My Life

SOME DAYS I DON'T RISE

Some days I push through. Some days I don’t. Yesterday, I stayed in bed with the lights off, the TV silent, my hair tangled and a bottle of water beside...

SOME DAYS I DON'T RISE

Some days I push through. Some days I don’t. Yesterday, I stayed in bed with the lights off, the TV silent, my hair tangled and a bottle of water beside...

Taryn lying across the back seat of the truck on pillows during the drive to a pain management appointment.

I DIDN’T WANT TO GO

I didn’t want to go to pain management. Not because I don’t want help, but because after years of calls, appointments, tests, medications and explaining the same body to different...

I DIDN’T WANT TO GO

I didn’t want to go to pain management. Not because I don’t want help, but because after years of calls, appointments, tests, medications and explaining the same body to different...

Taryn smiling outside during a walk and short running intervals while living with chronic pain.

I’M DONE WAITING FOR MY LIFE TO COME BACK

I used to think getting my life back meant becoming the woman I was before pain changed everything. Then five minutes of running, one phone call, a card game and...

I’M DONE WAITING FOR MY LIFE TO COME BACK

I used to think getting my life back meant becoming the woman I was before pain changed everything. Then five minutes of running, one phone call, a card game and...

Taryn sitting quietly in her chair during a difficult chronic pain day.

THIS IS RISING ABOVE

I keep waiting for the day I feel better so I can start living again. But what happens when better doesn’t come first? Somewhere between chronic pain, the life I...

THIS IS RISING ABOVE

I keep waiting for the day I feel better so I can start living again. But what happens when better doesn’t come first? Somewhere between chronic pain, the life I...

I Spent All Day Trying to Start My Day

I Spent All Day Trying to Start My Day

I spent the entire day trying to start my day. I walked, showered, cleaned, handled appointments, paid bills, made food happen, and kept trying to work—all while chronic pain quietly...

I Spent All Day Trying to Start My Day

I spent the entire day trying to start my day. I walked, showered, cleaned, handled appointments, paid bills, made food happen, and kept trying to work—all while chronic pain quietly...

THE LIFE I'M STILL TRYING TO GET BACK TO

THE LIFE I'M STILL TRYING TO GET BACK TO

I was born with hEDS, but for most of my life, I managed it. Then an injury in October 2023 changed something—and the baseline I kept expecting to return to...

THE LIFE I'M STILL TRYING TO GET BACK TO

I was born with hEDS, but for most of my life, I managed it. Then an injury in October 2023 changed something—and the baseline I kept expecting to return to...