Hello blog friends! I’m checking in with an exciting update. My brand new podcast, “Heal and Stay Healed with Kelly B Haney” is up and running on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and other platforms! Over this last half of 2023 I’ve been pouring my heart and soul into creating this podcast. My fervent…
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Three “super lame” habits that keep me healthy
I recently had a birthday, and it really got me reflecting on how different my life looks now in my early’ish 40’s than it did even just 10 years ago. I had to laugh when thinking about a few newer lifestyle habits of mine in particular that definitely won’t be earning me any cool points…
New name, same focus
Hello Friends! This is Kelly here with an update for you. You may have noticed that crazyhealthlady.com has become kellybhaney.com. As a big part of the next step of my journey, I have rebranded to Kelly B Haney, Certified Nutrition Coach! New name, same focus. As a grateful survivor and overcomer of severe autoimmune disease,…
IBS and IBD: What’s the difference?!
In a recent post, I described the major need for more education when it comes to IBD. In a continuation of that effort, today I want to clear up some super common misunderstandings about IBD, and its similar yet not so similar cousin, IBS. Even pros mistake the two. It’s straight up confusing, especially in…
8 tips for making your vacation fun AND healthy
It’s finally summer and thus, vacation season is now in full effect! Time away can be a wonderfully restorative and life-giving event. However, for those of us who are firmly committed to living a health-promoting and disease-preventing life, leaving the routine comforts of home often comes with challenges. Vacation time can tempt even the most…
Meet my 205 year old minimalist BFF, Henry David Thoreau
Ever since reading his classic memoir, Walden, several years ago, I’ve been a proud fangirl of Henry David Thoreau. In past posts, I’ve written about my love of minimalism and simplicity, and how I believe embracing a simpler life has been one of the big keys to my remaining Autoimmune Disease flare-free for over 12…
Ulcerative Colitis: What people think it is vs. what it REALLY is
Something that frequently bugs me is the lack of understanding that still pervades our society about what Ulcerative Colitis actually is. I’ve often heard U.C. misdescribed and under-described, but more often have found that people who aren’t directly impacted by it just don’t really know much, if anything, about it at all. The lack of…
Constipation: Why it’s so bad, and what to do about it
If you haven’t noticed yet, I don’t tend to shy away from delicate or potentially embarrassing health-related topics. Having experienced a disease whose main characteristic is LOADS OF BLOODY DIARRHEA will quickly raise one’s tolerance level for talking about most anything, as well as remove any past notions of TMI. That being the case, it’s…
What is your illness trying to teach you?
When faced with a serious illness, it’s easy to feel sorry for ourselves, feel like a victim or a martyr, or to become bitter. In our darkest moments, it’s not unusual to wonder if the universe has simply turned its back on us. These are all very natural feelings, and it’s okay to allow ourselves…
Walk like you’re late for something, and other tips for fitting more exercise into your day
We all know regular exercise is vital, as it contributes greatly to our healing and staying healed, maintaining our mental health, boosting our energy, slowing aging, keeping our cognition sharp, getting better sleep, etc., etc., etc. Yet, for a lot of us, getting exercise on a regular basis is not always easy. Let’s face it,…