Whatever you’ve felt, experienced, or lived through before that point — once you know surgery is definitely happening — it’s a whole new ball game . Those conflicting emotions of relief and joy  mixed with anxiety and stress  are completely natural in the first few days (and even weeks) after getting the news. I’m speaking from personal experience and want to share the approach that really helped me. I knew my hip replacement was happening within six months from the day it was offered. That...

The previous blog post was quite heavy with medical terminology and might have been a bit less entertaining. Saying that, I had to...

For years, I built my life around movement. CrossFit, Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, long walks with my dog — being active was simply who I was....