“I Feel Best When…” #HAWMC
It’s Day 14 of WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge (#HAWMC if you’re on Twitter). Today’s question is: “I feel
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Perfect Comeback & Mental Health Discrimination #HAWMC
I wasn’t feeling well this weekend so I skipped yesterday’s #HAWMC question but I’m back now. It’s Day 13 of
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MSNBC Mental Health Documentary On My Life
MSNBC: Asian American Women Endure High Rate of Depression So last summer and early fall, an MSNBC documentarian followed me
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Chronic Illness & Dating Part 2: Review of Loving Someone With Bipolar Disorder
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m doing a series on chronic illness and dating. In the previous post, guest blogger Emily
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Illness, Regret, & Dreams
A few weeks ago, I found myself watching a 90s Lifetime movie. Don’t judge me! I was in a Beverly
Read moreMindfulness: 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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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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If It’s Okay to Cry About Physical Pain, It’s Okay to Cry about Depression Too
My holidays were great. I think I had one of my favorite Christmases ever with my family. I was happy.
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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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6 Ideas: How To Get Stuff Done When You’re Depressed
I’ve been depressed the past few days. There are many difficult aspects to depression and one of them is
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