05/29/2026
The hard truth about this season of life?
Recovery isn’t always pretty. 🤍
Prednisone has been an incredible medication for helping me breathe and recover from pneumonia… but wow, it can also be really hard on the body in other ways.
This week has looked like:
• Averaging less than 5 hours of sleep a night
• Constant jitters and shakiness
• Feeling endlessly hungry
• Fighting dehydration from the combination of medications
• Watching my body hold onto fluid and weight in ways that feel uncomfortable and unfamiliar
And mentally? That part can be hard too.
As someone who works in health & wellness, it’s easy to feel pressure to “have it together” all the time. To keep the routines perfect. To keep nutrition perfect. To keep my body looking and feeling the same at all times.
But the reality is: sometimes your body is simply in survival and healing mode.
Sometimes healing means medications that help one thing while temporarily making other things harder. And sometimes self care looks less like discipline and more like grace.
I’m learning to remind myself that this is temporary. My body will regulate again. My routines will come back. My energy will come back. And in the meantime, I’m trying not to punish myself for simply needing help to heal.
So if your body feels different in this season…
If your habits feel off…
If you’re recovering, surviving, adjusting, or just trying your best…
Please remember:
Your body is not failing you. It’s fighting for you. 🤍
