05/21/2026
You ever hear โfind your baselineโ & thinkโฆ wtf does that actually mean? ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป.
Being a woman in this world means I was taught to ignore what my body tells me.
The past few years have been about unlearning that, and ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ด, & ๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต.
๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป. ๐
As I find my new normal with hypermobility & dysautonomia, Iโm not just figuring out what my body needs & when to call it quits.
Iโm also learning to be more assertive with my boundaries. Prioritize joy. Say no without explanation. Watch Netflix on my break without guilt instead of helping my boss with some task that isnโt mine.
Finding your baseline isnโt just about learning to live with your condition.
๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ.
Building deep trust with yourself & the people you love.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: ๐๐ป
๐นTracked what I ate & when โ time of day & around what activities
๐นNoted what workouts & activities preceded a flare (cardio, power, lower body, long sessions, game night)
๐นPlayed around with electrolyte doses
๐นWorked with my doctors to check if my meds were causing flare-ups
๐นTested more naps... and their length
๐นTested the effect caffeine has on my body
๐นPracticed better sleep hygiene
๐นPlanned my weeks around the activities I actually wanted to do
๐นPlanned my budget around my health spending
๐นHad hard conversations with my partner around support, expectations & finances
๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐ป๐ด๐น. ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐. ๐๐ป
