Mindfulness: Making Time for Emotional and Spiritual Fulfillment
Reality Bites was on TV the other night. I haven’t seen it since 1994. At one point, Wynona Ryder’s character, Leilana,
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“You Have Toothpaste In Your Hair”
The past week was hellacious for me. I felt trapped in my own body. I had a severe flare up
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What Chronic Fatigue Feels Like
What is chronic fatigue? My mom asked me this weekend what it feels like, and I had a hard time
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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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Lessons on Companionship, Compassion, & Community From The Twilight Zone
It can be lonely being a fan of The Twilight Zone. When I tell friends that I’m a fan, I
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Victim Blaming Happens to Sick People Too
I recently saw an article about the twenty dumbest things said on a popular sports show. I was discussing this with
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5 Lessons I Learned from Boxing & Pacquiao on Resilience & Surviving Illness
I’m really excited for tonight’s Paperview Fight, Pacquiao vs. Algieri. People are always surprised to find out that I’m
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Who Am I? The Chronically Ill Person’s Identity Crisis
Three years ago, I became a contributor to a mental health website. They asked me to submit a brief bio,
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Please Help My Friend, Ms. Wheelchair Illinois, Pearl Gannon
Some of you may have read my interview with Ms. Wheelchair Illinois, Pearl Gannon. Pearl is a great friend of mine
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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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