How To Manage Food Allergies On Cruise Ships – Tips And Tricks

pippa seated at a dining table on the cruise ship and grinning happily. She's in formal wear with a plate of fluffy american pancakes in front of her, to symbolise how to manage food allergies on cruise ships.

Going on holiday generally poses two big challenges for me. The first is managing my chronic illness, and the second is managing my food allergies. Living with dietary requirements including allergies at all levels of severity is tricky enough day-to-day, let alone when you’re travelling somewhere new. Before now, I had no idea how to […]

Cruising With A Chronic Illness – 5 Tips And Tricks

pippa in her trabsit wheelchair on land in madeira in front of a festive photo board, symbolising cruising with a chronic illness

December 2022 was an unusual one for my Mum and I. My Dad passed away from terminal illness earlier in the year, meaning that it would be our first Christmas just the two of us… and only a few weeks before the big day, we decided to do something very different. My Dad always loved […]

Keeping Cosy Alongside ME/CFS – New HeatHolders Goodies!

Pippa stood up outdoors, wearing her new HeatHolders hat, neckwarmer and gloves in the colour dusky blue. She's also wearing a pink and blue raincoat and has her hair in plaits, holding up a blue mug and smiling.

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Freelancing With A Chronic Illness: Reflecting On My Third Year As Self-Employed

Pippa sat at a table in her wheelchair, open laptop and diary in front of her. She has a pen in one hand and is looking up and slightly off into the distance, laughing at something. She's wearing a black top and jeans with a light pink cardigan, short brown hair down.

If you’re new around here, welcome! My name is Pippa and around three years ago, I made the daunting decision to move from employment in the charity sector into self-employment and freelance life as a disabled writer, speaker, and communication consultant. To say that freelancing with a chronic illness is tough is an understatement, so […]