Category: The Evolve Dispatch

  • What Shitting All Over the Himalayas Taught Me About Fighting for My Health

    📍 Arlington, VA | Chronic Illness | Overcoming Ulcerative Colitis This photo was taken at the height of one of my worst Ulcerative Colitis flares in 2010. I was still working as a firefighter/paramedic, pulling long shifts, saving lives—while my own body was waging war against me. I was on the toilet up to 100…

  • Your Posture Is Ruining You (And You’re Doing Nothing About It)

    📍 Arlington, VA | Chronic Pain | Desk Job Posture Fix If you’re reading this, you’re probably sitting down. Hunched over. Shoulders creeping toward your ears. Scrolling on your phone. The problem isn’t your phone. The problem is how you’re looking at it—how you’re looking at almost everything: 📱 Phones📺 TVs💻 Laptops📖 iPads & Kindles…