Behind the Feed: Gigi Robinson, Shining a Light on Chronic Illness & Body Positivity
Using her platform to make a positive impact on her many followers.
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Reminders for Anyone Dealing with Chronic Illness
Unfortunately, I am quite familiar with illness and the toll it can take on the body and mind. Halfway through high school I started to...
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Navigating Midterm Week When Your Health Gets in the Way
Midterm week is filled with late nights, last minute study sessions, and not nearly enough sleep. With the stress and pressure to do well...
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Shedding Light on the Most Common Hormonal Disorder in Women: My Experience with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
During quarantine, I came to realise how much the feminist movement has excelled in taking advantage of the digital era we are living in...
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Loving Someone With A Chronic Illness
Loving him, hating POTS
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My Experience with Endometriosis
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, so here’s a quick rundown on what endometriosis is and my personal endometriosis journey.
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What It's Like to Live with an Invisible Disability
It finally happened. I had finally gotten used to the outright staring whenever I would park my car, and how most people would not so...
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My Chronic Illness is Not the Butt of Your Joke
I grew up being the butt of the joke, and it was not okay.
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My Migraine Journey
A health journey that will never be over!
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Living with Chronic Illness
Looking at me, people may see a girl that is healthy, happy, and doing the same activities as anybody else would participate in. What most...
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Why We Need Accessible Sharps Containers at AU
"Maybe 40 years ago the way we were talking about sex on campus is similar to how we are talking about drugs on campus today." --Therese Wilson
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Just Like Lizzo, Gotta Blame It on My Juice
Learning to embrace my chronic illness
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Surviving University with Chronic Illness: 7 tips
I have had a chronic illness for years, but this previous semester, it hit really hard. As a result, my grades were worse than ever before...
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Seven Great Disabled YouTubers
There are several niches that YouTubers fall into. Comedy, sports, voiceovers, ex-Buzzfeed employees… Disabled YouTubers - or chronically...
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Surviving School with Chronic Illness
People’s lived experiences of chronic illness will be as individual as their fingerprints, and I believe that is important to acknowledge in medical conversations.
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Get Well Soon!: Advice To The One Who’s Always Sick
“I’m tired.” “My head hurts.” “I can’t walk too far, my ankles are killing me.” “I can’t eat that.” If you’ve known me the past few years,...
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Migraines SUCK!
Migraines SUCK.
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Why I Don’t Want Children: The Personal Decision and the Medical Decision
Image Source Personal Decision Alyssa Guzman “Oh, you’ll change your mind” and “I was like you when I was your age” or even “Oh, motherhood...
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5 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone With a Chronic Illness
It’s tiring having to explain yourself over and over.
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Nine Tips on How to Study (When You're Chronically Ill)
It’s vital to stay on top of homework, draft that essay, attend that lecture, etc. when you’re in college. But add your chronic illness,...
