4 Ways to Be an Ally to People with Invisible Disabilities
By Sara Whitestone Cross-posted with permission from Everyday Feminism As someone who lives with an invisible disability, I struggle on a daily basis to live with my ever-changing abilities. My...
View Article7 Microaggressions Disabled Folks Face at the Doctor’s Office—and 6 Ways to...
By Caryn Rubanovich, Intern 2014 Imagine this: you’re in the waiting room of a new doctor’s office, eager to learn more about and start birth control. You’ve asked a family member to join you, and...
View Article“But You Don’t Look Sick”— Living With a Chronic Invisible Illness
By Jessica Roberts, Intern 2015 “Mom,” I choked into the phone. “Mom, I —” Mom, I can’t breathe. Mom, I’m clawing at my legs and arms, like I’m trying to break out of my own skin. Mom, I think I’m...
View Article5 Survival Tips for When Caregiving Is Overwhelming
By Jessica Roberts, Intern 2015 What if I offered you a job that included no pay or benefits, required 24-hour availability, required you to learn basic medical care, and made it difficult for you to...
View ArticleChronic Illness, Marginalization, ED and Me
Growing up in image conscious West LA as an avid ballet dancer was a recipe for eating disorder disaster. In a primarily white ballet school that primed us to be professional dancers, the pressures...
View Article5 Reasons Fatigue Isn’t Like Normal Tiredness (Proving Most People Don’t Get It)
By Katie Ernst for Miss Treated, cross-posted with permission When you’re dealing with a chronic illness, there are a lot of things non-sick people say that are annoying. Things such as, “Aren’t you...
View ArticleYoung and Healthy? Re-Thinking Health With Chronic Conditions
Most of my peers rarely visit the doctor. In fact, countless young people have proclaimed to me over the years, “I never go to the doctor!” As if this in and of itself is something to be proud of. I...
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