5, 2025 | Pain
When you live with chronic pain, it’s easy to slip into survival mode. You manage symptoms the best you can, you minimize what you share with others, and sometimes you carry the quiet fear of being seen as a burden. But asking for help with chronic pain is not...
by Agnes | Sep 21, 2025 | Energy / Fatigue, Pain
Guest post by Rob vanSpronsen Hi, I’m Rob — Agnes’s husband. Normally, I’m behind the scenes supporting her writing and the life she shares here with you. But this week, Agnes has been down with a massive head cold. She asked me to step in and share some of the...
by Agnes | Sep 14, 2025 | Energy / Fatigue, Mind / Emotions, Pain
When you live with chronic illness, words can feel powerless. Pain speaks loudly. Fatigue drowns out hope. Brain fog whispers, “You’ll never get better.” But Scripture reminds us that words are not powerless at all. They are life-giving. They are tools for healing....
by Agnes | Sep 6, 2025 | Energy / Fatigue, Mind / Emotions, Pain
When we talk about healing from chronic illness, one of the most overlooked factors is stress. It isn’t just an emotion we feel — stress leaves a real imprint on the body. Books like The Body Keeps the Score (by Bessel van der Kolk) and When the Body Says No (by Gabor...
by Agnes | Jul 6, 2025 | Mind / Emotions, Pain
There’s a kind of pain that doesn’t show up on test results. It doesn’t get labeled or treated or even believed sometimes. But it’s real. And it lives in the body — often as physical symptoms caused by unprocessed emotional pain. Maybe you’ve felt it, too: the tension...
by Agnes | Feb 16, 2025 | Pain
Living with chronic pain from Fibromyalgia or ME/CFS can make every day feel like a challenge, especially when traditional treatments fall short. Acupuncture offers a natural, holistic approach that combines ancient wisdom with modern benefits to address pain at its...
