Flip Smith

About

Living with a chronic illness, autoimmune condition, or gut-brain trouble like IBS is exhausting in a way most people don't see. You hold it together at appointments and at work, then lie awake scanning your body for the next flare, the next symptom, the next bad day. Maybe you grieve the version of you that wasn't tired or in pain, or feel dismissed by people who say you look fine. The worry, the hypervigilance about your health, and the loss that comes with a changing body are real, and they're a lot to carry alone. You don't have to keep white-knuckling it or pretending you're okay.