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Interview on The Poet by Day
After my "Close the Camps" article went semi-viral I received a lot of messages and emails from people interested to talk to me,...
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Why Chronic Illness Makes it So Hard to Leave Home
CN: Detailed descriptions of the experience of pain and other health issues, discussion of chronic pain, disability, chronic illness. My...
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What Is Afforded to You
CN: chronic illness, police brutality, racism, mental illness, medical neglect, forced stay at mental institution. Note: This blog post...
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Spoon Theory: What Silverware Has to Do with Chronic Illness
CN: General discussion of the experience of having a chronic illness, reference to ableism and mental illness Have you ever dealt with a...
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Let's End the Stigma Against Anti-Depressants
Content Note: in depth discussion of mental illness and medication use, extensive ableism around mental illness and medication use,...
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I Can't Fix Myself But I'm Supposed To
CN: chronic pain, medical neglect, fat-shaming, discussion of specific health issues and their symptoms Today’s guest post is written as...
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What's It Like to Have Celiac Disease?
CN: chronic illness, discussion of food, digestion issues (non-graphic), weight, and dieting. When I was a kid, my parents were always...