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How Woodworking Helped Me Deal With Depression
After high school it was very clear what I wanted to do. I wanted to study Earth Sciences at the University of Utrecht. However, that...
Kim
Jun 4, 2019


What Teens Really Think About Having Mental Illness
In Just a Thought, young people share advice in their own words, through first-of-their-kind, uncensored narratives.

Sheri Sobrato
Mar 19, 2019


Shadow’s Edge at Game Connection
Much more goes into making a game than people realize. Of course, there is the actual “making of,” which consists of creating the...

Garth
Mar 18, 2019


Here’s What I Remember From My First Seizure
Robyn shares her story about waking up to a life-changing seizure & the ambulance ride to the hospital. #EpilepsyAwareness

Lacey
Jan 2, 2019


Finding Positives In The Midst Of Chronic Illness
It can be hard not to focus on how things haven’t turned out the way you had in mind.
Anonymous
Dec 27, 2018


Why I Write About My Chronic Illness
If I were to look back at my past and think about activities that I really enjoyed, writing would not be anywhere on the list. In fact I...
Amber Blackburn
Dec 17, 2018


How to Find Self-Esteem Even During Chronic Illness
To me, the most difficult part of being chronically ill is the effect it had on my own self-esteem.
Ilse deCock
Dec 4, 2018


Envy Helped Me Learn to Live Life With Lupus
I can’t keep denying it: I am envious. I envy my friends, my little brother. Not a very pretty emotion. However, it can not be ignored.
Ilse deCock
Nov 19, 2018


5 Things I Wish I’d Known Starting College With Chronic Conditions
I went to university suffering with seizures and chronic fatigue and completely unaware of any support. Here are 5 Things I wish I’d known.
Ruthy
Nov 12, 2018


14 Reasons to Feel Better About Life (Even With Chronic Illness)
It’s the small victories that begin to help you get a grasp on the fact that life has a lot to offer you.
Bethany S
Nov 6, 2018
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