Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Deborah Lynn Blumberg (deborahlynnblumberg.com) is an award-winning health and wellness and business writer and editor with over 15 years’ experience writing for publications including The Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor and Barron’s. She tells the stories of the people and companies that are changing our world for the better, and has a special interest in integrative and functional medicine.

The Dyslexic Ophthalmologist Who Paints Alien Worlds

Stephanie Skolik's severe dyslexia couldn't stop her from a life of helping the visually impaired... or a second-life as a remarkable artist.

For Trans Cancer Patients, A Zine To Be Seen

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

After their own cancer experiences, Charlie Manzano and Roman Ruddick are looking to improve the trans experience in healthcare, one zine at a time.

The MasterChef Who Cooks With Four Senses, Not Five

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Despite her severely impaired vision, Christine Ha's obsession with food has taken her to the highest culinary heights.

Dragon Boats Vs. Breast Cancer

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

For breast cancer survivors around the world, dragon boating is more than a sport. It's a floating support group.

How Motherhood Forced One Woman To Confront Her Hearing Loss

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Sahel Chen managed to cover her measles-induced hearing loss for most of her life. But when she couldn't hear her baby crying, she knew she had to confront her disability head on.

Chronic Illness When You’re Twins

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Through cancer and celiac disease, these twins helped each other through their diagnoses.

Sepsis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, And Me

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Jennifer Hohman thought she was bitten by a flea. It was a tick. Next thing she knew, she was fighting for her life.

Bald Is Beautiful

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

In a society which equates health and attractiveness with hair, these three alopecia crusaders are proving that baldness can't stop anyone from living a happy life.

Doctors Who Craft

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Across the country, off-the-clock medical professionals are turning to knitting, baking, painting, lettering, and other crafts not just for fun, but to doctor their souls.

Middle School Principal Vs. Pain

Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, scoliosis, and a little disorder colloquially called "the suicide disease." This former educator turned yogi isn't letting any of them get her down