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Why People With Invisible & Chronic Illnesses Deserve Academy Awards

September 28, 2017March 1, 2018 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Academy Award, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar 2, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, invisible illness, Jessica Gimeno, mental illness, MG, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, work

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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Bonding chronic illness Community Comorbidity Disability family fatigue Friendship invisible illness mental health 

The Loneliness of Living with Chronic Illnesses & Pain

August 2, 2017November 27, 2017 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, how to help sick friend, illness, Jessica Gimeno, laughter, loneliness, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, otitis media, pain, PCOS

(UPDATE: The TV show I discuss in paragraph 2 aired its finale since I wrote this. The writers resolved the

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5 Ways You Can Manage Depression & Bipolar Triggers

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 JessicaGimeno 2 Comments anxiety, bipolar, depression, disability, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, stress, 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

May 1, 2017May 2, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar disorder, how to say no, ideas, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, psoriasis, stress, tips

Lots of people send me tweets about my TEDx Talk (“How to Get Stuff Done When You Are Depressed). They

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Has the ACA Helped You?

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment ACA, Affordable Care Act, disability, Healthcare Rights Coalition, Medicaid, Myasthenia Gravis, pre-existing conditions, SSI

Recently, I joined a group, the Healthcare Rights Coalition, which formed after the election.  We are an advocacy group made

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3 Tips on Celebrating a Holiday Alone

November 23, 2016November 28, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, celebrating, compromised immunity, flu, holidays alone, Jessica Gimeno, lupus, MG, Myasthenia Gravis, Primary Immune Deficiency

In time for Thanksgiving, I decided to re-post one of my most popular articles. REPOST BELOW Last year I spent

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What’s Happening Now! An Update on Me, Fashionably ill

October 28, 2016December 5, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Asian American, bipolar, depression, disability, Disability Intersectionality Summit, Fashionably ill, how to get stuff done when you are depressed, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, TEDx Talk, updates, What's Happening Now

I haven’t been able to post as frequently on Fashionably ill ® as I would like to lately and there

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Sometimes You Shouldn’t Work Through the Pain (Emotional or Physical)

October 10, 2016November 2, 2016 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment bipolar, can't work through pain, depression, injury, Jessica Gimeno, mental illness, Myasthenia Gravis, self-care

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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My Interview with Voices for Change Is Up

September 18, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, Joe, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, podcast, radio, Rebecca Lombardo, Shane Shultz, stigma, Voices for Change

Yesterday, you may have heard my interview on Sirius XM.  If not, here’s a link to listen to my interview

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My Commencement Address for Int’nl Fibromyalgia Institute Graduation

August 12, 2016August 14, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments chronic, coach, commencement speech, community, disability, fibro, fibromyalgia institute, graduation, Jessica Gimeno, Myasthenia Gravis, pain

Click on the white triangle below to press play and hear my speech.  My speech is called, “Stronger Together: Community

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