Mindfulness and Meditation: Tools for Coping With Huntington’s Disease
Living with Huntington’s disease means living with uncertainty. I do not always know how my body will move, how much energy I will have, or how clearly my mind will
Be Empowered by Tanita Allen
Living with Huntington’s disease means living with uncertainty. I do not always know how my body will move, how much energy I will have, or how clearly my mind will
There is a certain kind of silence that can grow around a diagnosis like Huntington’s disease. It is not always the silence of acceptance or privacy. Sometimes it is the
There is a particular kind of anxiety that can rise up when you live with Huntington’s disease and step into a public space. It is not always loud. Sometimes it
March has a reputation. It’s the month that whispers “new season” before the world is fully ready. The light changes. The air softens. People start talking about spring cleaning, fresh
There is a question I’ve been asked in many forms since my diagnosis: How do you live a meaningful life with Huntington’s disease? Sometimes it’s asked gently, sometimes with curiosity,
Before Huntington’s disease entered my life, I moved through the world at a pace that made sense for the life I thought I was building. I held onto the idea
One of the hardest parts of living with Huntington’s disease isn’t the symptoms themselves, it’s navigating the medical system. From rushed appointments to misunderstanding symptoms, to being doubted or dismissed
There are mornings when I wake up and my body feels like a stranger. Some days, the movements are gentle, barely a whisper under the surface. Other days, they arrive
Before I speak about Huntington’s disease, there’s often a pause in my chest. It’s not just the facts I’m weighing it’s the fear of how they’ll land. Will the listener’s
Some days, my body speaks before I’m ready to listen. My balance wobbles, my movements grow sharper, my speech feels slower to form. Living with Huntington’s disease means these aren’t