Author: JessicaGimeno

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5 Tips for Celebrating a Holiday Alone (UDPATED)

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments how to celebrate holidays alone, marathon, New Year's Eve, Parties, Thanksgiving alone, tips, Twilight Zone

In time for Thanksgiving, I’m posting an update of my popular 2013 article, “3 Tips on Celebrating a Holiday Alone.”  What

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Fashion 

Great Blue Bandage Dress from House of CB London

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments blue bandage dress, fashion, House of CB London, Jessica Gimeno

Hi everyone! I wanted to do a quick blog post about a blue bandage dress I wore to a fashion

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Celebrities Fashion Music 

DIY: Make A Rhythm Nation Costume; Janet Jackson

October 29, 2017October 29, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments cheap costumes, costume, dancer, DIY, fashion, Halloween costume, how to, Janet Jackson, music video, Rhythm Nation, SOTW, State of the World, tour

My cousin, a friend, and I attended a Janet Jackson concert dressed as Rhythm Nation dancers for her  State of the

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Advocacy Celebrities Fashion 

Recap of Shriver 50th Anniversary Gala: Hasan Minhaj & More

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments 50th Anniversary, Hasan Minhaj, Shriver Gala, Shriver Poverty Law Center

Last Thursday–October 19, 2017–I attended the Shriver Poverty Law Center’s 50th Anniversary Gala at the lovely Sheraton Grand Hotel in

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mental health 

Book Review: When Depression Hurts Your Relationship

October 12, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar, book review, Craig Malkin, IPT, mood disorders, New Harbinger, When Depression Hurts Your Relationship

Relationships are complicated even without the presence of a mood disorder, which is probably why you don’t see that many

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mental health Stress 

7 Tips for Protecting Your Mental Health When Bad News is Everywhere (UPDATED)

October 2, 2017October 4, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bad news, bipolar disorder, cable news, depression, Las Vegas, massacre, mental health, PTSD, shootings, social media, Stephen Paddock, stress, trauma, triggers

UPDATE: I have written about this before. But, in light of the tragic events at Las Vegas, Nevada on October

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Autoimmune chronic illness Community Disability discrimination fatigue invisible illness mental health pain Stress Women's Health Work 

Why People With Invisible & Chronic Illnesses Deserve Academy Awards

September 28, 2017March 1, 2018 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Academy Award, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar 2, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, invisible illness, Jessica Gimeno, mental illness, MG, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, work

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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3 Lessons on Loving a Sick Person From a 4-Year Old

September 14, 2017September 15, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments

(Repost)  Last weekend I was exhausted. After a 40-hr work week, it was hard to find my mojo. Lying in

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Interviews invisible illness Women's Health 

Ashley Levinson On Her 29-Year Journey With PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)

September 7, 2017 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Ashley Levinson, Bolt For PCOS 5K, interview, PCOS Awareness, PCOS Resolution 495, September, symptoms

For many women’s health advocates, September is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month.  Today’s blog post is my short interview

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Where Is Your “Happy Place”?

August 31, 2017August 31, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments

I have been feeling much better the past three weeks.  In my last blog post, “The Loneliness of Chronic Illnesses

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