Finding My Resilience
Lessons, tips, and reflections to inspire others with POTS & Chronic Fatigue on their journey to thrive
Tools for Forward Movement: Part 2 Self-care to Recharge
I like to think about self-care as recharging myself. To use the analogy of an electric car, if I keep driving along and never stop to recharge, my battery runs out and I get stranded. Recharging my battery daily has been an essential step to move forward in my wellness journey especially managing two chronic illnesses.
Water (and Salt)Your P.O.T.S.
I am not referring to watering your garden, which of course you should do for the plants to grow. I am talking about Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), one of the diagnoses I have been learning to live with over the years. Normally an individual’s heart rate remains steady varying 10-20 beats per minute (bpm) when standing up. With POTS an individual’s heart rate increases by 30 bpm or more within the first 10 minutes of standing[1].
