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Chronic Illness, Imagination, & Freedom

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week I have doctors appointments and physical therapy. I’m in a hurry to

Coming out of the mental illness closet (or sadly, in some cases being outed) is very hard. I surveyed Fashionably

March 30 is World Bipolar Day. Even though I was diagnosed at 18-years old, I have lived with bipolar disorder

People with myasthenia gravis (MG, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease) sometimes refer to ourselves as “snowflakes” because symptoms vary person to

I recently celebrated my birthday. A few days before my big day, I got a bad ear infection (yes, another

Popular mental health advocate, Rebecca Lombardo, wrote a book called, It’s Not Your Journey: A Memoir. Lombardo’s book actually began

Did you know that 1 in 10 Americans has a rare disease? In the U.S., a rare diseases is defined

Today we have a guest post from brave health activist, Kirsten Schultz. I’ve been sick nearly all my life,

I have bipolar disorder. When depression comes, it often makes it hard to function. When I’m depressed, every task requires

Illness or not, it’s easy to get overwhelmed particularly if you have a lot of things to do. One question