Susan Pogorzelski

The day I discovered self-compassion in the face of this illness was the day I learned that Lyme lies. It lies when it tells you you’ll never get better. It lies when it tells you you’ll never be independent again. It lies when it tells you you’re without purpose in the world. It lies when it tells you this disease is all that you are. You are more than this disease... My latest essay from Global Lyme Alliance is here! Read the rest of "Lyme Lies," part of GLA's #MyLymeLife s

I never thought my life would follow this trajectory. Ever since I was young, I’ve had a clear vision for how I thought my life would turn out: college, writing career, house, family. Well, at least I got the college part right. I was on track with a couple of writing successes, but then that career took an unexpected departure into the realm of foreign exchange, and several other detours followed. I bought a house on my own when I was 27. Instead of a husband and children, m