Chronic Illness

After ulcerative colitis, Crossfitter Lilly 'The Legend' Polivoda had to learn to love her body on different terms.

If you've ever complimented a chronically ill person on their appearance when they mention their health, it's time to stop.

As a balding woman with PCOS, learning to let go of my hair was the first step towards having the hair of my dreams.

Diagnosis doesn't have to be a death sentence. Sometimes it can lead to a better life.

Our society's poisonous belief in mind over matter when it comes to medicine isn't just wrong. It's dangerous.

Why do so many people assume that just because I'm in too much pain to work, I shouldn't be allowed to do anything else?

The series' titular serial killer might be a monster, but part of what turned him into one was our broken, unfair healthcare system.

In improv, you're trained to keep building the story, no matter what. I found out firsthand the same skill is important in chronic illness.

For years, shame and embarrassment stopped me from talking about my symptoms with doctors. My silence could have killed me.