Why People With Invisible & Chronic Illnesses Deserve Academy Awards

Last week I had a day where I was really off my A-game at work.  The night before I woke

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“The Only Disability is a Bad Attitude”–Not So Fast!

One expression people with illnesses and disabilities often hear is, “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”  I’m sure people who

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“I Feel Best When…” #HAWMC

It’s Day 14 of WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge (#HAWMC if you’re on Twitter).  Today’s question is: “I feel

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Perfect Comeback & Mental Health Discrimination #HAWMC

I wasn’t feeling well this weekend so I skipped yesterday’s #HAWMC question but I’m back now. It’s Day 13 of

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Breaking News! #HAWMC

It’s Day 5 of WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge.  And today’s question is: Breaking News  The top story of

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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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Resilience: My Family’s Autoimmune/Cancer/Bipolar Journey as Remembered Through Four Pacquiao Fights (from The Huffington Post)

Over the weekend, I had my second Huffington Post article published.  You can read it here.  I’m very excited about this

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