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A PillPack Magazine
Jennifer Furner — January 19
My Body Doesn’t Hate Me. It’s Just A Little Glitchy.
I always thought my body hated me. Then I got cancer, and realized that my body was a wonderful, glitchy machine.

New Stories

Back In The Saddle
Renee Brincks
Ask Ada: My Husband Is Scaring Me About My Pregnancy! Ask Ada
Star Mom Tate Gunnerson
Warrior Surf Stephanie Burt

New Stories

Back In The Saddle
Renee Brincks
Ask Ada: My Husband Is Scaring Me About My Pregnancy! Ask Ada
Star Mom Tate Gunnerson
Warrior Surf Stephanie Burt

Chronic Illness

It’s Amazing How Validated I Feel When TV Gets Chronic Illness Right
Jen Anderson
A recent GLOW episode finally showed me what a respectful media portrayal of migraines looks like, and I felt seen.Read more →

Disability

When Someone Says They Are Disabled, Believe Them
Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Whether Jameela Jamil or a person sitting in a handicapped seat on a bus, we all have a duty to believe the experiences of others. Read more →
"Disclosing your disability shouldn’t feel like a confession. There’s nothing you need to be ashamed of."
Ask Ada: ‘When Should I Tell A Date I’m Disabled?’
Ask Ada

Don’t miss one more amazing story.

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Mental Health

How Getting A Puppy Saved My Health
Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Getting a dog didn't immediately cure me of depression brought on by my host of chronic illnesses. But Rusty still spurred me to set up much healthier habits for myself.Read more →

Chronic Pain

The Women Entrepreneurs Fighting Chronic Sex Pain
Suzannah Weiss
Sex is meant to be pleasurable, but for millions of women, it's painful. Here are three entrepreneurs trying to turn that around.Read more →

Featured Topic

Cerebral Palsy

In the United States alone, ~750,000 people live with some form of this group of movement disorders. Here are some of the most inspirational stories we’ve told about people refusing to be stigmatized by cerebral palsy.

See All Depression Articles →

When Disability Turns Into Creativity Amy Mackelden
“I Know I’m Not The Only One”: Disability and Escaping Domestic Abuse Angie Ebba
In Germany, How To Teach Empathy For The Disabled Priti Salian
"Disclosing your disability shouldn’t feel like a confession. There’s nothing you need to be ashamed of."
Ask Ada: ‘When Should I Tell A Date I’m Disabled?’
Ask Ada

Chronic Illness

It’s Amazing How Validated I Feel When TV Gets Chronic Illness Right
Jen Anderson
A recent GLOW episode finally showed me what a respectful media portrayal of migraines looks like, and I felt seen.Read more →

Disability

When Someone Says They Are Disabled, Believe Them
Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Whether Jameela Jamil or a person sitting in a handicapped seat on a bus, we all have a duty to believe the experiences of others. Read more →

Don’t miss one more amazing story.

Mental Health

How Getting A Puppy Saved My Health
Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Getting a dog didn't immediately cure me of depression brought on by my host of chronic illnesses. But Rusty still spurred me to set up much healthier habits for myself.Read more →

Chronic Pain

The Women Entrepreneurs Fighting Chronic Sex Pain
Suzannah Weiss
Sex is meant to be pleasurable, but for millions of women, it's painful. Here are three entrepreneurs trying to turn that around.Read more →

Featured Topic

Cerebral palsy

In the United States alone, ~750,000 people live with some form of this group of movement disorders. Here are some of the most inspirational stories we’ve told about people refusing to be stigmatized by cerebral palsy.

See All Diabetes Articles →

When Disability Turns Into Creativity Amy Mackelden
“I Know I’m Not The Only One”: Disability and Escaping Domestic Abuse Angie Ebba
In Germany, How To Teach Empathy For The Disabled Priti Salian

Folks is an online magazine dedicated to telling the stories of remarkable people who refuse to be defined by their health issues. By sharing the experiences of these individuals, we hope to change people’s notions about what it means to be ‘normal’.

Editorially independent, Folks is sponsored and published by PillPack. Part of our mission at PillPack is to create healthcare experiences that empower people. We don’t believe people are defined by their conditions. We pay our contributors, and we don’t sell advertising.

If you’d like to partner with Folks, or share a story, let us know at folks@pillpack.com.

John Brownlee, Editor-in-Chief

Favorite Stories From the Editor
  • My Grandmother’s Murder and My Decade Of PTSD
    Kristi DiLallo
  • Why The World Needs More Disabled Superheroes
    Amy Ridout
  • The Memory Queen
    Kimberly Lew
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