


Migraines Are No Laughing Matter
Hollywood has conditioned us to view having a headache as a lame excuse. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Why I Lied To Friends About My Chronic Pain
When you lie about something like migraines out of shame, the lies keep stacking up until you've got a tower of them, ready to topple.

How My Chronic Illness Taught My Four-Year-Old Son Empathy
I never thought anything good could come out of my migraines. Then I had a son, and they became a tool to teach him life's most valuable skill.
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
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