Odyssey of the Body newsletter
A free newsletter by Brianne Alcala that explores the journeys of our bodies — through both wellness and illness — and the tools and wisdom that can help.
A few favorite posts
“I called this post The smack of a diagnosis because of the loud explosion a diagnosis can make in our understanding of ourselves, our timelines, our future. It reverberates.”
Read “The smack of a diagnosis”
Field Notes comes out most Wednesdays, offering a collection of 6 interesting things related to illness and wellness that I’ve run across lately.
Read a Field Notes post
It was 5:45 a.m., and I was awake? And I felt good, rested, and ready to go? What?! I was astonished. Is this how other people have felt their whole lives?
Read “How I stopped feeling so tired”
You want the timeline to go faster. You want to get through the 6 weeks of radiation or tapering of prednisone now. Sometimes, you simply have to do your part and wait.