The Blog

Personal stories and open conversations about epilepsy, stigma, mental health, healthcare access, housing, advocacy, and the social conditions that shape quality of life.

It is that time… Progress

A quite valid background description; it has been a rocky road... I'm still here. Epilepsy is still trying to rain in on my parade, and of course I'd…

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Ever heard of NAMI?

National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) is an organization that brings a very important and widespread to light; so many people still don't understand the importance of mental…

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Listening vs. Hearing

Really surprised who is listening not just hearing. There's a difference between the two. Did the audience listen and understand the given message? Or on the contrary, did…

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Time to reach out

A little meet and greet State House tour was fun...I just underestimated the number of stairs through the enormous building. Some calories were burned.On a more important note,…

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The Mental Tug of War

I'm not going to speak for all epileptics but I am going to speak for myself and I noticed a pattern it is a constant mental tug of…

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Stigmas leading to underestimating

I'm throwing my all into this trying, trying, trying, just to be recognized. No acknowledgement you did a good job Sarina, even though you are simultaneously fighting epilepsy…

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And so it begins…

What's really meant to be said is where do I begin? So writing an agenda has always been my best method of operation to have some type of…

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