Jonan Lim
Age: 31
Occupation: Professional coach
Health issue: Eczema
Symptoms: I had skin irritation, such as itchiness, redness and scaly skin (which was not only uncomfortable, but also...
Elisabeth Rohm
VIVA COVER GIRL AND STAR OF AMERICAN HUSTLE
Balanced living is about knowing and having perspective that there is grace, and that there is something...
Sophie Monk – An Island of Her Own
How much can one person endure? What does it take to grow? Sophie Monk is living proof that being resilient is the key to...
Vicki Lundy
Health issue: Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Depression
Age: 50
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Occupation: Transportation planning and development supervisor
Symptoms: My fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome flared out...
Hometown glory
Jillian Barberie Reynolds balances out her life as a “whatever girl.”
by bonnie seigler • photograph by john russo
When the alarm sounds at 5:15 a.m.,...
Karen Nicole Smith
Age: 41
Occupation: Teaching Assistant at Queen’s University, Department of Medicine
Health Issue: Kidney failure
Symptoms: I remember being very tired, itchy and having very little appetite....
Carleigh O’connell
Age: 22
Occupation: Student
Health issue: Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI’s)
Symptoms: My typical symptoms include painful urination and a constant urge to go to the washroom;...
Inspired Living: CHANTELLE OWENS
CHANTELLE OWENS
AGE: 31
OCCUPATION: Lawyer
HEALTH ISSUE: Asthma
SYMPTOMS: For as long as I can remember, I’ve had asthma. When an attack comes on, I find it...
Inspired Living: Drew Taylor
AGE: 19
OCCUPATION: Barista
HEALTH ISSUE: Recurring UTIs
SYMPTOMS: I was experiencing UTIs—and the frequent, uncomfortable urination, mild back pain, and strange-coloured urine that comes with them—on...
Inspired Living: Jane LI
JANE LI
AGE: 37
OCCUPATION: Chef
HEALTH ISSUE: Lupus
SYMPTOMS: In my early twenties, I started to develop achy, swollen joints, serious fatigue, and a butterfly-shaped rash across...