February 28, 2023February 16, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

A heart cupped by a child’s hands which are cupped by a woman’s hands which are cupped by a man’s hands. The the text reads: “Only give your heart to those who will hold it like a treasure.”

Loving a Broken Body

February 27, 2023February 16, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk about how I reached a point of acceptance and love for my body that doesn’t work the way that it is supposed to. The first thing that I want to say is that I understand there are many people that take offense to the idea of a person with disability or chronic illness having a broken body. I am not talking about their body. I am speaking only about my body and my personal experience.

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February 26, 2023February 16, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

Background of wooden boards with fairy lights hung at the top. In the fore ground there is a pig in a zebra hoodie holding out a wooden heart. The test reads: “Look for the people who consider love something to share.”

February 25, 2023February 11, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

Background of a blue sky. Pig in a zebra hoodie with a thought bubble with a jumble of things, including a videogame controller, paint brush, paint pallet, notebook, pencils, ruler, eraser, sharpener, and a sketch of a heart. Text reads: “Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.”

Calories In Versus Calories Out

February 24, 2023February 11, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

Certain hyper-efficient microbe species in our guts could be the reason why some people gain weight and others don’t, proving once again how much influence the microbiota has in our lives. Unfair as it is, some of us seem to put on weight just by looking at a pizza while others can munch away with…
Specific Gut Bacteria Extract More Energy Which Seems to be Associated with Obesity

Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk about obesity. Often times when people find out that I am obese, and once was morbidly obese, they will usually give me some speech about “calories in and calories out.” Well, this idea that balancing the same amount of calories in with the amount of calories out is a kind of a myth.

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February 23, 2023February 11, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

Rainbow colored water in the background. A pig in a zebra hoodie waving two rainbow flags. Text that reads: “Be proud, but not arrogant.”

My Alexithymia

February 22, 2023February 11, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk about my personal experience with alexithymia. I recommend that you check out my previous post on alexithymia. In that post I covered what alexithymia is as well as how it is connected to autism as well as PTSD.

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February 21, 2023February 11, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

The universe with some planets with a small pig in a zebra hoodie. Text that reads: “Be humble, but not timid.”

Alexithymia and Autism

February 20, 2023February 11, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment

Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk about alexithymia and how it is connected with autism. This connection is important because it has lead to many of the misunderstandings regarding those with autism. Many symptoms that are actually symptoms of alexithymia have become associated with autism even though the research shows that this correlation does not exist. So, how did this happen? Well, let’s get into it!

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February 19, 2023February 11, 2023 ~ piggie4299 ~ Leave a comment