fibromyalgia

Physical

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, or How I Finally Got Angry After a Decade of Pain

Cover photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels This year marks a full decade since I first began experiencing symptoms of

Jessi-James Grey

Posted on May 12, 2022

Mental

Depression Awareness and Education Month

Hello. My name is Jess and I am depressed—like, treatment-resistant, major depressive disorder kind of depressed. I was first

Jessi-James Grey

Posted on October 26, 2020

Wellness

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

Hi, I’m Troy McClure (Jess Grey). You may recognize me from such blockbusters as Invisible Disability and You Don’t Look

Jessi-James Grey

Posted on May 11, 2020

Wellness

Coping in the Time of COVID-19

Hello, I’m Troy McClure (Jess Grey) and you may remember me from such hits as Invisible Disability, Living With Passive

Jessi-James Grey

Posted on April 20, 2020

Essays

Sprouting

Last spring, I attended an eight-week therapy group for chronically ill folks. In it, we developed a language around talking

Jessi-James Grey

Posted on February 25, 2020

Essays, Self Care

How I’m Coming to Radically Accept My Life as a Young Adult with Fibromyalgia

Note: I wrote this article for “The Mighty” back in spring 2016 when I was on leave from social work grad school. During that

Emmie Arnold

Posted on May 15, 2018

Essays, Life, Self Care

30 Things About Living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

The questions and inspiration for this post originally came from Invisible Illness Week 2015. I’ve written a little bit about

Emmie Arnold

Posted on October 26, 2017

Life, Self Care

Sweatpants & Self Care | 8 Tips to Help You Thrive While Living with Constant Fatigue

May 12th is Fatigue Syndrome Day, here are 8 tips to help you thrive despite the pain and fatigue.

Emmie Arnold

Posted on May 11, 2017

Essays

Personal Essay | Invisible Disability

Jessica Grey talks about how anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, and other invisible disabilities affect your relationship

Jessi-James Grey

Posted on June 23, 2016

Essays

You Don’t Look Sick: For Me, Every Day is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

This past weekend marked the International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) like

Jessi-James Grey

Posted on May 16, 2016