the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

Miranda Herring

  • changing our perspective on addiction

    When I stopped drinking, there were challenges for sure, my anxiety being the biggest, but more rewards by far. My head was clearer, my body more healthy (as much as possible for me), my spirit more free. Still, I realize that I have a tremendous support system that made it so much better for me… Read more

  • swimming toward the light.

    I wrote about my disease issues in detail last week, ending with my diabetes diagnosis. At that point, I had been loaded up with steroids for my RA flare – after two ER visits – and was going to take our girls to our planned outing on Sunday – which I did. I also assumed… Read more

  • a new diagnosis

    Friday evening, I was still dealing with the RA flare I wrote about in my previous post. I had come downstairs with my dinner to sit with my husband and started to feel weak and as if my heart were racing. When I checked my pulse, it was around 147. I told my husband I… Read more

  • a sick week, kate’s passing, and nights in the bad place

    First, let me say that, for whatever reason, I am having an incredibly sick week. This will be relevant to the rest of my post in a bit. Two days ago, a gnarly flare led to my being unable to stay awake for more than a couple of hours at a time and my husband… Read more

  • whole.

    First, let me say that I am not on a morbid kick. It’s just that when I watched the Ram Dass documentary I wrote about in my previous post, at the end of it, Netflix recommended another short documentary – about 40 minutes – called “End Game” exploring end of life care, that was filmed… Read more

  • wheelchairs and mala beads

    Probably the most well-known quote from the spiritual teacher Ram Dass is “We are all just walking each other home.” You’ve likely seen it before. It’s a favorite of mine. He is one of my beloved teachers. So, tonight, I finally watched his Netflix short documentary, “Ram Dass, Going Home” about his post-stroke life and… Read more

  • Why I Am Done With Young Living

    First, let me say that I adore essential oils. I truly believe in them – along side, not in place of, modern medicine. I use them for many things in my daily life: lavender to help my anxiety, lemongrass to combat the swelling from several of my RA meds, grapefruit in my water. Not only… Read more

  • what a freaking day

    Y’all. It started last night. I was getting everything in order for my clean eating renovation and the girls were planning to start our summer swimming for exercise plan and I was good to go with accountability buddies to really start addressing all this medication weight. . . because it is a major health issue… Read more

  • graduation and gratitude

    I’m hoping this post makes even a little bit of sense because I’m writing as I’m getting ready for our first event this morning with Sara taking her EO rollerballs and me taking all of my coaching stuff and there is so much to do. We are excited and super busy and running. This week… Read more

  • the mother’s day mixed bag.

    Yesterday was honestly the best Mother’s Day celebration I can remember. We went to spend the day with our family at the lake and had the best time talking and laughing and enjoying each other. It was simple and wonderful and I loved it. Today has been good too. I’ve mostly rested – travel wipes… Read more