How to Be Supportive of Someone with Autoimmune Disease: Tips for Friends, Family & Caregivers

by Angela Tague // June 7, 2022 // No Comments

Every so often someone close to me asks, “How can I be supportive?”. It’s always music to my ears and a chance to tell them the truth behind managing a chronic illness that affects everything in life. So, here we... Continue reading →

Duck butts and dancing birds! What a trip!

How a Dancing Bird Helped Me Slow Down

by Angela Tague // May 3, 2022 // No Comments

Who knew a dancing bird would help me relax. It was a long-awaited PTO Friday with gray skies and tiny raindrops speckling my car’s windshield. My dog and I had just completed a tiring two-mile hike on the trails at... Continue reading →

Is Your Work Stressing You Out? (And, Making You Sick?)

by Angela Tague // April 5, 2022 // No Comments

As I scanned my email inbox last week, a familiar reflective tone overlapped message to message. Check-in with your heart. Does your creative work please you? Don’t be afraid to evolve. With the shift from a cold dormant winter, to... Continue reading →

Embracing the Trauma Healing Mantra: ‘Accept and Adapt’

by Angela Tague // March 1, 2022 // 2 Comments

Three words have stuck with me after attending a three-hour presentation on how trauma affects the brain. Accept and adapt. At the presentation by Dr. Ryan Allen, I learned 70% of adults in the USA have experienced at least one... Continue reading →

This is What Genuine Self Care Looks Like (4 Types & 19 Examples From My Toolbox)

by Angela Tague // February 1, 2022 // No Comments

A week doesn’t go by that I’m not blogging about self-care or posting about it on social media. Focusing on our needs — each day, in small moments — is critical to our overall physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness.... Continue reading →

What My Yoga Teacher Taught Me About Managing Chronic Illness

by Angela Tague // January 4, 2022 // No Comments

As everyone rose to their firm-footed warrior poses, I dropped down into the coziness of a child’s pose. There, I curled into a sweating, sighing mass for several breaths as the others gracefully swayed through the morning flow. At the... Continue reading →