Tag: media
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What Star Trek Got Wrong about Geordi’s Disabilities & Chronic Pain
I went down a rabbit-hole of articles about Geordi La Forge’s disabilities to bring you the a few ways Star Trek really messed up.
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Poems about mental health & chronic pain– & despite them!
Poems about mental health & chronic pain that are wise, not sappy This post has been updated on 4/23/25 and 5/10/25. Poems about mental health, chronic pain or other invisible disabilities, just like quotes on the subject, tend to be sappy as hell (except those quote pages I put together, of course). And that is…
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Top 7 Gifts To Make Chronic Pain Easier
Gifts to make life with chronic pain easier, more productive, and less painful This story was updated in May 2025, adding items and expanding suggestions. Finding the perfect gift for someone with chronic pain requires understanding both their daily challenges and their desire for independence. This curated guide highlights seven categories of gifts that genuinely…
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“Renegades”: PBS Show on Historical Figures With Disabilities
I interviewed the host & crew of PBS’s Renegades, about lesser-known historical figures with disabilities. Finally, a show that doesn’t just tokenize disability but centers it, celebrates it, & demands that we recognize it as integral to our history!
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Can you see pain?
Different ways to see pain, even when your condition is invisible Can you see pain? It’s a tricky question! Pain is such a complex and subjective experience, and the word “pain” covers a whole host of very different experiences. It gets even more complicated when you’re talking about chronic pain or illness. It’s not like…
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Graphic Novels About Chronic Pain: “Pain Is Really Strange”
Graphic novels about chronic pain are few and far between: “Pain Is Really Strange” is a welcome find I love books, especially graphic novels. I was at the library recently and stumbled on “Pain Is Really Strange,” one of the only graphic novels about chronic pain I’ve ever seen. (Thanks, Austin Public Library!) Explaining “What…
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Best Quotes About Chronic Pain, Disability, & Mental Health
A lot of “inspirational’ quotes about chronic pain & mental health are too sweet or sappy to be helpful for me. I’ll keep updating as I find more quotes that are encouraging without being… too much. (I promise, no “live laugh love” posters.)
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Murderball: Massacring Misconceptions
Wanna watch Murderball? Stream it legally on Philo or Fubo.tv. Or use your library card on Kanopy. Youtube also has multiple full copies of it up.March 2024 update: Looks like Prime’s got it now too! Or you can just buy the dang DVD. Here’s a TL;DR up front: If you’ve never seen Murderball, go watch…