Learning to ADAPT: Acceptance

Learning to ADAPT: Acceptance

Jodi Blaszyk, PsyD, spinal CSF leak patient and clinical psychologist, discusses the first letter in her acronym ADAPT, for support in living with spinal CSF leak. To read the introduction to this series, click here.   The first letter in the ADAPT acronym is A, for...
Learning to ADAPT to Spinal CSF Leak: An Introduction

Learning to ADAPT to Spinal CSF Leak: An Introduction

Jodi Blaszyk, PsyD, is a spinal CSF leak patient and clinical psychologist. This week, as part of our programming for mental health awareness month, she shares her story with us and discusses a mental health concept she coined called ADAPT, for support in living with...
Tough Mothers: Happy Mother’s Day

Tough Mothers: Happy Mother’s Day

All week this week, leading up to Mother’s Day, we have been sharing stories from mothers in our community about what it’s like to mother while leaking. Their experiences of grappling with uncertainty, grief, and resiliency as they navigate illness and...
Tough Mothers: Kat Clavell-Bate

Tough Mothers: Kat Clavell-Bate

Living with a spinal CSF leak is difficult. And when you’re a caretaker of others, it can be even more of a challenge. Add to that the cultural expectations that exist around motherhood, and many mothers living with leaks find themselves stretched as thin as dura...
Tough Mothers: Cara Gady Church

Tough Mothers: Cara Gady Church

Living with a spinal CSF leak is difficult. And when you’re a caretaker of others, it can be even more of a challenge. Add to that the cultural expectations that exist around motherhood, and many mothers living with leaks find themselves stretched as thin as dura...
Tough Mothers: Sanela Vatres

Tough Mothers: Sanela Vatres

Living with a spinal CSF leak is difficult. And when you’re a caretaker of others, it can be even more of a challenge. Add to that the cultural expectations that exist around motherhood, and many mothers living with leaks find themselves stretched as thin as dura...