This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. Going to the doctor is not something that most people look forward to. It is one of the many chores that adults have to tackle, and sometimes, it gets put to the wayside. People may feel that they can get away with putting off their appointments because they feel fine, so often, years go by with continue reading...
Combating The Stigma: Why We Need To Talk About Incontinence
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. When you are managing incontinence, it can sometimes feel very lonely. It can feel like you are an individual in a sea of other people who don't understand the challenges you are dealing with. That said, if you look at the statistics of how many people manage incontinence, things look a continue reading...
Talking About Incontinence – Who Needs To Know?
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. Managing incontinence can be a bit of a balancing act. You are always monitoring your physical health while doing your best to keep your emotional health in check. And as with everything else in life, you have to decide how much of your challenge you want to share with others and how much to keep continue reading...
Random Acts of Kindness (That Can Be Done From A Distance)
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. With spring here and summer only a few months away, getting out into the world is going to be getting easier and easier. After quarantining so long and keeping safe distances from others, it would be understandable if you were trying to find ways to get out of the dumps. It is natural to continue reading...
How To Help Your Mental Health Year-Round
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. As the days have turned into months and the months are now going on a year, it has been a long time that we've been dealing with quarantine. Each month has felt twice as long and while you can't remember what you had for breakfast, you are probably really enjoying old television shows because it's continue reading...
Managing A New Kind Of Holiday Stress
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. While the holidays are something that many of us look forward to each year, they often come with their own kind of stress. Where will you seat everybody for dinner? How are we going to balance visiting all of the families in one day? How are we doing to make sure that there is something for continue reading...
Fun Ideas For Socially Distant Holiday Celebrations
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. With the holidays upon us, I know we're all wishing for a time in the last few years when things looked "normal." When we could get together with our families, hug and kiss our loved ones, and sit around a big table in an indoor living room where we could laugh together (or fight together?) for continue reading...
Incontinence – It’s Not Just A Woman’s Issue
Insecurities are a part of life. We all have them and on some level, we are all managing the feelings that go with them. When you are a woman who is managing incontinence it can be embarrassing, but there is a lot of public support out there. Most women over the age of 21 know what a Kegel is, whether or not we've ever needed to do them, it comes up in common continue reading...
Why It Is Important To Take Care Of Yourself First
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. When we are little, we are taught to care about other people. We are taught how to sympathize, how to empathize and how to treat others as we'd want to be treated. These are very important life skills, but there is one missing. Before you can do anything for anyone else, it is extremely continue reading...
How To Maintain Confidence While Dealing With Incontinence
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. When you are someone who lives with bladder leakage, it can be really easy to get down on yourself. You feel badly about what you have to deal with every day and insecure about how you may look to others. Even if no one in the world knows, it can be difficult to maintain confidence while dealing continue reading...