NBC News Interviews Me
Hello Fashionably ill readers: I know I haven’t written anything new in a couple weeks–that’s because I have been recovering from
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Interviews
5 Tips: How Asian Americans & Mental Health Professionals Can Build Family Support
In my last post, Asian American Mental Health: Confusing Doing Well with Feeling Well, I described my life with bipolar
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Review of Rebecca Lombardo’s Memoir on Bipolar Disorder
Popular mental health advocate, Rebecca Lombardo, wrote a book called, It’s Not Your Journey: A Memoir. Lombardo’s book actually began
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5 Tips for Dating With Chronic Illness
Today we have a guest post from brave health activist, Kirsten Schultz. I’ve been sick nearly all my life,
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Dior Vargas Talks About Depression, Latinos, & Mental Health Awareness
For my latest interview, I had the pleasure of meeting Dior Vargas. Dior is a rockstar in the mental health community. She
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Kathy Khang’s Story: Having Depression & Growing Up in an Asian Family
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Lately, I’ve been doing more interviews with people who bravely fight chronic illness
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Rudy’s Story: Young Man Talks About Life with Bipolar Disorder
Something you’ll see more of on Fashionably ill is my interviews with people of different backgrounds about how they manage
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Rebekah’s Story: Young Woman Talks About Living with Myasthenia Gravis
June is Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Awareness Month. MG is a neuromuscular autoimmune disease many people do not know about. People with
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MSNBC Mental Health Documentary On My Life
MSNBC: Asian American Women Endure High Rate of Depression So last summer and early fall, an MSNBC documentarian followed me
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Chronic Illness & Dating Part 1: Emily’s Journey with Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Valentine’s Day is coming. Many people have asked me to blog about dating and chronic illness. However, I am not
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