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John Brownlee —
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Folks has stopped publishing. But its mission lives on.

New Stories

How Diabetes Made My Son Internet Famous
K. Thor Jensen
My Disability Is Invisible. I’m Still Disabled. Brooke Knisley
I Married A Doctor. He Left Me When I Got Sick. Liz Montgomery
How PillPack Is Using Storytelling To Fight Stigma In Healthcare Susan Johnston Taylor

New Stories

How Diabetes Made My Son Internet Famous
K. Thor Jensen
My Disability Is Invisible. I’m Still Disabled. Brooke Knisley
I Married A Doctor. He Left Me When I Got Sick. Liz Montgomery
How PillPack Is Using Storytelling To Fight Stigma In Healthcare Susan Johnston Taylor

Chronic Illness

The Brain Injury That Helped End Slavery
Brittany Shoot
A vicious blow to the head may have been the catalyst that turned Harriet Tubman into an Abolitionist hero.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

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Mental Health

My Father The Werewolf
John Brownlee
When I was a kid, my Dad taught me all about werewolves. Little did I know he was preparing me to understand his depression.Read more →

Chronic Pain

Doctors, Stop Gaslighting Women in Pain
Sarah Wilson
For almost 4,000 years, doctors have been treating women in pain less seriously than men. That needs to stop. Now. 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.

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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

The Brain Injury That Helped End Slavery
Brittany Shoot
A vicious blow to the head may have been the catalyst that turned Harriet Tubman into an Abolitionist hero.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

My Father The Werewolf
John Brownlee
When I was a kid, my Dad taught me all about werewolves. Little did I know he was preparing me to understand his depression.Read more →

Chronic Pain

Doctors, Stop Gaslighting Women in Pain
Sarah Wilson
For almost 4,000 years, doctors have been treating women in pain less seriously than men. That needs to stop. Now. 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
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    Kristi DiLallo
  • Why The World Needs More Disabled Superheroes
    Amy Ridout
  • The Memory Queen
    Kimberly Lew
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