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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Stress
5 Ways You Can Manage Depression & Bipolar Triggers
Lately, there has been a lot of buzz about the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, which explores the suicide of
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How to Say No: 5 Tips To Help You
Lots of people send me tweets about my TEDx Talk (“How to Get Stuff Done When You Are Depressed). They
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Sometimes You Shouldn’t Work Through the Pain (Emotional or Physical)
I’ll share with you a little secret about health activists: many times we write about the importance of self-care whilst
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5 Tips for Being Reliable When You Are Depressed
The past 6 weeks, I’ve experienced major improvements (energy!) in my health (myasthenia gravis and polycystic ovarian syndrome specifically) due to
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Pictures From Saved By The Max: Celebrating the End of Physical Therapy
My niece CJ and I recently went to Saved by the Max—the Saved by the Bell-inspired pop up diner in
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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
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Living With Bipolar Disorder & Chronic Body Pain: 6 Dilemmas
March 30 is World Bipolar Day. Even though I was diagnosed at 18-years old, I have lived with bipolar disorder
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Stress Hack: Does It Have to Be Done Well Or Does It Just Have to Be Done?
Illness or not, it’s easy to get overwhelmed particularly if you have a lot of things to do. One question
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5 Realities of Living With Multiple Diseases Simultaneously
Over the weekend, I was getting my butt kicked by pain from both the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and psoriasis. At
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