Welcome to AIPooja!
My name is Pooja, and I am trying to keep my head above water while balancing disease, wellness, and graduate school. Continually learning and growing, with no end in sight. I hope you find something you can relate to here!
Tag Archives: change
Managing Stress
I can control everything I eat, keep track of every ingredient of every food, resist every temptation to eat something with even the slightest hint of a nightshade, but if I am stressed out, the effort all goes out the … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Misc
Tagged advice, change, doctor, doctor recommended, health, hidradenitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, managing stress, meditation, music, read, seinfeld, serenity, simple, stress, trigger, yoga
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“Look for the Rainbow”
Today I’m going to share something with you that is very special and empowering to me. Recently, a close childhood friend of my mom’s shared my pain and wrote a beautiful poem about finding the hope in pain and sorrow … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Misc, Uncategorized
Tagged beautiful, being sick, change, compassion, courage, discouragement, disease, emotional, empower, empowering, friend, health, hidradenitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, honesty, lend a hand, love, motivation, pain, perseverance, poem, share, sickness, story, strength, support, truth
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Stuck in “One Year Ago” Land
I haven’t blogged in a while because I’m in a bit of a rut. I feel like I’m trapped inside my own head and I’m not sure how to reach out about it. Lately, I’ve been stuck in what I … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes, Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Misc, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, anniversary, being sick, change, discouragement, disease, emotional, health, healthy, hidradenitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, honesty, mental health, motivation, perseverance, physical health, sickness, story, therapy
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The Paleo Diet and Hidradenitis Suppurativa: My Paleo Essentials
One of the major reasons I decided to give the Paleo diet another go was to share more about it on here, and I realize that I haven’t exactly upheld that promise. I am going to start a segment called … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Paleo, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, change, cheating, diet, essential, food, fridge, fruits, grocery list, health, healthy, hidradenitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, paleo, paleo diet, pantry, recommendation, vegetables
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Tat-two Year Anniversary
I never saw myself as the kind of person who would get a tattoo–in fact, I saw myself as the person who would never get a tattoo. I hadn’t even considered it until a certain phrase crept into my head. … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes, Misc
Tagged being sick, change, conozca su valor, discouragement, emotional, health, know your worth, love, marathon, motivation, perseverance, story, success, tattoo, value, worth, wrist tattoo
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A Stranger Can Change Your Life
You never know how a random trip to the gym can affect you. I’m going to share the story of a stranger who unknowingly shed so much light upon me. Her blind faith in me has changed my life. When … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes, Fitness, Misc, Running, Uncategorized
Tagged change, compassion, emotional, faith, fitness, friend, future children, gym, help, kindness, life, love, motivation, personal trainer, positivity, stranger, thanks, trainer
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Expectations of Getting Older vs. Reality
Every year, around the time of my birthday, I like to spend time reflecting on where I am in my life at the moment. I compare it to where I had imagined I’d be and try to gain some perspective … Continue reading
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Tagged 24, birthday, change, college, discouragement, emotional, expectations, honesty, love, unexpected
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