Chronic Illness: Acceptance is a Process Not a Moment
Living with a chronic or incurable illness can make us live life at a slower pace–whether it’s an invisible illness
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My Contribution to Mental Illness Awareness Week: Self-Care (#MIAW)
This week, I intended to blog more for Mental Illness Awareness Week but I got too depressed to do it.
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Why Are 30th and 40th Birthday Cards So Depressing?
Today is an anniversary date for me. Six years ago, at the age of 24, I was diagnosed with the
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Chronic Illness: On the Outside Looking In
Sometimes chronic illness leaves patients on the outside looking in. When I was younger, I sometimes had to leave social
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Three Words Everyone With Mental Illness Should Know
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. In the United States, according to the CDC, suicide is the tenth leading cause
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Women’s Health: Join the More Than Boobs Initiative This September
UPDATE: I will be speaking on HuffPost Live next Tuesday (09/30) at 12:45 pm EST discussing the
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Happy 2nd Birthday! | Top 10 Fashionably ill Articles
Fashionably ill is celebrating its second birthday! As such, I’m sharing the top ten articles from the past two years. In
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Top 10 Myasthenia Gravis Articles
June is Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Awareness Month. I’ve been living with MG for six years–I was diagnosed at the age
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3 Things a Depressed Friend Needs; Readers’ Responses
This is a continuation of my previous post: 10 Things Not to Say to a Depressed Person. Like that article,
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5 Challenges & 5 Small Victories (#HAWMC)
I continue WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge (#HAWMC). Day 18: 5 Challenges & 5 Small Victories. Make a list
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