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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Why Are 30th and 40th Birthday Cards So Depressing?

Today is an anniversary date for me. Six years ago, at the age of 24, I was diagnosed with the

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The Church, Depression, & Mental Illness: 3 Myths That Need To Go

This blog post is hard for me to write but I must write it for three reasons:  First, many Americans

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6 Things NOT To Say to a Sick Woman About Her Appearance

People are surprised when I tell them about insults I received due to changes in my appearance from illness. If

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Work & Chronic Illness (Part 1): 4 Things NOT to Say to Sick People

One of the most common things people with chronic illnesses or disabilities hear is, “You’re so lucky you get to rest

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Stronger Together: 2 Lessons on Community from Chemo & The Twilight Zone

Being sick can be lonely. On top of pain, fatigue, and the mental toll, people can multiply our stress. I

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Lessons on Body Image, Fear, & Community From The Twilight Zone

I’ve been in excruciating pain the past few days.  Like my past New Year’s Eves, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome decided to

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